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

Take four former Ernst & Young executives with a thriving consulting practice in Chicago, transplant their talent to the fertile economic soil of Nashville, and you've created Cumberland Consulting Group. Starting in 2003, these four ex-Ernst & Young managers — Jim Lewis, J. Brian Junghans, Matthew Abrams and David Vreeland — decided they'd had enough of working for a giant... Read more

The consultants have spoken. And this, our eighth annual Best Firms to Work For list, is the result. Here, we reveal the very best consulting firms to work for, according to you, the consultants who actually work for them. For an eight-week period in May and June, we asked you to tell us all about your firm and what it's like to work there. We asked for your feedback about your consultancy in... Read more

Since launching Cumberland Consulting LLC in 2004 with only six employees, James Lewis has grown the company to 50 employees located in 14 states. Last month, Cumberland was named a 2008 Best Small Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine. What are the keys to a successful business model? It’s a combination of understanding your marketplace, the needs of your clients and establishing an... Read more

By GETAHN WARD - Staff Writer. Cumberland Consulting Group LLC, the Nashville-based provider of technology consulting services for the health-care industry, said that it was named a 2008 Best Small Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine. Cumberland was recognized for measuring its employees' work/life balance, compensation, career development, leadership and firm culture.   Copyright... Read more

NASHVILLE, TN (September 3, 2008) – Cumberland Consulting Group, LLC, a national provider of technology consulting services for the healthcare industry headquartered in Nashville, today announced it has been named a 2008 Best Small Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine. Cumberland was ranked No. 5 based on more than 13,000 respondents from 205 firms. The firm earned one of the top spots by... Read more

By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMS III.  A wide variety of businesses, including some that are Web-oriented, have been named winners of the 2008 Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce's Future 50 awards. The awards, now in their 17th year, are part of a chamber program designed to recognize the 50 fastest growing privately held companies in the Nashville area. The Tennessean is among sponsors of the... Read more

by Zach Brennan, iHealthBeat Staff Writer. Community-based health centers, which offer medical services to low-income, uninsured and chronically ill populations, can be critical for underserved areas with limited access to primary care. Many of the centers do not have the funds to adopt IT and electronic health record systems, which could create more benefits for their patients. The... Read more

 By JANELL ROSS - Staff Writer.  Creating e-mail marketing campaigns. Connecting sitters with customers who need caregivers for children or seniors. Developing Web sites that connect fans with their favorite artists. Companies that provide these services — Nashville-based Emma Inc., Brentwood-based Sitters Etc. Inc. and echomusic LLC in Nashville — are among the... Read more