Next health care evolution to test durability, role of Nashville’s powerhouse industry
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Alan Levine explains why ‘an unapologetic free market capitalist’ thinks East Tennessee can be healthier with less competition
Alan Levine, CEO of Ballad Health, talked to a group at Health:Further on Aug. 29 about how, and why, the newly merged health system wants to rethink the way people get care in East Tennessee.
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In Charts: Drug, opioid, fentanyl + heroin overdoses in Tennessee
The number of Tennesseans who died from drug overdoses hit another record high in 2017, continuing a troubling trend that’s plagued the state for nearly a decade.
Measures to reduce the number of opioid prescriptions, such as hydrocodone and oxycontin, have started to take hold across the state, as illustrated above in an analysis from the Sycamore Institute.
But, the number of people who died from opioid overdoses jumped year over year, in part from a surge in deaths from illicit drugs, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Health.
With primaries in the rearview, health care leaders wait for details to emerge from Dean and Lee
This is the first in an on-going series that will look at a wide range of issues, including the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing, facing Tennessee’s next governor.
Bidding adieu to quarterly scrutiny, LifePoint sets off to recalibrate, confront headwinds
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Anesthesia group, BCBST quarrel puts Middle Tennessee hospitals in limbo
The row could mean more surprise bills for patients. Mid-state hospitals “find themselves between a rock and a hard place.” Balance billing is a tough health care problem to fix.
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Competition shakes up Tennessee ACA exchange: Highlights urban-rural divide, ups interest in cost impact
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