Business Innovation Archive — Page 1 of 6

Kenneth Holroyd, MD, and Michael McCann, MD, MBA, stand in front of a classroom chalkboard; McCann holds a star-shaped Innovator of the Year award.
October 13, 2026

Michael McCann named Brock Family Center’s 2026 Innovator of the Year

A Hospital Medicine program developed by Michael McCann and colleagues helps patients with multiple comorbidities reduce their hospital stays. It’s now being offered to other hospitals through a commercial spinoff called Juliana.  

By Paul Govern
(iStock)
September 23, 2026

Tampa Bay Wave collaborates with Vanderbilt Health to launch dual-region HealthTech|X accelerator for behavioral health and addiction startups

Collaboration pairs Tampa Bay and Nashville’s health care ecosystems, giving founders direct access to investors, researchers, clinicians and licensing opportunities.

Rows of black-and-gold Vanderbilt Health pins arranged on black fabric. The pins bear the words “Vanderbilt Health” and “Center for Programs in Allied Health.”
July 31, 2026

Vanderbilt Health, Nashville State partnership certifies 12 Clarksville medical assistants through rural workforce grant

Since launching in 2022, the CPiAH Medical Assistant Program has run 17 cohorts and graduated 186 individuals.

By Holly Fletcher
Vanderbilt Health logo in black and gold on a white background.
July 27, 2026

Vanderbilt Health and Siemens Healthineers launch $87M Value Partnership to deliver advanced technology, elevate patient care

Value Partnership will drive technology upgrades and standardization across diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology, promote workforce development

Collaboration will empower health care innovation through scalable artificial intelligence uses in radiology, personalized medicine and workflow automation

Head-and-shoulders portrait of a smiling man wearing black rectangular glasses, a dark jacket, and a checked shirt against a softly blurred background.
July 15, 2026

University of Michigan’s David C. Miller chosen to succeed Jeff Balser as Vanderbilt Health’s President and CEO and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Miller’s selection as the new senior leader for Vanderbilt Health and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine finalizes an extensive national search by the VH Board of Directors to identify Balser’s successor.  

By John Howser
Two women hold an American Hospital Association award plaque together in an office. The plaque recognizes Vanderbilt Health’s 100 years of AHA membership.
July 10, 2026

Vanderbilt Health celebrates 100 years of membership in the American Hospital Association

Presented as part of the AHA Membership Milestone Awards, this recognition celebrates organizations whose long-standing partnership has helped strengthen hospitals and improve the health of communities across the nation.