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.”

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

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

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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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.

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Nashville imports Seattle tech training model to ease tight labor market

Programs that expand the size of the workforce will be critical to sustain Nashville’s growth, particularly as the health care sector tries to establish itself as a health tech leader. 

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Frist talks Cressey’s desire to find tech-enabled companies changing health care in 5 years

Cressey & Co. wants to invest in companies that have an innovative edge that will improve — not just disrupt — health care in the coming years.

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HHS Start-Up Day: Have bespoke, short pitches — and always have an ask

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HHS start-up tour to stop in Nashville to connect companies to agency channels

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Virtual reality will, probably, come to a clinician near you—raising questions about its uses and ‘how to be human with it’

I’m no gamer, but I was giddy about my VR experience. There’s a growing group of VR evangelists trying to bring the headsets into mainstream medicine.

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The Weekender: ‘Surprise bill’ protection, newspaper losses hurt muni financings + $1m in student loans

Keep at it. Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo on Unsplash

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