Jill Clendening Archive — Page 24 of 36
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July 25, 2019
Summit highlights clinical improvement successes
A summit at Vanderbilt reviewed achievements of an ongoing regional effort to transform clinical practices in ways that would improve the quality of patient care, reduce costs and improve health outcomes -
July 18, 2019
Robot-assisted hernia repair eases recovery for some
Vanderbilt surgeons are performing robot-assisted hernia repairs for some patients that help ease recovery. -
July 11, 2019
New data reveals highly variable staffing at nursing homes
Researchers who analyzed payroll-based staffing data for U.S. nursing homes discovered large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing and daily staffing levels that often fall well below the expectations of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), all of which can increase the risk of adverse events for residents. -
June 13, 2019
Diversity of conference attendees mirrors increasing support for palliative care
More than 80 people attended a Palliative Care Conference in Nashville recently that was led by faculty members of the Palliative Care programs at VUMC and the Nashville VA Medical Center, and VUMC Center for Biomedical Ethics. -
June 6, 2019
Custom stents saving smiles for some oral cancer patients
When Laura McClure-Barnes, MD, learned she needed radiation therapy following surgery for adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare cancer of the salivary glands, she knew that radiation could damage healthy tissue and bone near the tumor. -
May 23, 2019
Vanderbilt surgeons lead nation in study to restore sensation in breast tissue
Study examines if cadaver nerve grafts can restore breast tissue sensation after mastectomy and reconstruction.