Study shows CMS reimbursement not associated with wider EPD use

Oct 01, 2022 at 03:07 pm by Staff

  by Matt Batcheldor A recent study found that higher reimbursement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was not associated with wider use of an.... Read More

VUMC lands grant to build top-line biosafety facility

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:59 pm by Staff

by Bill Snyder Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been awarded a nearly $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to construct a state-of-the-art BioSafet.... Read More

Penicillin delabeling initiative expanding to more patient care areas

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:57 pm by Staff

by Paul Govern Given the stakes for patients and for public health, experts say current efforts to correct mistaken or outdated penicillin allergy records are destined to spr.... Read More

Diagnostic biomarker for bone disorder

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:51 pm by Staff

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) — a rare genetic disorder that impacts the mineralization of bones and teeth — has a wide spectrum of disease presentation and is challengin.... Read More

Kauffmann named vice chair for Global Surgery

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:48 pm by Staff

    by Jill Clendening Rondi Kauffmann, MD, MPH, associate professor of Surgery in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, can pinpoint when her.... Read More

DEI Climate Survey deadline extended to Oct. 4

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:42 pm by Staff

by Kathy Rivers The deadline for the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Climate Survey has been extended until Tuesday, Oct. 4. More than 25,000 members of the VUMC Community ha.... Read More

Sleep and Mental and Physical Health

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:21 pm by Staff

  Mary-Catherine Segota, Psy D “I can’t sleep!” How many times is that said in the office? Probably more than you can count, with a national average r.... Read More

Pharma-Funded FDA Gets Drugs Out Faster, But Some Work Only ‘Marginally’ and Most Are Pricey

Oct 01, 2022 at 02:03 pm by Staff

  By Arthur Allen, Kaiser Health News   Dr. Steven-Huy Han, a UCLA liver specialist, has prescribed Ocaliva to a handful of patients, although he’s not.... Read More

Date Set for The 2022 Self-Care Summit

Sep 29, 2022 at 09:33 pm by Staff

Non-profit Day 7 to convene event Oct. 24-28     NASHVILLE - Finding the balance between caring for your community while trying to care for yourself is complicate.... Read More

Suicide Safer Care at Concert Health

Sep 29, 2022 at 09:09 pm by Staff

Introduction Suicide is an urgent concern: in 2020, suicide was the twelfth leading cause of death for all ages in the United States — with almost 50,000 recorded suic.... Read More