Rader Requests Hospital Consider $100K Maintenance Contract
Cookeville Regional Finance Committee Chair Danny Rader requesting the hospital look into a software maintenance agreement costing the hospital some $100,000. Rader said the agreement is for a hands-free communication system nurses use to talk to one another while working. Rader said he is impressed with the system itself but the maintenance agreement may be […]
CRMC Trying To Make Patient Payment Easier
Cookeville Regional Medical Center exploring new ways to ease the process of paying for treatment. Chief Information Officer Tim McDermott said when visiting the hospital, patients often get care from contracted providers like hospitalists, surgeons, and anesthesia providers. He said those providers handle their own billing separately from the hospital, and some patients may be […]
Cookeville Regional Patients Receiving Scam Calls In The Hospital Rooms
Patients admitted to rooms at Cookeville Regional Medical Center have increasingly been receiving scam calls. The scammers call rooms impersonating hospital staff and try to get patients to reveal personal information such as social security numbers and dates of birth. CRMC Chief Information Officer Tim McDermott said the practice has increased in recent months. “We […]
