Addressing the Gap Between Need & Access in Treating Addiction

Oct 05, 2018 at 04:09 pm by Staff

Largely driven by opioid usage, there is a strong consensus on a local, state and federal level that substance abuse is at epidemic proportions in the United States. Numerous.... Read More

News of Note in Addiction

Oct 05, 2018 at 03:50 pm by Staff

Rx Opioids Most Common Drugs Linked to Overdose Deaths in State Tennessee Department of Health data show 1,776 Tennesseans died from drug overdoses in 2017, the highest annual.... Read More

Physicians, Healthcare Organizations Convene to Combat Tennessee's Opioid Crisis

Oct 05, 2018 at 03:09 pm by Staff

Physicians and other healthcare professionals from across the state met in Nashville Sept. 14 and 15 for the second annual TriMED Healthcare Education Summit. The conference f.... Read More

Keeping the Focus on Quality & Safety

Oct 05, 2018 at 02:46 pm by Staff

LifePoint Health Efforts Recognized & Shared Nationally Quality and patient safety are benchmarks for any healthcare organization. In Middle Tennessee, LifePoint Health is.... Read More

New Tech Solutions to Improve Medication Adherence

Oct 05, 2018 at 02:32 pm by Staff

A health system can make remarkable strides in patient safety and quality only to see those results squandered when patients fail to properly adhere to a medication regimen. A.... Read More

The Quest for Quality in Clinical Trials

Oct 05, 2018 at 02:25 pm by Staff

GIGO - or 'garbage in/garbage out' - was coined as a computer science term for the flawed output that comes from inputting flawed data. Over the years, the GIGO principle has.... Read More

PRRB Announces Significant Changes to Medicare Appeal Rules

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:49 am by Staff

On Aug. 29, 2018, the Provider Reimbursement Review Board (PRRB) issued new rules containing both technical changes and substantial revisions to its appeal procedures. The 90-.... Read More

Meharry Launches Data Science Institute

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:43 am by Staff

Last month, Meharry Medical College announced the launch of a new data science initiative designed to accelerate the treatment and care of underserved populations. The Data Sc.... Read More

Time for Nashville to Get a Checkup

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:36 am by Staff

City Launches First Health Survey in Nearly 20 Years Last month, Mayor David Briley joined officials with NashvilleHealth and the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) to ann.... Read More

NMGMA 10 Minute Takeaway

Oct 05, 2018 at 10:23 am by Staff

Insights from the National Organization The second Tuesday of each month, practice managers and healthcare industry service providers gather for the monthly Nashville Medica.... Read More