telemedicine

August 7, 2023

Study shows autism profiles can be identified early via tele-assessment with a tool created at VUMC

A study new study by Vanderbilt researchers offers compelling data that many autism profiles can be identified early via tele-assessment.

By Danny Bonvissuto
April 24, 2023

Kenneth Reynolds weighed 780 lbs., and his body was shutting down. Vanderbilt Weight Loss Center gave him back his life.

Coming up: going fishing with his grandchildren

By Jill Clendening
July 28, 2022

Video vital for telehealth visits

Vanderbilt study of 18,130 telehealth visits at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic defines risk factors associated with telehealth access and suggests how health systems can improve access.

By Bill Snyder
Denis Brock was one of the first to take part in VUMC’s Hospital at Home program.
June 1, 2022

Program lets patients receive medical treatment at home

By Matt Batcheldor
VUMC’s telehealth efforts transformed the way health care is provided, both during the pandemic and beyond.
March 30, 2022

Horst named medical director for telehealth at VUMC

Sara Horst, MD, MPH, has been named the new medical director for Telehealth Ambulatory Services for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Jill Clendening
July 22, 2021

Children’s Hospital adds online scheduling option

Self-checkout and online ordering have become ways for consumers to gain both control and convenience in today’s marketplace. And health care is no exception.

By Jessica Pasley
January 14, 2021

Neurology survey reveals high satisfaction for telehealth

A post-visit outpatient survey from VUMC’s Department of Neurology, conducted under an ongoing departmental quality improvement initiative, has turned up additional evidence of high satisfaction with telehealth among both patients and clinicians.
By Paul Govern
October 16, 2020

Clinical trial to test HIV drugs to treat COVID-19

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in collaboration with the University of Colorado and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, is leading one of the first “telemedicine” clinical trials to test a potential treatment for COVID-19.
By Bill Snyder
June 24, 2020

Use of VUMC’s patient portal is surging

Enrollment in the Vanderbilt Health patient portal, My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV), has surged in recent months.
By Paul Govern
June 4, 2020

Employees working from home bring value, safety to VUMC

As of early May, an average of 8,000 VUMC employees were working remotely each day, equaling more than 25% of VUMC’s total workforce.
By Kelsey Herbers
April 23, 2020

VUSM students help patients, clinicians with telehealth

When in-person visits to Vanderbilt Eskind Diabetes Clinic needed to be quickly converted to telehealth appointments in response to COVID-19, a novel solution was hatched to bring both clinicians and patients up to speed on videoconferencing.
By Jill Clendening
December 18, 2019

Telehealth grant boosts diabetes prevention efforts

Vanderbilt’s Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has demonstrated its effectiveness at helping employees lose weight as a means of preventing Type 2 diabetes and has received a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand the program using telehealth.
By Wayne Wood
November 7, 2019

Griffith honored for her contributions to telehealth initiatives

Michelle Griffith, MD, recently received an award for her work building networks for and advocacy of telehealth.
By Jill Clendening