Commentary By Randy McClain.   It should be no surprise when new companies pop up on a fast track in the health-care arena in Nashville. It's a niche that has spawned international success stories when the right idea gets matched by healthy doses of capital and hard work from local entrepreneurs. Think HCA among for-profit hospital companies, or Franklin-based HealthSpring, a... Read more

By Getahn Ward. Pat Stella is pondering his options after being told by an insurance broker that premiums on his employees' health benefits package could increase by as much as 11 percent next year. "We usually give our employees more than one choice," the chief executive of Fire Sprinkler LLC said. "It could be we don't — maybe we give them one choice." Stella... Read more

Inc. magazine named Nashville-based Cumberland Consulting Group LLC to its list of the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the nation. From 2005 to 2008, Cumberland nearly doubled its revenues to $8 million a year. Cumberland Consulting has 53 consultants in 16 states. — RANDY MCCLAIN Read more

By Randy McClain.  A wide variety of businesses have been named winners of the 2009 Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Future 50 awards. The awards, now in their 18th year, are part of a chamber program designed to recognize the 50 fastest growing privately owned companies in the Nashville area. The Tennessean is among sponsors of the event. To qualify, applicants must be... Read more

Five Nashville area companies made it onto this year's Healthcare Informatics Magazine 100 list. The list ranks companies based on revenue made from health information technology. Topping the local winners was Franklin-based Spheris, which ranked No. 28 with 2008 revenue of $182 million. Healthcare Management Systems Inc. in Nashville came in at No. 45, with $68 million. Rounding out the... Read more

Nashville Business Journal - by Linda Bryant Contributing Writer.    Transparency has become a national buzzword, usually referring to the public having access to information about where the money is going in business and government. Cumberland Consulting Group LLC takes the concept seriously when it comes to their own employees. They turn the transparency mirror inward, sharing... Read more

Small firms are no longer flying under the radar. In these uncertain times, that much we can be sure of. In many ways, Consulting magazine’s Seven Small Jewels is a wonderful reflection of the profession itself, and this year’s winners represent the best small, niche firms of the profession. These “little firms that could” are having a big impact on the entire industry... Read more

Commentary by David Vreeland, Cumberland Consulting Group.   By now most people in healthcare recognize the benefits of an electronic medical record systems to patient safety and care quality. Historically the costs (both hard and soft) of acquiring and implementing these solutions have limited widespread adoption in the physician office setting. Without financial support, only a small... Read more

Young doctors trained on technology say they feel less capable if they have to go into an environment that does not have it. By Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews staff For the next generation of physicians, information technology is as essential a tool as the stethoscope -- so much so that they are uneasy when they are confronted with practicing in a paper-based environment. A study published in the... Read more

Before the economy took a nosedive, there was one key issue on all U.S. voters’ minds: healthcare. While both presidential candidates held similar positions on the importance of getting Americans’ healthcare records online and accessible, with Barack Obama’s win, that vision may now be on the fast track to reality. That’s why Consulting sat down with Jim Lewis, one of... Read more