Tennessee lawmakers recently passed a bill banning PBMs from owning pharmacies in the state, though like a similar Arkansas law, it is expected to face legal challenges if enacted.

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By focusing on integrating care teams, expanding community programs, and addressing SDoH through policy reform, we can create a healthcare system that serves all patients — especially those most in need. 

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[Sponsored] Telehealth Academy III, a conference exploring the virtual care delivery landscape, will be one of the highlights of an inaugural week of events organized in the healthcare provider hub of Nashville, referred to as Nashville Healthcare Sessions.

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is under federal investigation after it turned transgender patients’ medical records over to Tennessee’s attorney general. HHS launched the investigation a couple weeks after two VUMC patients filed a class-action lawsuit against the hospital for releasing their records to the attorney general.

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[Sponsored] Executives from health systems and subject matter experts shared how they are contending with data security challenges, particularly training to change behavior and acquiring expertise in cybersecurity.

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[Sponsored] David Finn, CHIME Association Executive Healthcare and Information Sector, lead of the cybersecurity pavilion initiatives at ViVE 2023, does not mince words. With ransomware attacks surging to an all time high this month, Finn said in an interview that security is no longer a defensive posture; we are engaged in a war.

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[Sponsored] The newly launched Techquity for Health Coalition from the HLTH Foundation will share findings from its first national survey of techquity at the conference. Healthcare leaders will also discuss on ways to improve health tech design, tech literacy, accessibility, workforce equity, patient trust, and equitable use of data.

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After most commercial insurers moved to expand their coverage of telehealth during the Covid-19 pandemic, health systems are watching to see if the changes will become permanent. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee was one of the first to make the move, saying it would keep its expanded telehealth coverage.

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While the lead author of the study, at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, cautioned that the researchers had not found a cure for the virus that causes COVID-19, they were able to identify 77 compounds after screening more than 8,000 in a matter of days.

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The Tennessee-based startup said the product is designed to patch together disparate healthcare systems without extra coding or IT help.

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Tennessee wants to be the first state to test a radical approach for federal financing of Medicaid, the federal-state health care program for low-income people.

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The company offers personalized 3-D printed clear aligners – essentially a form of transparent plastic braces – in a direct to consumer model that it touts as cheaper and more convenient than traditional options.

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The fund’s latest cohort addresses issues like physician documentation burden, treatment for opioid addiction recovery and hand hygiene compliance, among others.

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Montefiore in New York is equipping primary care patients with Valera’s behavioral health app, while Cherokee Health Systems in Tennessee utilizes an integrated care model that involves a behavioral health consultant and a primary care doctor working on the same team.

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Touchstone Medical Imaging has agreed to pay $3 million to HHS’ Office for Civil Rights to settle a breach that exposed more than 300,000 patients’ protected health information.

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The company intends to use the funding, which came from Axioma Ventures, to advance its technology, differentiate product verticals and grow its sales, technology and product teams.

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The company is currently owned by a joint venture consisting of McKesson – which owns around 70 percent of the company – and private equity firms Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman.

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In a phone Q&A, Keith Perry, CIO of the Memphis, Tennessee-based organization, voiced his thoughts on interoperability, artificial intelligence and the health IT problem he wishes he could magically solve.

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Using the tool, MSK patients can book appointments online with providers in the lymphoma, breast surgery and medical oncology, myeloma, and thoracic surgery and medical oncology service areas.

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Venture capital firm Health Velocity Capital, which is led by a trio of veteran investors, has closed its initial oversubscribed fund with $185 million in committed capital.

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Using the company’s nH Predict tool, clinicians are better able to predict a patient’s outcomes and generate a personalized post-acute care plan.

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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, the largest insurer in the state has announced it will no longer cover prescriptions for what was once a blockbuster pain reliever made by Purdue Pharma.

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The company will use the funding to develop mGlu4 PAMs licensed from Vanderbilt University.

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The issue of chronic pain is one that more and more digital health companies have sought to address, particularly as the healthcare industry seeks alternatives to opioids and surgery.

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Financial terms of the deal, which expected to close in the third quarter of this year, were not disclosed.

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Hearables point to the potential convergence of traditional hearing aids with consumer product audio devices.

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St. Jude Cloud lets researchers view over 5,000 whole-genome, 5,000 whole-exome and 1,200 RNA-Seq datasets from more than 5,000 pediatric cancer patients and survivors.

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Doctor on Demand will utilize the Change Healthcare Intelligent Healthcare Network to give telemedicine patients more power over when and where their lab work is done.

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In the complaint, the tech giant says CHS allowed its divested entities to continue using Microsoft’s software. 

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John Bass, who will be taking part in a panel discussion on the fundamentals of blockchain in healthcare at the upcoming MedCity INVEST conference in Chicago said the interest in blockchain applications in healthcare has changed dramatically in the past year.

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