The Nashville Health Care Council announced today that Katie Schlacter has been promoted to vice president, program development and director, Fellows. In her new role, Schlacter will oversee thought leadership strategy on behalf of the organization to develop distinctive offerings for the Council’s 300 high-level corporate members. In addition, she will direct Council Fellows, an…
The Nashville Health Care Council is pleased to announce two new additions to its team. Kim Clanton will serve as the office administrator for the Council. In this role, she provides administrative support to the president and COO by maintaining calendars, serving as the initial point of contact for the Council’s board members and managing…
Last week Leadership Health Care (LHC) members had the opportunity to tour the Project C.U.R.E. Nashville warehouse as part of LHC’s Industry Tour series, providing on-the-ground views of industry and nonprofit services. Founded in Colorado in 1987 by Dr. James Jackson, Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) is the largest provider of donated…
Last week, Leadership Health Care (LHC) launched hosted a Lunch and Learn series featuring Karl VanDevender, M.D., a long-time physician at the Frist Clinic and unofficial HCA ambassador. Today, he works closely with actor Alan Alda and The Alan Alda Center of Communicating Science, focused on exploring more empathetic communication in the medical arts. Dr….
Recently, Leadership Health Care (LHC) members attended an executive briefing with Clay Richards, CEO of naviHealth a Nashville-based care transitions company that works with health systems, health plans and post-acute providers to reduce waste and improve patient outcomes. The discussion was moderated by Meaghen Greene, vice president of business development at naviHealth. During the discussion,…
Less than two weeks before the historic 2018 election, the Nashville Health Care Council hosted a dynamic discussion with nationally known policy experts, offering insights on the state of health care policy. The panel included former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, founder and CEO, The Daschle Group; former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D., partner,…
Joel Stinnett | Nashville Business Journal Many Democrats across the nation have made health care the central issue in their midterm election campaigns, but at least one prominent Nashville politician and doctor doesn’t think the issue is going to persuade independents to vote blue. “People don’t vote on issues in midterm elections. Midterm elections are…
Stephen Elliott | Nashville Post Two former U.S. Senate majority leaders — one a Democrat, the other a Republican — differed in their predictions of how health care will affect the upcoming midterm elections during a panel discussion in Nashville Friday. Tom Daschle, the former Democratic senator from South Dakota, said Democrats have been able…
