Paul Govern

January 31, 2013

Innovative outpatient orders system set for wider use

On Jan. 15, an information systems glitch rendered Vanderbilt Outpatient Orders Management, or VOOM, temporarily unavailable for some users. Shubhada Jagasia, M.D., MMHC, medical director of the Eskind Diabetes Clinic, was among clinicians who suddenly had to return to using paper forms to order clinical labs, radiology and other diagnostic tests.

By Paul Govern
January 24, 2013

‘Task list’ to boost StarPanel’s messaging capabilities

Within StarPanel, the medical records system used at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, patient care team members each have an electronic message “basket,” making it simple to store messages and link them to medical records.

By Paul Govern
January 17, 2013

Affiliation links VU, West Tennessee Healthcare

Leaders with West Tennessee Healthcare (WTH) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced an affiliation agreement that will expand the scope of health care services in West Tennessee Healthcare’s service area.

By Paul Govern
January 10, 2013

Study reviews medication adherence interventions

According to a medical literature review published last month in the Annals of Internal Medicine, approximately 50 percent of medications for chronic disease are not taken as prescribed.

By Paul Govern
December 21, 2012

Award winners embody culture of service excellence

By Paul Govern
December 20, 2012

VUMC officials play role in new national care integration report

By Paul Govern
December 13, 2012

Hood takes role as associate chief medical officer for VMG

Cardiologist Rob Hood, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine and assistant chief medical officer for the clinics at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks, has been named associate chief medical officer for Vanderbilt Medical Group.
By Paul Govern
December 13, 2012

Quality, innovation key to VUMC’s fiscal health: Balser

As medical centers across the country respond to declining revenue streams and a federal budget crisis, focusing on the quality of the patient experience becomes ever more important.
By Paul Govern
December 6, 2012

VUMC, Maury Regional land quality, performance awards

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among nine recipients of the 2012 Achievement Award from the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE).
By Paul Govern
December 6, 2012

Malin helps craft de-identification guidelines

A great deal of biomedical and health services research at some point involves record de-identification, whether it’s prior to the sharing of study data or, in the case of large patient databases, prior to the initial extraction of study data.
By Paul Govern
December 4, 2012

Vanderbilt again leaps onto hospital quality list

Vanderbilt University Hospital and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt are among the nation's 89 Leapfrog Top Hospitals for 2012.
By Paul Govern
November 29, 2012

Area employers learn more about affiliate network’s benefits

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and its network affiliates are working directly with employers in the region to improve health for health plan beneficiaries while bringing the overall cost of care under control.
By Paul Govern