Health Care Council Hosts Eyles, Kahn for Policy Discussion

Mar 13, 2019 at 11:21 am by Staff

At the end of February, the Nashville Health Care Council hosted a lively discussion on healthcare policy with the leaders of two of the most influential industry advocacy gro.... Read More

Addressing the GAPs in Alzheimer's Trials, Treatment

Mar 12, 2019 at 02:28 pm by Staff

The Global Alzheimer's Platform (GAP) Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving Alzheimer's clinical trials in the quest of a cure, has just wrapped the GAP-NET Site.... Read More

ACEP Takes Stance on Who Is to Blame for 'Surprise Billings'

Mar 11, 2019 at 11:20 am by Staff

In response to a recent UnitedHealth Group analysis of out-of-network billing, Vidor Friedman, MD, FACEP, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), sai.... Read More

Traumatic Brain Injury and kids: New treatment guidelines issued

Mar 06, 2019 at 09:35 am by Staff

Each year in the United States, more than 600,000 children are seen in emergency rooms due to traumatic brain injury, a disruption to the normal function of the brain caused b.... Read More

Long-term Unemployment Linked to Increase in Babies Born with Drug Withdrawal

Mar 06, 2019 at 12:01 am by Staff

Babies born after being exposed to opioids before birth are more likely to be delivered in regions of the U.S. with high rates of long-term unemployment and lower levels of m.... Read More

Class 1 Recall of Raindrop Near Vision Inlay

Mar 05, 2019 at 05:59 pm by Staff

After issuing a warning last October, the FDA has now announced a Class 1 recall of Raindrop Near Vision Inlay by Optics Medical. Designed to be surgically implanted in the co.... Read More

Reaction to Federal Title X Changes

Mar 04, 2019 at 12:01 am by Staff

AMA Statement on Title X Gag Rule and Funding Restrictions Barbara L. McAneny, M.D. President, American Medical Association This rule interferes with and imposes restrictions.... Read More

Smith Harris & Carr Now Harris Frazier Government Relations

Feb 26, 2019 at 10:58 am by Staff

Nashville's oldest lobbying firm, Smith Harris & Carr, is now Harris Frazier Government Relations. The firm, originally known as Smith & Johnson, was founded in 1980..... Read More

NAM Installs New Officers

Feb 26, 2019 at 10:54 am by Staff

On V. Seenu Reddy, MD, has been named president of the Nashville Academy of Medicine for 2019. Reddy is a cardiovascular surgeon with TriStar Centennial Medical Center. Kevin.... Read More

TriStar Centennial Welcomes Pantin

Feb 26, 2019 at 10:45 am by Staff

Last month, TriStar Centennial Medical Center announced the addition of Jeremy Mark Alexander Pantin, MD, FACP to Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at TriStar Centennial. P.... Read More