Holly Fletcher
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August 15, 2019
6 key takeaways from Leadership Assembly
Team building and efficiency are umbrella priorities over the coming year as leaders focus on strengthening patient flow through existing, and newly opening, inpatient and outpatient facilities and bolstering the spirit of culture, top executives said at the August Leadership Assembly. -
July 18, 2019
Natural language commands vital to making EHRs seamless, ‘delightful’
Next Up: Yaa Kumah-Crystal, a pediatric endocrinologist and informatician, wants computers to be as seamless in exam rooms as they are in other parts of life. -
July 15, 2019
Parental substance use linked to increase in infants in foster care
The nation’s opioid crisis is a factor in the recent increase in the number of infants entering the nation’s foster care system, with at least half of all infant placements now a result of parental substance use. -
July 1, 2019
Benzodiazepine use with opioids intensifies neonatal abstinence syndrome
Babies born after being exposed to both opioids and benzodiazepines before birth are more likely to have severe drug withdrawal, requiring medications like morphine for treatment, compared to infants exposed to opioids alone. -
June 20, 2019
Assembly outlines VUMC’s fiscal path, plans for growth
Patient experience and facilities expansion are the touchstones of the upcoming fiscal year strategy to align Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s growth with financial strength. -
May 16, 2019
Brain network activity can improve in epilepsy patients after surgery
Successful epilepsy surgery can improve brain connectivity like patterns seen in people without epilepsy, according to a new study.