Douglas Mefford

Bass, Berry & Sims Plc is a law firm with over 280 attorneys representing various publicly traded companies and Fortune 500 businesses. The private company is based in Nashville, TN. The firm has been involved in significant litigation matters, investigations, and business transactions in the United States. Bass, Berry & Sims is dedicated to guiding clients through complex legal matters and delivering value, advantage, and results. The company was founded by F. M. Bass, Frank Berry, and Cecil Sims. Todd Rolapp has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Cogent HMG, Inc. provides healthcare services and operates hospitals. It offers hospitalist solutions that include physician staffing, practice management, case management, program management, quality improvement, standardized care, recruiting, training and mentoring, communication & reporting and marketing services. The firm also offers intensivist solutions for critically ill medical and surgical patients being treated at hospitals' intensive care units. The company was founded in April 2011 and is headquartered in Brentwood, TN.

Cogent Healthcare is the industry leader in developing and managing hospital medicine programs nationwide. They align with dozens of hospitals to integrate hospitalist programs that best serve inpatient care needs and achieve goals of quality, safety, efficiency and service. They deliver superior quality care through thought leaders, evidence-based clinical standards and innovative technologies. Its programs are tailored to the individual needs of its clients to help them meet their clinical, operational and financial objectives. For more than a decade, Cogent has been at the forefront of the hospital medicine sector, driving innovation and delivering quality care. Their vision to transform the nation's healthcare delivery system has not only fueled its own growth, but also played a leading role in the development of what has become the fastest-growing movement in medical history. Their leadership in the industry gives them the experience, resources and the ability to help hospitals and hospitalists achieve their goals. This is more than a business for them. It is a passion. And its hospital partners benefit from it through exceptional care, the most valuable inpatient management services in the industry and its constant innovation in all that they do.