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TennCare was started in the early 1990s under Governor Ned McWherter as a health care reform initiative that had the twin goals of controlling rising Medicaid costs and increasing public access to affordable health care. [2] [3] [4] Tennessee sought and obtained waivers from the federal Health Care Financing Administration that allowed the ...
First Responders pose for a photo after a ceremony in honor of West Tennessee first responders who volunteered to serve victims of Hurricane Helene inside the Madison County Regional Health Dept ...
A home health aide (HHA) provides in-home care for patients who need assistance with daily living beyond what family or friends can provide. Patients include those who have a physical or mental disability, are recovering from an injury or surgery, have a chronic illness, or are advanced in age.
Tennessee's network of county health departments assures all residents have access to a variety of local health services intended to maintain or improve health. Services include wellchild exams, fluoride varnish applications, immunizations, family planning, control of sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition counseling, the Women, Infants and Children program, children's special services ...
The Board of Trustees and the leadership team are in prayer for all of our West Tennessee Healthcare family and medical staff members as we navigate through this difficult time."
She received treatment in the mid-1990s, years before the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010, at a time when people could still be denied health care for preexisting conditions such as cancer.
The CNO's definition for a nurse's scope of practice is: "The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative, and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function".
Wellpath, formerly known as Correct Care Solutions [1] is a healthcare company based in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. [2] and "one of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare providers for prisoners." [3] The company was founded in 2003 [2] by Jerry Boyle. [4]