Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Archive — Page 8 of 9

March 14, 2013

VUMC testing new payment system for Medicare patients

Over the next three years, Medicare will test a new payment arrangement that rewards participating hospitals when Medicare patients require fewer inpatient and post-discharge services, but extracts financial penalties when patients require more of these services.

By Paul Govern
A doctor in a white coat talks and laughs with a seated woman in an exam room; a blood pressure monitor stands between them.
March 7, 2013

Structural heart disease clinic debuts at One Hundred Oaks

Life just got a little easier for Vanderbilt patients with structural heart disease.

By Kathy Whitney
Speaker at a lectern addresses a crowded classroom audience; a chalkboard with handwritten notes and stacks of papers are visible behind him.
February 21, 2013

Photo: Heart Institute Town Hall

By Doug Campbell
Portrait of a woman wearing glasses and a white medical coat against a neutral background.
November 15, 2012

Advanced heart failure care now offered in Columbia

Under the direction of cardiologist Rebecca Hung, M.D., Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is offering advanced heart failure services at its Columbia, Tenn., office.

By Kathy Whitney
Group of medical staff in blue scrubs gathered in a hospital lobby; one person plays an acoustic guitar while others appear to sing or react.
September 20, 2012

Vanderbilt Heart colleagues release “Walk the Walk” to promote Oct. 6 Nashville Heart Walk

By Kathy Whitney
Physical therapist assistant Kelly Staie works with patient Anthony Nolan, seated in a wheelchair, during a rehabilitation session. Nolan’s extended leg is supported while Staie applies or adjusts a brace.
August 23, 2012

Multiple procedures, devices help heart patient pull through

After Stacey Browning, R.N., a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit charge nurse, got a report on a heart attack patient who was being transported to her unit from an outside hospital, her immediate thought was, “They are sending us a patient we are not going to be able to recover.”

By Kathy Whitney