information technology

March 15, 2022

IT Lean In Leadership Circle hopes to inspire other groups to form at VUMC

For the last two years, HealthIT’s Lean In Leadership Circle has met every month to focus on the challenges and opportunities faced by women working in a historically male-dominated field like IT.

By Madison Agee
Kelli Stewart, center, discusses her ideas during last week’s Mental Health Innovation Challenge and Hackathon.
March 3, 2022

Chatbot takes first prize in Mental Health Innovation challenge

A chatbot — a computer program that simulates and processes human conversation — was the winning entrant in Vanderbilt’s recent Mental Health Innovation Challenge and Hackathon.

By Paul Govern
Angela Malik, DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, monitors the IT transition in the emergency department of Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital.
October 27, 2021

Vanderbilt Bedford County Hospital completes successful transition to new IT systems

By Fehintola Olumide
October 25, 2021

VUMC receives 2021 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired recognition

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has achieved the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Digital Health Most Wired Certified Acute Level 8, receiving the Quality Award. 

By Madison Agee
Michael Harris works with Katherine Gilliland, FNP, during the recent transition of clinical and IT systems at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.
September 8, 2021

IT transition a success at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital

Multiple teams from across Vanderbilt University Medical Center recently led a transition of the clinical and information technology (IT) systems at Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital.

By Madison Agee
April 15, 2021

Health care equity focus of tech design challenge

A proposal titled “Capture of Smoking History in EHR for Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility” has won the inaugural VCLIC Design Challenge, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC).

By Paul Govern
January 25, 2021

VUMC successfully implements HealthShare, replacing 30-year-old solution

Many of the projects led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s IT teams have significant user impact, such as the recent implementations of SECTRA (new imaging system), Cupid (Epic’s cardiology module) and Radiant (Epic’s radiology module).
By Madison Agee
December 7, 2020

VUMC earns Most Wired recognition from CHIME

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has earned 2020 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired, a recognition program managed by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
By Madison Agee
April 27, 2020

COVID-19 doesn’t prevent Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital’s transition to new IT systems

In the early evening hours of April 23, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) completed most of its transition to VUMC’s clinical and information technology (IT) systems. The change represented a critical step in fully integrating the hospital into the Vanderbilt family.
By Madison Agee
April 16, 2020

VWCH moving to new clinical, IT systems to enhance care

On April 23, Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital (VWCH) will transition to new clinical and information technology (IT) systems to enhance care coordination and provide a more consistent patient experience.
By Kelsey Herbers
April 2, 2020

Information technology aids VUMC’s COVID-19 response

By Paul Govern
March 19, 2020

eStar Physician Builders develop creative workflows

Through its eStar Physician Builders Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center supports physicians and other health care team members in devising new content and tools for VUMC’s health information technology system.
By Paul Govern
September 24, 2019

A wreck on the highway with a bleeding man, a pregnant woman and a small child. VUMC’s Chris Hare stopped to help.

A routine afternoon commute changed in an instant
By Nancy Humphrey
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