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Medicaid expansion roundup: States make decisions about enlarging the program
States continue to make moves toward and away from Medicaid expansion--and the disappointing rollout of the health insurance exchange is affecting some decisions. Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell announced...
Tennessee REC: 'We're now at a tipping point'
Most practices in Tennessee have adopted an electronic health record system, but smaller practices are faring better than larger ones at attesting to Meaningful Use, according to Jennifer McAnally Ride, director of the Volunteer State's regional extension center.
No Medicaid expansion unless Tennessee can use private payers
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam wanted to use federal funds to buy private insurance coverage but couldn't reach a deal with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, at least for now.
State health workers granted online access to patient info during meningitis outbreak
State health department workers in Tennessee recently asked hospitals there to grant them access to online patient records after the start of a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak in Nashville caused the collection of paper records to become too onerous a task.
Tennessee HIE organization disbands; state opts for Direct Project
Tennessee's statewide health information exchange has dissolved after the state cancelled its contract; the group building will adopt the federally developed Direct Project protocols for secure messaging of health information instead.
Patient safety issues threaten hospital's Medicare funding
A Tennessee hospital has learned that patient safety cannot be overlooked. If Mercy Medical Center St. Mary's doesn't improve patient safety measures, it will lose its Medicare funding on June 5,
SPOTLIGHT: Exemptions allow insurers to offer less generous benefits
Insurers in Florida, New Jersey, Ohio and Tennessee can continue offering less generous benefits than they would otherwise be required to provide this year, reports the New York Times. The Obama
States grapple with severe Medicaid cuts
Despite the potential for states to receive increased federal support for their Medicaid programs in 2014, in the short term, at least two states--Michigan and Tennessee--expect things to get worse
Medicaid funding gaps: Hospital taxes may not bring quick relief
Roughly half of all states already have hospital provider taxes or fees in place, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Tax Foundation. However, these taxes have seen renewed interest in recent
Hospital-clinic partnership aims to reduce ER overcrowding, costs
In the span of just a few short months, a Nashville hospital has improved access to primary and preventive care for uninsured and impoverished patients and is on its way to reducing emergency care
