Meharry Medical College has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to expand a seed-stage business incubator launched last year in the historically Black medical schoolâs Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health.
ResilienSEED is a program aimed at helping vulnerable populations of diverse backgrounds develop businesses that address social inequities in their communities. The incubator provides investment capital, research and tech support, mentorships and a network of entrepreneurs to work with, bolstered by a partnership with Frist Cressey Ventures.
âItâs an idea for how we can provide resources to underserved communities that are having a fair amount of hardship in term of disparities, not only in economics but also in just the business numbers,â Bryan Heckman, founding director of Meharryâs Center for the Study of Social Determinants of Health, told theÂ
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The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a flurry of changes to regulations around telehealth and virtual care – the vast majority of which expire once the public health emergency ends.
The current presidential administration and 116th Congress have each signaled their support for virtual care to various degrees over the past year. But neither took decisive, sweeping action that would permanently enshrine some of the major changes to telehealth policy.
So, the question on the minds of many telehealth advocates as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office is: What s next? We are at an inflection point, and inflections bring new challenges, said former senate majority leader Dr. William Frist, R-Tennessee, during the first day of the American Telemedicine Association s four-part EDGE policy conference on Tuesday.
2020 Marks Rapid Central Tennessee Expansion of Orthopedic Access
(BRENTWOOD, Tenn.) NEWS: 7 Springs Orthopedics launched its 10th orthopedic clinic in Winchester, Tennessee on Nov. 16, 2020, with plans to continue rapidly expanding facilities and service lines. Starting with 5 facilities in 2018, the company has grown to 10 orthopedic clinics and 6 physical therapy facilities – becoming one of the largest musculoskeletal providers in the Central Tennessee area. Nashville-based Venture Capital firms Altitude Ventures and Frist Cressey Ventures co-led the financing of this expansion.
“It is encouraging to see the continued expansion of 7 Springs Orthopedics throughout Middle Tennessee,” said Senator Bill Frist, Co-Founder of Frist Cressey Ventures. “Patient centered models that drive improved access to specialty care, especially in rural areas, are an integral part of the health care solution nationwide.”
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