LHC Highlights

• Moving from Checkboxes to the Complete Patient Story

  Thursday, May 16, 2013

  Nearly 100 Leadership Health Care (LHC) members attended today’s Fundamentals Series program, "Health Care IT: Managing the Midlife Crisis” with Vern Davenport, Chairman and CEO of M*Modal, the largest provider of medical transcription services in the U.S.

  In his presentation, Davenport discussed the evolution and impact of technology on health care and clinical documentation and what’s at stake for both patients and caregivers.  He pointed out that as many as 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable medical errors in hospitals, and while electronic health records can go a long way in preventing these errors, they often fail to ...

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• Leadership Health Care Belmont Tour Highlights Collaborative Training Models

  Friday, April 26, 2013

  Dr. Cathy Taylor, dean of the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing at Belmont University, and Dr. Thomas Burns, provost, Belmont University, welcomed members of Leadership Health Care (LHC) with remarks on Friday afternoon, just before the group was given a tour of the state-of-the-art training facilities used by students studying physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing and social work.

  “Belmont’s nursing program has been in existence for 40 years, and we continue to be a national leader in preparing our students to be critical thinkers and to deliver health care with compassion,” Taylor said. “We focus on ...

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• Leadership Health Care Invites Applications for Committee Service

  Wednesday, April 10, 2013

  Leadership Health Care (LHC) is now accepting applications for service on the Education & Events Committee and Marketing & Membership Committee. These two committees provide opportunity for active engagement in LHC.
   
  Additional details related to the committee application process:
  •     All individuals who have been an LHC member for at least one year may apply.
  •     LHC members may submit just one application with their preferred committee indicated.
  •     Current committee members must reapply with the exception of LHC board members.
  •     Each committee includes eight LHC board members and eight non-board members.
  •     ...

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• Leadership Health Care D.C. Visit Offers Key Insights

  Wednesday, March 20, 2013

  As President Barack Obama began his second term in office and political battles raged over federal budget cuts and the future of entitlement programs, 80 of Nashville’s emerging health care industry leaders had the opportunity to hear first-hand perspectives from the nation’s most respected health care policy experts in Washington, D.C.

  On March 13 and 14, Leadership Health Care (LHC) made its 11^th annual journey to the nation’s capital to hear from members of Congress, Administration officials and Capitol Hill staff members instrumental in writing, influencing and implementing health care policy. Delegation speakers also included public policy advisors and ...

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• LHC Announces Scholarship Recipients for Delegation to D.C.

  Tuesday, February 19, 2013

  Leadership Health Care (LHC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2013 Delegation to Washington, D.C., scholarships: George Brandes, associate, Strategic Planning and Innovation Group, Division of Health Care Finance and Administration, State of Tennessee and David Anderson, manager, Financial Operations group, AmSurg.

  The annual Leadership Health Care Delegation to Washington, D.C., connects emerging industry leaders with many of the nation’s most respected health care policy experts. The program offers delegates the unique opportunity to hear from members of Congress, Administration officials, Capitol Hill staff and national thought leaders on key health care policy issues, federal health ...

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• Richard Bracken, Chairman and CEO of Fortune 100 Company HCA, Speaks to LHC

  Friday, January 18, 2013

   

  More than 125 Leadership Health Care members were treated to a conversation with HCA chairman and CEO Richard Bracken on Tuesday. Jim Cheek, member, Bass, Berry & Sims, facilitated the discussion.

  Founded in 1968, Nashville-based HCA was one of the nation's first hospital companies. Today, the company is comprised of locally managed facilities, including 163 hospitals and 110 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and England. HCA employs approximately 199,000 people.

  Tailoring the conversation topics to the audience of emerging executives, Bracken spoke about leadership, company culture, adapting to change and the challenges and opportunities that come with health ...

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• LHC Members Tour Saint Thomas Hospital’s Unity System

  Wednesday, November 28, 2012

  As part of Leadership Health Care’s ongoing “Industry Tour Series,” members of LHC were given an inside look at Saint Thomas Hospital’s Unity System on Tuesday. Launched in 2012, the Unity System is the first fully-integrated neurosurgical center of its kind in the United States for treating brain tumors. It includes the newest imaging and treatment technologies to seamlessly create a virtual operating room where physicians join together and work in real-time as a unified team to determine the best treatment plan for the patient, even the most complicated brain cancer and tumor cases.

  The tour included an overview of ...

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• A.J. Kazimi, CEO of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Speaks to LHC Members

  Friday, October 26, 2012

  Just under 100 members of Leadership Health Care (LHC) attended an executive briefing on Thursday with A.J. Kazimi, chairman and CEO of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. Kazimi, a 20-year veteran in the international biopharmaceutical industry, has served in his current position since the specialty pharmaceutical firm was established in 1999.
  
  His presentation to LHC explored the life science and pharmaceutical industry landscape in Tennessee, the process of getting pharmaceuticals from their initial development into the marketplace and Cumberland Pharmaceuticals’ specific offerings and business model.
  
  Nashville-based Cumberland Pharmaceuticals was named to Inc.’s list of the 500 fastest growing private firms in the United ...

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• LHC Executive Briefing on Nursing Policy and Innovations

  Sunday, September 09, 2012

  More than 65 of Nashville's emerging industry leaders recently enjoyed an exclusive update from Marilyn Dubree, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Chief Executive Nursing Officer who discussed innovation in nursing, workforce, training and policy issues with members of the Council’s Leadership Health Care initiative. 

  Dubree is responsible for clinical and professional leadership throughout Vanderbilt University Medical Center and has led robust strategic initiatives in nurse recruitment and retention. She has managed innovations in workforce issues and is advancing the current VUMC initiative for inpatient documentation and clinical process improvement.

  During the executive briefing, Dubree provided data on current and future workforce ...

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• First, Do No Harm

  Tuesday, September 04, 2012

  By Lynn T. Simon, M.D., MBA, Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, Community Health Systems

  What do nuclear power plants, airlines and hospitals have in common? In these industries, safety must be a core value to ensure that the primary objective – whether it’s to provide electricity, air travel or patient care – is effective and doesn’t cause harm.

  Community Health Systems’ affiliated hospitals take safety very seriously. It goes beyond listing it as a top priority; creating highly reliable environments where reducing and preventing medical errors is embedded as a core value.

  Our partner in this effort spoke ...

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