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March 5, 2015

Medical coding system upgrade nearing rollout

To get a sense of how big a change it will be when a new medical coding and reporting system goes into effect later this year, consider this: The current system contains more than 14,000 codes for unique medical diagnoses. The new one has more than 68,000.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Photo: Getting to the heart of the matter

Gary Gibbons, M.D., director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), delivered a special cardiology grand rounds recently titled “Charting Our Future Together: Setting an Agenda for the NHLBI.”

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

VUSN’s Schorn to be honored at Shade Tree Benefit Dinner

Mavis Schorn, Ph.D., CNM, senior associate dean for Academics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, will be honored at this year’s Shade Tree Benefit Dinner and Silent Auction on Wednesday, March 25.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Photo: Culture’s impact on health

Elena Fuentes-Afflick, M.D., MPH, spoke at Vanderbilt recently on the impact on health outcomes of acculturation — the adoption of the cultural traits of another group.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Tennessee Ambulance Service Association honors Pierce

The Tennessee Ambulance Service Association (TASA) has named Vanderbilt LifeFlight’s Vernon Carl Pierce the Jimmy Studdard EMT of the Year.

By Jerry Jones
March 5, 2015

Study reveals salt’s role in infection control

Researchers at Vanderbilt University and in Germany have found that sodium — salt — accumulates in the skin and tissue in humans and mice to help control infection.

By Bill Snyder
March 5, 2015

Zanic’s journey to the lab followed winding path

It’s roughly 5,000 miles from Croatia to Tennessee as the crow flies.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 5, 2015

Kenyan team trains in health care simulation at VUMC

A team of Kenyan medical and technology professionals is spending February and March at Vanderbilt to learn how to train health care providers in their country through the use of simulation technology and to receive guidance on establishing the first medical simulation lab in sub-Saharan Africa.
By Jill Clendening
March 4, 2015

Vanderbilt dermatologist tells how to protect your skin from lingering winter weather

By Wayne Wood
March 3, 2015

LifeFlight’s blood transfusion practices affirmed by new study

Research soon to be published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) shows that airlifted trauma victims who receive blood transfusions in the helicopter before arriving at a trauma center have a higher chance of survival.
By Jerry Jones
March 3, 2015

Study shows poor heart function could be major Alzheimer’s disease risk

A healthier heart could prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 3, 2015

Vanderbilt sleep specialist says begin preparing now for this weekend’s change to daylight saving time

By VUMC News and Communications
March 2, 2015

VU study finds peanut consumption associated with decreased total mortality and mortality from cardiovascular diseases

If you’re looking for a simple way to lower your risk of dying from a heart attack, consider going nuts.
By Kathy Whitney
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