Tennessee news and information

HHS delivered its final rule on the federal funding to cover the full cost of new Medicaid beneficiaries under the healthcare reform law, but the department is still accepting comments on the methodology states can use to determine whether a new beneficiary qualifies for the enhanced funding.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam had some news today for those tracking how many states will go along with the healthcare reform law's goal of covering millions more Americans under Medicaid: Tennessee will not.
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TeamHealth Medical Call Center in Knoxville, Tenn., has named Dr. Lise Christensen pediatric medical director, a new role for the company.
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Hospitals in states that elect not to expand their Medicaid programs could find their bottom lines squeezed in the coming years as they're hit with higher charity-care costs and fewer insured patients than envisioned under the federal healthcare reform law. A report from Moody's Investors Service...
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Hospitals in states that elect not to expand their Medicaid programs could find their bottom lines squeezed in coming years as they're hit with higher charity-care costs and fewer insured patients.
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Roger Baker, who steered the Veteran Affairs Department's healthcare information technology development program toward an open-source model, is resigning. Since 2009, Baker has been an assistant secretary in the department with duties comparable to those of a chief information officer for...
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Dennis Vonderfecht, president and CEO of Mountain States Health Alliance, announced his plans to retire at year-end.
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RegionalCare Hospital Partners, Brentwood, Tenn., named Kent Wallace, president and COO of Vanguard Health Systems, Nashville, its new CEO, effective March 1. Wallace will replace RegionalCare founder Martin Rash, who was promoted to executive chairman. Wallace will serve on the board...
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Erlanger Health System has tapped Kevin Spiegel, CEO of Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, to serve as its president and CEO. Spiegel, who has held the top spot at Methodist University Hospital since 2008, was one of three finalists for the positions, according to an Erlanger spokeswoman.
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RegionalCare Hospital Partners, Brentwood, Tenn., has named Kent Wallace, currently president and COO of Vanguard Health Systems, Nashville, as its new CEO, effective March 1.
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