Care Coordination

The 11-member stakeholder team convened by Nashville, Tenn.-based Meharry Medical College in November to discuss the future of Nashville General Hospital held a second closed-door meeting Tuesday, the Tennessean reports.

The Federal Communications Commission is slated to vote on a proposal Jan. 30 that would update the agency's wireless emergency alerts system, The Hill reports.

Two members of The Metropolitan Council proposed a bill Tuesday preventing any changes to Nashville (Tenn.) General Hospital's operating agreement with the city until mid-2019, Nashville Public Radio reports.

A new study, published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, linked socioeconomic factors at the neighborhood-level to risk of heart failure.

Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle will close its walk-in center Express Lemoyne (Pa.), Jan. 13, a spokesperson from the hospital confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

The NFL has allocated $17 million in funds to back National Institutes of Health-supported research into diseases and health issues related to concussions and brain injuries, according to a report from The Washington Post.

The rate of deaths attributable to cancer declined by 1.7 percent from 2014 to 2015, continuing a downward trend that began in 1991, according to estimates published in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 

Smoking can increase the risk of lower back pain that requires spinal surgery, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Carolinas HealthCare System is set to open its first 24/7 urgent care clinic in Charlotte Tuesday morning, according to The Charlotte Observer. 

The Los Angeles Fire Department launched the Sobriety Emergency Response — or SOBER — Unit in November to transport publicly intoxicated people to a sober center and reduce emergency room visits, according to the Los Angeles Times.