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healthcare, Nashville, the future Posted onSeptember 30, 2018September 30, 2018

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 […] Read More

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Nashville, the future Posted onSeptember 15, 2018September 16, 2018

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.

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Health Insurance Posted onAugust 29, 2018

Anesthesia group, BCBST ink deal

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Health, Nashville Posted onAugust 11, 2018August 12, 2018

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.

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Go Long, Health Insurance Posted onJuly 31, 2018August 22, 2018

Deadline looms as BCBST, Anesthesia Medical Group stalemate continues

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 […] Read More

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Go Long, healthcare Posted onJuly 29, 2018July 29, 2018

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 […] Read More

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Hi, the future Posted onJuly 22, 2018July 22, 2018

Blockchain, journalism and the tension between search and quality

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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healthcare Posted onJuly 15, 2018July 15, 2018

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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Go Long, Race to be Governor Posted onJuly 15, 2018July 16, 2018

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

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 […] Read More

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healthcare, Hi, Nashville Posted onJuly 2, 2018July 5, 2018

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 […] Read More

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