Tech & Health
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November 14, 2019
NCI ‘Moonshot’ grant to boost hereditary cancer identification
VUMC is leading an initiative to establish a streamlined process for collection of family health histories that could set the stage for a standardized system to make the information easily accessible. -
November 4, 2019
How to fake a medical record
Simulated electronic health records could avoid patient privacy risks and help speed discovery. -
October 16, 2019
VUMC assumes new role in FDA safety monitoring
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is assuming an expanded role in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical product safety monitoring. -
October 16, 2019
New app to help pediatricians recognize autism risk in young children
Researchers have been awarded $1 million from the National Institute of Mental Health to evaluate a new mobile app designed to help pediatricians recognize autism risk in young children. -
October 7, 2019
AI maps routes to heart disease
Machine learning on unlabeled electronic health record data has shed light on the emergence of cardiovascular disease. -
October 3, 2019
Lindsell appointed to HEAlth Data Science Center co-directorship
The HEAlth Data Science (HEADS) Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is undergoing a reorganization to further refine the center’s mission, and Christopher Lindsell, PhD, has been named a new co-director. -
September 25, 2019
Study to explore care coordination’s impact on patient outcomes
You Chen, PhD, has been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million research grant to study care coordination patterns and their influence on hospital length of stay and unplanned patient readmission.