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In September 2015, Shareable Ink announces plans to drop the “Ink” from its name as part of its new brand: Shareable. The name change comes shortly after the announcement of the company’s new CEO, Hal Andrews, and is part of the company’s strategy to stand out in a competitive EMR environment.

Emdeon, a Nashville-based health care technology company, announces in September 2015 that it will begin rebranding the company as Change Healthcare, the local price transparency company it acquired the year before.

In April 2016, Nashville adds a new publicly-traded company to its roster, when Community Health Systems completes the spin-off of a new company, Quorum Health Corporation. Community Health Systems reports $1.2 billion in net proceeds from financing arrangements related to the spinoff of 38 of its hospitals into the separate, independent company. Even after the…

One of Nashville’s earliest ACOs, MissionPoint is launched by Saint Thomas Health, Middle Tennessee’s Ascension Health subsidiary. The organization aims to work collaboratively with doctors, employers, insurance plans and patients to reduce medical costs and keep people healthier. Led by entrepreneur and Saint Thomas executive Jason Dinger, MissionPoint becomes one of the nation’s foremost models…

Part of global health care accelerator Healthbox, Healthbox Nashville assembles its first group of companies. Nashville is one of a select handful of cities chosen from around the world to host a local incubator. Working out of the Entrepreneur Center, the organization looks to foster innovative health care startups in the area. This is yet…

Tapping into Nashville’s entrepreneurial energy, JSF launches as a mentor-driven startup accelerator. A partner organization with the Council, JSF will later transition to a solely focused health care accelerator and play a key role in nurturing the next generation of the area’s innovative health care companies.

Serial entrepreneur Marty Rash, coming off selling his Province Healthcare to LifePoint for more than $1 billion, forms a new rural hospital company. The move is funded by a $300 million investment from Warburg Pincus. This move is reflective of the serial entrepreneurial nature for which Nashville has developed a reputation. Two years later, RegionalCare…

Reflecting the collaborative spirit that defines Nashville health care, the EC is a result of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce’s Partnership 2010 initiative. The non-profit organization is funded through sponsorships, partnerships, donations and grants — many coming from the local health care sphere. This highlights the changing dynamics of the Nashville health care industry, as…