Jill Clendening Archive — Page 24 of 37

January 29, 2020

Effort ensures eligible Medicare patients receive their annual wellness visit

When it was determined that a majority of the 19,000 individuals eligible to receive a no-cost annual wellness visit as part of their Medicare coverage had not yet scheduled one, a large task force was assembled at VUMC to contact these patients and schedule their visits

By Jill Clendening
December 2, 2019

New VUMC service education focuses on strategies to ‘power up’ positivity

The fourth module of Defining Personalized Care – Elevating Our Culture of Service, focuses on the effect positivity can bring to an individual’s own well-being and to those they serve, including colleagues.

By Jill Clendening
The health care proposal to provide Medicare for all was the focus of a panel discussion at the fall Research into Policy and Practice Lecture. Panel participants included, from left, Chip Kahn, Carol Paris, MD, and moderator Dan Gorenstein.
November 21, 2019

Lecture explores Medicare for All’s potential impacts

The concept of a single-payer, government-run health care program — Medicare for All — has sparked national debate, and that proposal was the focus of a spirited discussion on Nov. 19 at the Research into Policy and Practice Lecture sponsored by the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Jill Clendening
November 7, 2019

Griffith honored for her contributions to telehealth initiatives

Michelle Griffith, MD, recently received an award for her work building networks for and advocacy of telehealth.

By Jill Clendening
October 24, 2019

Value-Based Care University hosts first educational event

On Oct. 30, Value-Based Care University is hosting its first educational event for frontline clinicians, and the free event can be attended either in person or through a live webinar.

By Jill Clendening
The Clinical Research Center (CRC) was one of 27 clinical areas at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that received a 2019 Excellence in Patient Experience award in recognition of exceptional performance and commitment to service excellence. Shown here, Scott McCarver, MHA, left, and Robin Steaban, MSN, RN, right, present the Clinical Research Center’s award to, from left, Crystal Rice, RN, BSN, Lana Howard, RN, CCRP, and Lamar Bowman, RN, BSN. Not pictured: Deloris Lee, RN, BSN.
October 23, 2019

Awards honor employees’ patient experience efforts

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has recognized 183 clinicians and 27 clinical areas with Excellence in Patient Experience awards in recognition of exceptional performance and commitment to service excellence.

By Jill Clendening