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By John Donahue, Executive Chairman The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 50 million people suffer from chronic or severe pain – just over 20 percent of the U.S. adult population. In fact, chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. To put this number in perspective, 29 million […]

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Two other C-level execs leaving; naviHealth president will take over at pain management/opioid data company. Nashville-based pain management and opioid data firm axialHealthcare is in the midst of a big leadership transition, with three C-level executives set to step down by late April. CEO John Donahue, who has led six-year-old axialHealthcare for most of its

Along with the explosive popularity of data science in multiple industries, a new movement has emerged: democratizing data science. This is the idea of bringing the seemingly ethereal practice of data science and machine learning to people in multiple types of roles through the use of out-of-the-box data science development tools. Although this is an

FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb resigns, Eli Lilly will offer a discount version of its insulin, and a second HIV patient is cured. Welcome to This Week in Managed Care, I’m Laura Joszt. Dr Scott Gottlieb Steps Down as FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, who joined the FDA as commissioner in May 2017, will leave his post

Opioids can be effective in the right population, but there needs to be greater awareness among providers and health plans on which patients are not appropriate to start on opioids, said Elizabeth Stringer, PhD, chief science and clinical officer of axialHealthcare. Transcript What are the intervention techniques that your clients have used that have been

While opioids tend to cost very little, they lead to overutilization downstream, so patients with opioid use disorder should be treated in a comprehensive manner that includes behavioral health and social support, said Elizabeth Stringer, PhD, chief science and clinical officer of axialHealthcare. Transcript There are currently 3 FDA-approved opioid use disorder medications: methadone, buprenorphine,

The Nashville Technology Council has announced the finalists for the 10th Annual NTC Awards. The organization will next month name winners in 14 categories, which each have three finalists. They are: CIO of the Year Joe Degati – axialHealthcare Haden McWhorter – Premise Health Jonathan Harbin – Frost-Arnett Community Leader of the Year Beth McCart

  Four local execs discuss what’s working, where they’re looking to do better still and how Nashville’s practicality could use a little pixie dust The Post team in late October welcomed about 200 people to City Winery for a breakfast and panel discussion on how care providers, technology companies and patients are making better use

As the opioid epidemic continues to claim tens of thousands of lives each years, stakeholders from around the country are launching efforts to enforce appropriate prescribing patterns and identify those most at risk for opioid misuse and abuse. Among these groups is axialHealthcare, a company using big data to fight the epidemic. With the nation’s