Tom Wilemon Archive — Page 35 of 40

Three women gather at a training workstation while one demonstrates software on a smartphone; monitors display the Epic logo, and other attendees are visible in the room.
May 18, 2017

‘Space Stations’ help introduce EpicLeap system

Cheryl Blackwell walked into a room with her reading glasses propped atop her head and was greeted by people wearing wacky antennas adorned with rocket ships and planets.

By Tom Wilemon
May 4, 2017

Protocol shortens hospital stays for back surgery patients

Patients undergoing lower back surgeries had shorter hospital stays and fewer complications after a team at the Vanderbilt Spine Institute identified best practices for perioperative care and implemented them under a standardized protocol.

By Tom Wilemon
ScriptCenter 24/7 Employee Express Pharmacy Pickup kiosk with a touchscreen, payment terminal, dispensing area, and attached storage compartments in a hospital lobby.
April 20, 2017

Pharmacy debuts self-serve kiosks for VUMC employees

Vanderbilt employees will soon be able to bypass lines at the pharmacy counter and get their medications at a self-serve kiosk.

By Tom Wilemon
Portrait of Nitin Jain, M.D., MSPH, wearing glasses, a blue shirt, and tie against a neutral background.
March 30, 2017

Clinical trial to assess shoulder pain treatments

Nitin Jain, M.D., MSPH, associate professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Orthopaedics, has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to determine whether surgery or non-operative therapy works better for a common age-related injury that costs the health care systems billions of dollars — rotator cuff tears.

By Tom Wilemon
Portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie against a brown background.
March 30, 2017

NFL names Sills as league’s first-ever chief medical officer

Vanderbilt’s Allen Sills, M.D., has been chosen by the National Football League (NFL) to be its chief medical officer, a newly created position.

By Tom Wilemon
Terry McHollin stands in a hospital hallway wearing a gray Environmental Services polo shirt.
March 23, 2017

For McHollin, kindness is always part of the service

Terry McHollin checks the coffee cups along with the trash cans in patients’ rooms.
Serving coffee isn’t part of her job description as an environmental service tech, but if someone needs a fresh pour she will stop what she’s doing, wash her hands then head for the coffee pot — and still stay on schedule.

By Tom Wilemon