Nashville
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Next health care evolution to test durability, role of Nashville’s powerhouse industry
Perspective: The coming era of change in health care could put Nashville on track for an awakening about the role and durability of its powerhouse industry even as HCA Healthcare projects the company is in “a bit of a safe zone.” Continue reading
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Greater Nashville sees median wage jump in new Census data, yet costs still dominate the region’s affordability conversation
New U.S. Census Bureau data signaled a tight labor market and competition are pushing up some Nashville-area wages, but affordability remains a regional challenge. Continue reading
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Vanderbilt study improved low income kids’ nutrition, exercise but results indicate more intensive approach needed to stem obesity
A long-running study in low income Nashville neighborhoods found how challenging it is to intervene in young children’s lives to prevent obesity. Continue reading
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Podcast: Holly talks what puts health care on edge + why politicians, execs need to answer hard questions
Health:Further’s David Shifrin invited me on ‘The Future of Health’ podcast to talk about the BirdDog experiment and Nashville’s health care industry from an observer’s perspective. Continue reading
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‘Destiny’ brings indie pharmacy to Napier, alleviating the struggle for a ride to get an Rx
Karen Penley got tired of bumming rides to a pharmacy each month to pick up her prescriptions, so she leapt at the chance to transfer to a pharmacy with a delivery service. Penley, who lives in the Napier community near downtown, resides in what’s long been a pharmacy desert. She switched to Pruitt’s Discount Pharmacy… Continue reading
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Nashville’s health care scene wrestles with where (and when) disruption will emerge
What you’ll read about: Change and innovation run skin deep in some corners where the status quo of in-patient admissions and fee for service reign. Is change really going to come from the shiny pixels of apps and software that are supposed to streamline the complex annals of behind-the-scenes care? Continue reading
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Nashville health department board gears up to search for new chief
The Metro Nashville Health Department governing board is teeing up a process to search for a new director of health. Continue reading
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