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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Courtney Rogers is FOR and AGAINST Vouchers

Depending on who you ask, State Representative Courtney Rogers is an avid supporter of school voucher programs or she is a reliable opponent of vouchers.

Americans for Prosperity sent a mailer to Sumner voters recently giving Rogers a grade of A+ for her support of vouchers.

Then, the Tennessee Education Association sent a mailer saying:

"Privatization groups want to destroy public schools. Courtney Rogers said NO to vouchers!"

So, the TEA is telling its members to support Courtney Rogers in the Republican primary because she opposes vouchers.

And Americans for Prosperity is telling its target audience that Courtney Rogers supports vouchers and thus, deserves a vote.

Then, there's a mailer from the Tennessee Federation for Children -- a division of the American Federation for Children with a very minimal Tennessee presence. This mailer mentions that Courtney Rogers supports "More jobs, less waste, and lower taxes."

It doesn't say anything about vouchers. But TFC is one of the state's loudest proponents of vouchers and a leading member of the School Choice NOW coalition, a group focused on bringing vouchers to Tennessee.

So, what's the story? Rogers did vote AGAINST Governor Bill Haslam's proposal for a limited voucher program that would have effectively only gone to low income students in Memphis and Nashville.

She has expressed support for a voucher program that applies to every district and every student, regardless of income.  A privatization scheme it seems the TEA would likely strongly oppose. And one that could have a devastating impact on the school system in Sumner County.

Curiously, there's not been much mail or public comment from Rep. Rogers on the voucher issue (or any other).

Perhaps she's simply relying on outside special interests to tell her story - or, tell their version of her story.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Moore Takes Helm at Public Works

Hendersonville Mayor Scott Foster has named Chip Moore the interim director of the Public Works department following the recent termination of former director Jerry Horton.

Moore has more than 10 years of experience as the city's design engineer.

The move was prompted by an investigation that ultimately led to the firing of Horton.

More on the story from the Hendersonville Star News

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

JOB: Chief Medical Officer

Calling True Medical Leaders! Are you a physician that has a proven history; leading teams to excel while building programs that deliver high-quality patient care. Do you have what it takes to build a more innovative, consumer-focused urgent care company? If so, you may be the leader we are seeking: We are searching for our Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Not so fast with the wine

The move to allow the sale of wine in grocery stores is hitting a bit of a snag in Sumner County, with more than half of the signatures on petitions filed so far turning out to be invalid.  Cities which allow liquor by the drink, as Hendersonville does, are eligible to hold a referendum on allowing the sale of wine in grocery stores. In Hendersonville, just over 1500 valid signatures are required on a petition by August 28th in order for the issue to make the November 4th ballot.

If the referendum passes, Hendersonville residents could be buying wine at Kroger and Publix by June 2016.

More on the complications related to the wine petitions.

JOB: Director of Patient Access

Parallon is hiring a Director of Patient Access. 

Job Description

TRANSITION DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Plan, prepare and integrate facility Patient Access processes with PAS’s during deployment
• Establish controls and review mechanisms for PAS policies and procedures related to Patient Access
OPERATIONAL DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
• Oversee facility operations of Patient Access functions (e.g. pre-registration, benefit verification, pre-authorization, admission/registration, service pre-payment, etc.) to ensure daily operations are maintained according to standard
• Serve as the primary liaison between the PAS and the Facility
• Maintain and promote good customer relations with facility management, physicians and physician office staff
• Review Patient Access performance to ensure timeliness, accuracy, compliance and standards fulfillment as defined in PAS Service Level Agreements
• Inform Regional Patient Access Director of any significant issues in the Patient Access area (e.g., Pre-registration delays, pre-authorization backlogs, etc.)
• Stay abreast of regulatory requirements and company compliance policies, ensuring timely staff education
• Inform staff of relevant changes and developments in payer requirements
• Ensure quality review measurements are in place
• Facilitate implementation and monitoring of standard master files, processes, reporting and education programs
• Oversee management of Patient Access personnel, providing recommendations for hiring, promotion, salary adjustment and personnel action where appropriate
• Develop specific objectives, budgets, and performance standards for each area of responsibility
• Identify and implement process improvements to lower costs and improve services to facility customers
• Perform staff reviews and prepare performance documents for direct reports
• Recommends sufficient number of qualified/competent staff.
• Determines staff qualifications and competence. Develops and maintains accurate initial and annual competency checklists, and initiates completion of initial and annual competency attestation forms.
• Actively seeks ways to control costs without compromising patient safety, quality of care of the services delivered.
• Attends in-service presentations, and complete mandatory education week including, but not limited to, infection control, patient safety, quality improvements, MSDS and OSHA Standards.

Demonstrates knowledge of occurrence reporting system and utilizes system to report potential patient safety issues.
• Practice and adhere to the “Code of Conduct” philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”
• Other duties as assigned

For more on this job and to apply, click here!

Monday, July 7, 2014

Local Parent Group Gets National Attention

Local education advocacy group Strong Schools has gained national attention for their use of Facebook to organize a campaign to change the Sumner County Commission.

A story appeared at Huffington Post detailing the group's effective use of social media in the 2014 elections.

The story noted:

Social media was also huge for getting out the vote. We made people care by showing them how much these issues mattered and making them believe things could change. In 2000, voter turnout was 4,000 citizens. This time, we had 13,000 come to the polls.
And the result? All 13 candidates endorsed by Strong Schools PAC won their races in the Republican Primary. We even beat three incumbents, and gave the "good ol' boy system" the boot. It's a whole new day in this county.

JOB: Director of Community Relations

The Hearth at Hendersonville is hiring a Director of Community Relations:

SUMMARY:  Responsible for achieving maximum occupancy and total revenue potential, generating new prospects, and converting prospects into residents.  Responsible for coordinating move-ins and move-outs of residents.

Find out more about this job.

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