Reporter February 2024 Archive — Page 4 of 4

Tablet-based self-check-in kiosk on a reception counter, displaying “Vanderbilt University Medical Center” and a green “Start” button; a staff member and lobby are blurred in the background.
February 2, 2024

Self check-in, centralized welcome desks prove beneficial to both staff and patients

Vanderbilt Health adult ambulatory clinics began providing self check-in for appointments in late summer 2023, and the process has proven beneficial to both patients and staff.  

By Jill Clendening
Two brightly decorated promotional trucks parked outside a modern building. The trucks feature musical performers, stars, colorful graphics, and visible Fleet Miracles, SWIFT, and Change Kids’ Health to change the future branding.
February 1, 2024

Fleet of Miracles highlights Music Therapy Program at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will be featured on two of Knight-Swift Transportation company’s fleet of trucks for the next three years.

By Jessica Pasley
Rows of labeled blood collection tubes with purple caps arranged in a plastic tray, with barcodes visible on several tubes.
February 1, 2024

A biomarker for early Type 2 diabetes

Genetic analyses suggest that branched chain amino acids may be a sensitive biomarker of early or subclinical Type 2 diabetes and could be used to identify risk and implement preventive measures.

By Bill Snyder
Portrait of a person with long brown hair and glasses, wearing a blue top and black cardigan against a neutral background.
February 1, 2024

Romney Humphries receives John V. Bergen Excellence Award

Vanderbilt’s Romney Humphries, PhD, has received the 2024 John V. Bergen Excellence Award from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute.

By Leigh MacMillan