Tennessee Health Care Quality Email: ihqre@mc3co.com Web: http://www.ihqre.org/Tennessee HealthCareQuality.htm |
 Tennessee has gradually started moving into the new age of quality improvement in health care, and some of the projects have been quite innovative. In order to share these projects with other health care professionals, these pages are devoted to describing some of those innovations. The innovations are divided into four different groups: health plans, physicians and other health professionals, hospitals, and health care vendors. |
Tennessean.com-Health & Fitness Contact Information Bill Snyder, Telephone: 259-8226 Email: bsnyder@ tennessean.com Web: http://www.tennessean.com/health/ |
Online version of the Tennessean Newspaper. Site features reprints of articles that appeared in the printed version, calendar of events, information on a variety of health topics, a readers questions and answers, a reference Desk, and support groups. |
Tennessee Department of Health Contact Information 3rd Floor Cordell Hull Building 425 5th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37247-0101 Telephone: 615-741-3111 Web: http://www.state.tn.us/ health/ |
The Department of Health works to insure the quality care through the licensure and regulation of health professionals, such as doctors, nurses, and dentists, and of health care facilities, such as hospitals and nursing homes. The TennCare and TennCare Partners programs assists over a million Tennesseans in receiving needed health services each year by providing them with health care coverage. Prevention, intervention and treatment services help those who are at risk for alcohol and other drug problems and those who are chemically dependent. The department also plays a critical role in assuring that personal health care services are available when and where people need them and are accessible despite economic and geographic barriers. The Department provides a variety of services for all age groups through local health departments across the state, ranging from well-child visits and immunizations, to education. |
Tennessee Primary Care Association Contact Information 210 25th Ave North Suite 1112 Nashville, TN 37203 Toll-free: 800-343-3136 Telephone: 615-329-3836 FAX: 615-329-3823 Email: denise@tnpca.org Web: http://www.tnpca.org/ |
Tennessee Primary Care Association is a not-for-profit corporation with the goal of strengthening community-based primary health care systems in Tennessee. In support of its mission, the Association has a fundamental commitment to maximizing access to health services for all Tennesseans, with emphasis on the medically underserved. The Association identifies areas of unmet need, assists in the development of systems of care, advocates for primary care resources, and promotes awareness of community and migrant health centers (C/MHCs) and the services they provide. |
Tennessee Health Care Campaign Contact Information 1103 Chapel Avenue Nashville, TN 37206 Telephone: (615) 227-7500 Web: http://www.thcc2.org/ |
Tennessee Health Care Campaign, a nonprofit organization, works for affordable, accessible, quality healthcare for all Tennessee consumers, including Tenncare patients. Education, research, and advocacy top the list of the organization's activities. Educational seminars and discussions address current issues and events in the healthcare arena, such as hospital buyouts, managed care issues, etc., from the viewpoint of the consumer in order to assess the effects such issues will have on affordability and accessibility. Tennessee Health Care Campaign actively recruits volunteers to help with advocacy efforts. |
Nashville Health Care Council Contact Information 211 Commerce Street Suite 100 Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: 615-743-3140 Fax: 615-743-3149 Email: info@ healthcarecouncil.com Web: http://www.healthcare council.com/ |
Nashville Health Care Council is a consortium of health care industry leaders working together to establish Nashville's position as the nation's health care industry capital. Web site features information on Nashville's health care community, events, related links, summary of activities, and a fact sheet. |
Women's East Pavilion Contact Information 1751 Gunbarrel Road Chattanooga, TN 37421 Telephone 423-954-8700 Web: http://www.wep.org/ |
Women's East Pavilion offers: single room maternity care; gynecological/plastic surgeries - including a broad spectrum of the latest in laser surgeries; diagnostic and preventative testing; and a women's resource center providing a full line of classes, seminars and support groups. The Pavilion brings a philosophy of caring based on education, wellness and prevention to meet the needs of women at all phases of their lives. Designed by women, for women. Site features a resource center for women, information on testing, description of services, calendar of events, and photographs of newborn babies. |
Health Information Tennessee Contact Information The University of Tennessee Community Health Research Group Suite 309, Conference Center Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4133 Telephone: (865) 974-4511 Email: chrg@utkux.utk.edu Web: http://web.utk.edu/ ~chrg/hit/ |
The Health Information Tennessee (HIT) Web site (server.to/hit) is the innovative product of a partnership of the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) and The University of Tennessee Community Health Research Group (UTK CHRG). It was designed as an interactive means of disseminating vital statistics, manpower, facilities, survey and other data collected by the TDH and reported on by the UTK CHRG in the Tennessee Health Status Reports of 1997. 1998, and 1999. The goal of the project has been to support the bottom-up, community-based health planning effort called the Community Diagnosis Initiative adopted by the TDH in 1995. Through the Health Status Reports and the HIT Web site, fourteen regional health councils representing 95 counties are better able to assess and prioritize community needs and plan for effective prevention and intervention. The Internet was the chosen medium for data and report dissemination to provide ready access to summary statistics, data tables, and maps at the local level. |
