Tech & Health
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.