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ACO Pays Off for Patients and Physicians in Western Tennessee

Oct 07, 2020 at 10:05 am by admin

Everyone wins the benefits of an Accountable Care Organization Since their inception, accountable care organizations (ACO)s have blazed a path of innovation in the healthcare.... Read More

Four Ways COVID-19 is Changing Health Care - Now and in the Future

Oct 07, 2020 at 10:01 am by admin

As Tennessee and the nation continue to navigate the deep impacts of COVID-19, one thing seems certain -- the pandemic has changed the way many of us have traditionally viewed.... Read More

Revised Regulations Make Some Employees of Healthcare Entities Newly Eligible for Paid Leave

Oct 07, 2020 at 09:57 am by admin

Many healthcare entities have been issuing "blanket denials" of employee requests for coronavirus related family leave under the (correct) belief that their healthcare entity.... Read More

Dr. Ronald Kirkland Steps Up as President-Elect for the TMA

Oct 07, 2020 at 09:36 am by admin

West Tennessee physician tackles healthcare issues statewide As President-Elect of the Tennessee Medical Association (TMA), West Tennessee's Dr. Ron Kirkland will be taking ov.... Read More

Legal & Practical Considerations for Telemedicine

Oct 07, 2020 at 09:32 am by admin

AHLA Panel Looks at Current, Post-Pandemic Landscape In the face of a global health crisis that called for limiting close, in-person contact, it's not surprising telemedicine.... Read More

AMA Issues New Privacy Principles

Aug 11, 2020 at 11:28 am by admin

Organization Looks to Restore Trust, Power to Patients From wearables and fitness apps to EHRs and patient portals, an individual's health data resides in a lot of different p.... Read More

Nurses' Roundtable

Jun 12, 2020 at 08:32 am by admin

COVID-19 and should nurses be allowed to practice without physician oversight? Florence Nightingale may be the world's best-known nurse and since 2020 is the 200th anniversary.... Read More

Op-ed: Protecting Our Medical Supplies from Foreign Dependence

Apr 16, 2020 at 09:48 am by admin

There is one thing the Coronavirus Pandemic has brought to everyone's attention. The United States is far too dependent upon China and other Asian countries for our drugs and.... Read More

Bringing Law, Order and Expansion to a Time-Honored Institution

Apr 15, 2020 at 03:57 pm by admin

Eric Schnapp, MBA, JD, CEO-Mays & Schnapp Pain Clinic & Rehabilitation Center When Dr. Kit S. Mays and Dr. Moacir Schnapp, pioneers in the field of pain management, f.... Read More

Meeting This Moment Together

Mar 25, 2020 at 02:12 pm by admin

To our community: As the leaders of our region's four primary healthcare systems, we send this message of solidarity and dedication to approaching the fight against the COVID-.... Read More

No time? No Problem!

Mar 12, 2020 at 05:00 pm by admin

Parker Harris serves as CEO at Baptist Cancer Centers and Baptist-Tipton yet still makes time for family Parker Harris is not yet 30, yet he's the CEO and administrator of Ba.... Read More

Solving the Rural Health Puzzle

Mar 12, 2020 at 04:56 pm by admin

Industry Panel Brings Different Perspectives to the Discussion Last month, the Nashville Health Care Council and Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) brought together an expert pan.... Read More

As CMO at UCH, Dr. Canada Enjoys Doing Double Duty

Feb 13, 2020 at 01:34 pm by admin

Dr. Robert Bradley Canada doesn't quite fit the image of the traditional chief medical officer of a multi-physician healthcare practice. Even though he's held that title at Un.... Read More

What You Need to Know About Selling Your Practice

Jan 20, 2020 at 11:14 am by admin

Physicians across specialties are facing mounting legal and operational risks at the same time as healthcare systems and private equity investors are hungry to buy practices a.... Read More

The Saint Francis Purchase: Not A Quick Sale

Jan 17, 2020 at 04:53 pm by admin

FTC a Key Hurdle in Methodist's Acquisition The agreed sale of the two Saint Francis Hospital facilities by Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare to Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare f.... Read More