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Financial Literacy Month: Give Your Employees Relief from Medical Bills By Andrew Harris, Head of Growth at Paytient April is Financial Literacy Month and this year the “celebration” comes as consumers face higher interest rates, inflationary prices, and increased levels of household debt. Less generous health plans for employees also mean this Financial Literacy Month…

Bolstering The Healthcare Workforce Begins by Taking Care of People The Nashville Health Care Council’s latest panel addressed a question keeping many healthcare leaders awake at night: How do we combat the workforce shortage plaguing the nation? Panelists included Dr. Debbie Byrd, Dean of Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University; Debbie Dover,…

How Virsys12 Created Company Values to Inspire and Guide Employees by Tammy Hawes, CEO and Founder, Virsys12 As Gallup Principal Louis Efron stated in a December 2022 article, while most organizations have company values displayed on their website and in marketing materials, if you ask an employee about those values — what they mean or…

Becoming The Leader You Were Meant To Be By Macy Krauthamer, NHCC Marketing & Communications Coordinator Healthcare leaders gathered on February 8th, 2023, for Leadership Health Care’s executive briefing event to hear Patrick R. Leddin, Ph.D., Author of The Five Week Leadership Challenge, on becoming an impactful leader. Molly Vice, Vice President of Member Engagement…

Healthcare leaders share the best advice they have ever received. Employees who have mentors are happier and more productive. Mentors motivate, listen, and act as a North Star, providing principles that help guide their mentees toward career success and fulfillment. Despite these obvious benefits, one pre-pandemic survey found just over one-third of U.S. workers have…

How Healthcare Leaders Can Combat Burnout From Work by Michael Burcham There are several forces at play in society that significantly impact healthcare: climate change, social inequality, inflation, and more. Burnout from work is another problem. To meet these challenges, we need healthcare leaders who nurture creativity, collaboration, and shared values. But what are the…

Healthcare executives gathered January 19, 2023, for the Nashville Health Care Council’s signature event, “Wall Street’s View on Prospects for the Healthcare Industry,” to hear industry analysts discuss the investment outlook for the coming year. Teresa Sparks, executive advisor, Valtruis, introduced the conversation, which was moderated by David Dill, Council board chairman and chairman and…

Nashville Health Care Council Announces Inaugural Conference for Healthcare Leaders and Innovators The Nashville Health Care Council today announced its inaugural Nashville Healthcare Sessions conference, a weeklong series of events designed to gather forward-thinking healthcare, finance and innovation leaders in an engaging environment. Slated for Sept. 18-22, Nashville Healthcare Sessions will allow attendees from Nashville…