Healthcare Groups React to CMS Vaccine Requirements

Nov 10, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

Healthcare organizations from across the care continuum react to the new emergency regulation issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requiring all eligible.... Read More

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WIC PROGRAM ANNOUNCES A TEMPORARY INCREASE TO THE WIC CASH-VALUE BENEFIT

Nov 04, 2021 at 12:43 pm by Staff

The Tennessee Department of Health announced a temporary increase to the Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) Cash-Value Benefit (CVB) for fruit and vegetable purchases..... Read More

PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED FOR AGES 5-11

Nov 04, 2021 at 09:28 am by Staff

Tennessee Department of Health offering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all eligible Tennesseans The Tennessee Department of Health shared that the Centers for Disease Con.... Read More

Using ACO Quality Reporting to Improve Health Equity

Oct 29, 2021 at 12:07 pm by Staff

As part of its continued work to develop policy recommendations that improve health equity, the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS) today published a white paper that outlin.... Read More

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Position Statement Recommends Addressing Palliative Care Early in Patient Journey

Oct 29, 2021 at 12:05 pm by Staff

The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) has issued a position statement that recommends healthcare providers address the incorporation of palliative care early in the medical.... Read More

ATA LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO ADVANCE ROLE OF TELEHEALTH IN ELIMINATING HEALTH DISPARITIES

Oct 29, 2021 at 12:03 pm by Staff

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA), the premier organization working to accelerate the adoption of telehealth, announced the launch and first phase of action in a new.... Read More

AMA announces CPT update to COVID-19 vaccine booster

Oct 29, 2021 at 12:01 pm by Staff

New code for Janssen booster added to codes created for Moderna and Pfizer boosters The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (C.... Read More

Vanderbilt Health DNA: Discoveries in Action podcast, "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?,"

Oct 29, 2021 at 12:00 pm by Staff

Modern medicine doesn't have a tonic for lovesick hearts, but for those with physically broken hearts, a solution can be found at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).... Read More

Doctors Seeing Increase in Young Females with Tics, Verbal Outbursts Similar to Tourette syndrome

Oct 22, 2021 at 12:10 pm by Staff

An international phenomenon of involuntary movements and vocalizations in adolescent girls, similar to the tics seen in Tourette syndrome, is now believed to be a functional m.... Read More

THA honors Tennessee healthcare heroes with original song and video

Oct 22, 2021 at 12:07 pm by Staff

To honor hospital workers across the state, THA released a music video which pays tribute to medical providers and healthcare support staff who have sacrificed beyond measure.... Read More