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February 23, 2023

VHAN achieves largest shared savings distribution

The Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN) distributed $17.7 million in shared savings and performance bonuses from commercial and Medicare contracts this year.

By Megan Pacella
Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network clinicians and staff have been providing the highest levels of care in the region for 10 years.
December 8, 2022

Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network marks 10 years of driving health care innovation

By Jamie Roberts
The VHAN Care Management Team includes registered nurse care navigators, social workers, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
September 16, 2021

VHAN Care Management Team aids patients and families throughout Tennessee

The Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network Care Management Team is helping patients across Tennessee navigate a broad and complex health care landscape.

By Jill Clendening
March 4, 2021

VHAN collaborations strengthened members during pandemic

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, members of the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN) — a clinically integrated network in Tennessee and surrounding states that now includes more than 6,100 clinicians, 70 hospitals, 13 health systems and hundreds of physician practices and clinics — were hit with challenges they might have never previ

By Jill Clendening
September 24, 2020

Webinars to address depression, anxiety in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that each year as many as one out of every five children experience a mental disorder, and the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified stress and separated children from their friends and normal activities such as in-person classes and sports.

By Jill Clendening
December 19, 2019

Hickson named to new VUMC leadership roles

Gerald Hickson, MD, Joseph C. Ross Professor of Medical Education and Administration, will assume new leadership and advisory roles with the Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy (CPPA) and the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), beginning Jan. 1, 2020.

By John Howser
July 25, 2019

Summit highlights clinical improvement successes

A summit at Vanderbilt reviewed achievements of an ongoing regional effort to transform clinical practices in ways that would improve the quality of patient care, reduce costs and improve health outcomes
By Jill Clendening
September 26, 2018

University Health Network and Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network join forces to create statewide value-based health care alliance

The University Health Network (UHN), a clinically integrated network and accountable care organization (ACO) based in Knoxville that includes The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) and University Physicians’ Association (UPA), as well as various partnerships and joint ventures with physicians and health care companies across East Tennessee, has announced an affiliation with the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network (VHAN), a network of providers working together to transform health care to be more proactive, accessible and affordable for all.
By VUMC News and Communications
September 19, 2017

New Aetna accountable care product leverages strengths of Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network

Aetna announces a new accountable care product, Aetna Whole Health — Tennessee, which leverages the strengths of the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, a collaborative partnership of physicians, health systems, and employers in Tennessee and surrounding states. The new product will provide employers a value-based health care option designed to increase quality, improve efficiency and the patient experience and control costs.
By VUMC News and Communications
July 6, 2016

Erlanger Health System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network announce agreements

Officials with Erlanger Health System and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce a strategic affiliation agreement creating a collaborative relationship between the two institutions while Erlanger Health System is also joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network.
By John Howser
May 24, 2016

Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network: transforming health care delivery across the Mid-South

Nearly five years ago a tiny seed of an idea was presented at a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Clinical Enterprise retreat: forming a physician-led network of leading hospitals and physicians to focus on improving the health of communities in Tennessee and beyond.
By Nancy Humphrey
May 20, 2016

Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Vanderbilt announce affiliation agreement

Leaders with Jennie Stuart Medical Center (JSMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce a strategic affiliation agreement that formalizes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions while JSMC is also joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network.
By John Howser
February 25, 2016

Sleep research for parents of children with ASD expanded

The expansion of sleep education sessions through a research study will allow more parents to learn effective sleep strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder.
By Tom Wilemon
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