Tech & Health

October 17, 2023

AI predicts blood clot risk in hospitalized children: VUMC study

An artificial intelligence tool developed at Vanderbilt accurately identified pediatric patients at high risk for blood clots in a clinical trial, with no difference in outcomes compared to a control group.

By Bill Snyder
The study team from VUMC included, from left, Xinmeng Zhang, You Chen, PhD, Bradley Malin, PhD, and Chao Yan, PhD. On the computers are Northwestern Medicine colleagues Abel Kho, MD, and Yuyang Yang. (photo by Donn Jones)
October 10, 2023

Study tracks clinical team engagement with health records by patient race/ethnicity

A review of electronic health record user access logs found that EHRs of adult inpatients from minority racial and ethnic populations on average received lower engagement from health care teams than the records of white adult inpatients.

By Paul Govern
October 5, 2023

Stenner and Webber lead collaborative team to win AMA Precision Education Innovation Grant

Shane Stenner, MD, MS, and Chase Webber, DO, and a collaborative team of experts at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center were recently named to receive the American Medical Association’s ChangeMedEd Innovation grant. 

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
The anniversary celebrations included the unveiling of a portrait of Frank Harrell, phD, second from left, here with Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, Gordon Bernard, MD, and Yu Shyr, PhD. (photo by Susan Urmy)
October 4, 2023

VUMC’s Department of Biostatistics marks 20 years

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Biostatistics recently marked its 20th anniversary with a half-day symposium and research poster session.

By Paul Govern
Vanderbilt’s Ken Holroyd, MD, MBA, lead of the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation, speaks during the recent Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Sessions. (photo by Erin O. Smith)
September 26, 2023

Academics, entrepreneurs gather for first annual AI event

Artificial intelligence experts from industry and from Vanderbilt gathered on the VUMC campus recently for the first annual Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Sessions, or HAIS 23, sponsored by the Brock Family Center.

By Paul Govern
August 24, 2023

Predicting postop opioid use

VUMC study finds that preoperative patient characteristics can predict daily opioid use at six months after surgery, suggesting opportunities for development of electronic risk-stratification algorithms.

By Paul Govern
August 22, 2023

Vanderbilt Health expands self check-in, centralized welcome desks at adult ambulatory clinics

Beginning Aug. 30, patients can check in for appointments at adult ambulatory clinics at Vanderbilt Health One Hundred Oaks using the My Health at Vanderbilt secure patient portal app on their phone or tablet.
By Jill Clendening
August 15, 2023

Algorithm scours health records for lung cancer risk

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a computer algorithm that scans electronic health records, or EHRs, to identify patients who meet criteria for lung cancer screening.
By Paul Govern
August 10, 2023

Messaging changes benefit both providers and patients

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has just rolled out changes to streamline and better manage messaging between patients and their care providers.
By Jill Clendening
July 31, 2023

VUMC clinicians help shape popular health care software

Twelve Vanderbilt faculty members from are among 627 clinicians currently serving two-year terms on 55 specialty steering boards constituted by Epic Systems Corp.
By Paul Govern
July 24, 2023

Colin Walsh elected to the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics

Vanderbilt’s Colin Walsh, MD, MA, was recently elected to the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) class of 2023.
By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
July 20, 2023

Predicting gene expression may speed discovery: study

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Cambridge have developed a method of or predicting gene expression in hard-to-access tissues like the brain from more accessible tissues, including whole blood.
By Bill Snyder
July 18, 2023

Alliance for Genomic Discovery FAQs

Here are frequently asked questions about Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Alliance for Genomic Discovery.
By VUMC News and Communications
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