Month: July 2018

Deadline looms as BCBST, Anesthesia Medical Group stalemate continues

~ Holly Fletcher ~ 3 Comments
Saint Thomas Health has a workaround for its surgical and obstetrics patients ahead of a potential lapse in an anesthesia  contract that could ripple across Middle Tennessee.

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Bidding adieu to quarterly scrutiny, LifePoint sets off to recalibrate, confront headwinds

~ Holly Fletcher
The deal is a byproduct of excess private equity funds sitting around and the stresses piling up on public health care companies — and “quarter-to-quarter obsessions aren’t ideal for turning the battleship.”

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The Weekender: TN’s new K-8 tech curriculum, Nashville’s MLS expansion + home market set to cool?

~ Holly Fletcher
Spotlighting original BirdDog reporting and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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Reporter’s Notebook: Peek into challenges, trends and ideas mental health marketing

~ Holly Fletcher ~ 1 Comment
The Mental Health Marketing conference, in its third year, puts the spotlight on how companies can more effectively reach the people who need such treatment.

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The Weekender: LifePoint’s prospective suitor + early voting tally

~ Holly Fletcher
Spotlighting original BirdDog reporting and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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Blockchain, journalism and the tension between search and quality

~ Holly Fletcher ~ 1 Comment
How people use the internet — particularly search — fundamentally upended the ways journalism travels to readers. New ideas, courage and patience are needed.
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Cash is king in opioid treatment centers, new Vanderbilt policy center finds

~ Holly Fletcher ~ 1 Comment

The debut pilot study from the new Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy spotlighted the challenge in finding an opioid use disorder treatment that doesn’t require self-pay in four states, including Tennessee, particularly for pregnant women.

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The Weekender: Start-ups in Chattanooga, a fuel heist + a secret Target app

~ Holly Fletcher
Spotlighting what you might have missed on BirdDog and why a few headlines from elsewhere matter for Tennessee.

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Highlights, lowlights and advice from successful Nashville entrepreneurs for people trying to build a company

~ Holly Fletcher
Some of Nashville’s successful (and now former) health care entrepreneurs share mistakes they made in the early days of building their company.

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Competition, questions shape Tennessee’s political landscape in pivotal election year

~ Holly Fletcher
Tennessee lost its reputation as a pragmatic battleground state years ago (in fact, newcomers may not know its history) but this election could put it back into play.
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