Listen Nashville-based HCA launched 50 years ago at a time when for-profit health care basically didn’t exist. The company has faced five decades of highs and lows. And as it marks its anniversary, executives are being more candid about how the business model has evolved since 1968.
Impact Study: Health Care Sector Pays Out More Than One-Quarter Of Nashville’s Salaries
Listen Roughly 27 percent of salaries in the Nashville area now come from jobs in the health care sector. And a study published Thursday shows the city’s leading industry has become even more dominant over the last decade.
If Opioid-Dependent Babies Tend To Struggle With Learning, How Should Schools Respond?
Listen Not all drug dependent babies in Tennessee are using the speech and behavioral therapy they’re eligible for. That’s a key takeaway from a study published this month that confirms a long-held concern about infants who spend their first few weeks of life withdrawing from opioids.
Nashville Price Transparency Firm Tells Congress To Police Health Care Consolidation
Listen A Nashville-based health care firm warns that consolidation in the hospital industry is driving up prices of tests and procedures. A co-founder of Healthcare Bluebook appeared before senators Tuesday amid a series of hearings on the ballooning cost of health care.
In Nashville, Researchers Get A Rare Chance To Study Minority Health
Listen Nashville General Hospital and Meharry Medical College are pooling all of their patient data over the last 10 years and making it available to researchers. The data set is meant to provide insight into local health challenges and broader racial disparities.
Annual Obesity Report Finds Thinner Tennessee
An annual report tracking obesity rates state-by-state finds Tennessee to be a little bit thinner than the previous year, especially compared to other southern states. Tennessee fell several positions to having the 15th-highest obesity rate in the nation.
How A Recovering Addict Convinces Doctors To Rein In Opioid Prescribing
Listen Physicians who seem to be over-prescribing painkillers or working with addicted patients may now get a tap on the shoulder from a Nashville startup working on behalf of insurors. The company uses sophisticated algorithms to identify problem patients and providers. But since this is such a delicate issue with doctors, they’ve hired a pharmacist […]
Nashville’s General Hospital Scolded For Loose Use Of Credit Cards
Listen Auditors are chiding Nashville General Hospital for lax use of credit cards, racking up $400,000 in charges over two years without much documentation to support the spending. The findings are part of a broader audit, monitoring progress in the cash-strapped hospital paying its bills on time.
City-Wide Checkup: Massive Survey Aims To Assess How Healthy Nashvillians Are
Listen Nashville health officials say it’s time to take the city’s temperature. They’re launching a county-wide survey of more than 12,000 residents to get a baseline view of health-related behaviors, chronic conditions and preventative health care practices.
How Comprehensive Pain Specialists, Owned By A Nashville Legislator, Helped Shape Tennessee Laws
Listen A troubled chain of pain clinics — reportedly treating tens of thousands of Tennesseans a month — has blamed its sudden closure on tighter regulations. But Comprehensive Pain Specialists had a hand in shaping the state’s pain clinic laws. And the company, which is under federal investigation, has been quietly co-owned by a current […]
On Air - 90.3 WPLN-FM