Tennessee Interprofessional Mental Health, Recovery and Suicide Prevention Summit

Jul 26, 2023 at 06:40 pm by Staff

  Tennessee’s peer assistance programs for health professionals are coming together in September during Recovery Month and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to ho.... Read More

nference and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Sign Agreement to Advance Real-World Evidence Generation in Complex Disease Populations

Jul 25, 2023 at 12:59 pm by Staff

Agreement deepens access to diverse,high-quality, longitudinal clinical data for research across multiple areas, including cardiovascular, pulmonary and oncology &n.... Read More

Hospitals Ask Congress to Delay ACA Medicaid Funding Cuts — For the 14th Time

Jul 25, 2023 at 08:15 am by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News    It has become as familiar a sight in Washington as the cherry blossoms in spring: lobbyists from the nation&rsquo.... Read More

Child Immunization Promotes Healthier and Safer lives in Tennessee and globally

Jul 24, 2023 at 10:19 pm by Staff

By Muna Muday Immunization is one of the most impactful  public health measures averting over 4 million deaths every year globally. In addition, routine childhood i.... Read More

New atlas of human kidney cells to help unlock kidney disease research

Jul 24, 2023 at 10:05 pm by Staff

In a major breakthrough toward understanding and treating kidney disease, a nationwide research team funded by the National Institutes of Health has created the most comprehen.... Read More

Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Three Florida Hospitals

Jul 24, 2023 at 09:32 pm by Staff

FRANKLIN -- Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that subsidiaries of the Company have signed a definitive agreement to sell 120-bed Bravera Health Brook.... Read More

Colin Walsh elected to the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics

Jul 24, 2023 at 03:08 pm by Staff

  by Mia Garchitorena   Vanderbilt’s Colin Walsh, MD, MA, was recently elected to the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) clas.... Read More

Healthcare Workforce: Flaws in the System at Dangerous Highs

Jul 24, 2023 at 02:47 pm by Staff

  By Sarah M. Worthy, CEO and Co-Founder of DoorSpace   The US healthcare system is facing a crisis as it struggles to cope with increasing clinician turnover rat.... Read More

Everything Old Is New Again? The Latest Round of Health Policy Proposals Reprises Existing Ideas

Jul 24, 2023 at 12:06 pm by Staff

  By Julie Appleby, KFF Health News    Forget “repeal and replace,” an oft-repeated Republican rallying cry against the Affordable Care Act..... Read More

FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation — Sometimes with Fuzzy Facts

Jul 24, 2023 at 12:00 pm by Staff

  By Darius Tahir, KFF Health News   Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, doesn’t seem to be having fun on the job. “I w.... Read More