Clinical

Polygenic “scores” may improve cancer screening

Nov 05, 2023 at 06:11 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder Accounting for genetic variability in biomarkers not associated with cancer risk could avoid unnecessary diagnostic procedures, Mingjian Shi, PhD,.... Read More
Profiles

VUMC’s Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, wins Doris Duke Foundation Paragon Award

Nov 05, 2023 at 06:08 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, chair of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received the Paragon Award for Research Excellence fro.... Read More
Grand Rounds

VUMC to help engage more study participants in research decisions

Nov 05, 2023 at 05:47 pm by Staff

  By Bill Snyder   Human research will be more equitable, inclusive and stronger if the people who are participants in studies also help plan and guide the direct.... Read More
Grand Rounds

New award program celebrates improvement work across the VUMC enterprise

Nov 05, 2023 at 05:35 pm by Staff

  By Kathy Whitney   A new Quality, Safety and Risk Prevention (QSRP) Pursuit of Excellence Award program was announced during last year’s Healthc.... Read More
Grand Rounds

2023 Incyte Ingenuity Awards in Graft-Versus-Host Disease Awarded to Vanderbilt University and MGH Institute of Health Professions

Nov 05, 2023 at 05:23 pm by Staff

Incyte announced that Vanderbilt University and MGH Institute of Health Professions have been chosen as the recipients of the 2023 Incyte Ingenuity Awards in graft-versus-host.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and Rutherford Hospitals Earn Five-Star Rating for Participation in Birthing Project

Nov 05, 2023 at 02:43 pm by Staff

NASHVILLE – Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford have received a five-star rating from the Tennessee Initiative for Perinat.... Read More
Grand Rounds

Wellpath to Provide Medical Healthcare at the Beltrami Adult Corrections Center in Minnesota  

Nov 03, 2023 at 02:38 pm by Staff

    Nashville - Wellpath, the nation’s leader in providing compassionate medical healthcare to vulnerable patients in challenging clinical environments, anno.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

AMA Commentary: Medicare Payment Cuts “Thin Gruel” for Seniors, Physicians 

Nov 03, 2023 at 11:47 am by Staff

  Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., M.P.H. President, American Medical Association has expressed his displeasure with the new Medicare physician payment schedule released t.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

Nov 02, 2023 at 09:25 pm by Staff

  On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that announces finalized policy changes for Medicare payments under the.... Read More
Regulatory/Compliance

CMS Finalizes Physician Payment Rule that Advances Health Equity

Nov 02, 2023 at 09:24 pm by Staff

Final policies will expand behavioral health services, advance the President’s Cancer Moonshot, support family caregivers, and accelerate value-based care   The C.... Read More