SGR Patched Again, ICD-10 Delayed (Also Again)

Mar 31, 2014 at 07:19 pm by Staff

On Monday, March 31, the Senate approved measures previously passed in the House to stop steep cuts to Medicare payments to physicians by another temporary SGR fix, the 17th.... Read More

Ad Specs

Mar 13, 2014 at 02:33 pm by Staff

ADVERTISING SPECS 4/C Digital Ad Submission:  Any black text or images should be save in grayscale, or 100% black. Four color images should be saved in CMYK with a resolu.... Read More

Distribution/Etc.

Mar 13, 2014 at 02:31 pm by Staff

READERSHIP Never before have physicians and other healthcare professionals been so strapped for time. And never before has so much information been vital for them.... Read More

Beating the Odds: Medical Breakthroughs Decrease Stroke Risk for AFib Patients

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:32 pm by Staff

Stroke is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of disability. Fortunately, innovations in technology and medicine are making preventio.... Read More

When Seconds Count

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:32 pm by Staff

In 2013, TriStar Skyline Medical Center became the first hospital in Tennessee to receive Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from the Joint Commission an.... Read More

Stroke Notes

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:32 pm by Staff

Stroke Care: Most Have Access, Few Get Recommended Treatment Four out of five people in the United States live within an hour’s drive of a hospital equipped to treat acute s.... Read More

AHA Addresses Stroke Risks in Women, Presents New Guidelines

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:32 pm by Staff

 The American Stroke Association estimates 425,000 women suffer a stroke each year … 55,000 more than men. Although stroke has fallen to the fourth leading cause of death ove.... Read More

A Master Plan

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:23 pm by Staff

Healthcare’s Evolving Delivery Needs Change the Design Process Long before the ribbon is cut … before the very first rendering is unveiled … the real work of today’s healthc.... Read More

Robert A. Mericle, MD — Brain Repair

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:23 pm by Staff

Robert A. Mericle, MD, likes to get into a patient’s head and fix things.The neurosurgeon specializes in treating brain aneurysms, brain and spinal arteriovenous malformation.... Read More

Recent Debuts

Mar 04, 2014 at 04:23 pm by Staff

Cutting the Ribbon on Some of Middle Tennessee’s Newest Healthcare Construction Projects A number of new facilities have debuted in the first quarter of 2014 with more on th.... Read More