Larry McClain

HCA Illini Community robots Skype
By Larry McClain 07:08 am July 28, 2016
Other hospitals including PeaceHealth in the Pacific Northwest are also finding video consults can also open doors to other services to the benefit of patients and healthcare providers. 
Mayo Thomas Jefferson telehealth
By Larry McClain 07:26 am July 26, 2016
HCA and OhioHealth are also among the first movers overhauling initiatives from technology-led to clinically-focused programs and already reaping early results. 
By Larry McClain 02:36 pm June 12, 2012
It’s difficult for healthcare organizations to make informed, data-driven decisions when the data they receive from state agencies is incomplete or slow to arrive.
By Larry McClain 02:06 pm June 12, 2012
In the past, surgery simulation was a crude approximation of what doctors really encounter – and they needed to be close to a teaching hospital to even try it. But surgery simulation is finally coming of age, thanks to breakthroughs in mobility, cloud-based software, and 3D imagery.
By Larry McClain 10:27 am May 16, 2012
Leading financial analysts scoffed at the notion of a healthcare IT "bubble" that could slow the pace of mergers and acquisitions this year. Speaking on a panel called "Financing The Deal" at the Nashville Health Care Council, they predicted that 2012 M&A activity would be brisk, though not superheated.
By Larry McClain 12:19 pm April 24, 2012
Tennessee ranks third among all states in entrepreneurial activity over the last decade, according to a Kauffman Foundation study. Much of that credit goes to Nashville’s Entrepreneur Center, which helps startups find funding and a whole lot more.
By Larry McClain 11:05 am April 24, 2012
Last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provided grants to 500 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) for a demonstration project to showcase how the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model can improve care and lower costs.
By Larry McClain 09:29 am February 17, 2012
Healthcare technology stocks don’t have the obvious roadblocks facing many other healthcare sectors in 2012, according to industry analysts who spoke to an audience of 600 at the Nashville Health Care Council on Feb. 1.
By Larry McClain 10:37 am February 02, 2012
Healthcare technology stocks don't have the obvious roadblocks facing many other healthcare sectors in 2012, according to industry analysts who spoke to an audience of 600 at the Nashville Health Care Council on Feb. 1.
By Larry McClain 11:01 am November 03, 2011
Hospitals are taking steps to avoid overdocumentation, according to clinical informatics experts.

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