Patient-centric health care ‘bundles’ can improve outcomes and cut costs

MyHealth Bundles have cut waiting times, improved maternity care and nonsurgical management of osteoarthritis, and saved patients and employers millions of dollars.

Music Cognition Lab investigators receive grant for research on virtual interventions for preterm infants

The funding will expand the lab’s work to improve the development of preterm infants through the therapeutic power of music.

Susannah Rose to direct the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society

Rose, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy, will succeed Keith Meador, MD, ThM, MPH, the Anne Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics, who has directed the center since 2012.

Keith Meador, director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, to retire July 1

Meador has integrated ethics into the daily life of clinical departments at Vanderbilt Health. Under his direction, the center expanded its reach across specialties, establishing programs in surgical ethics, pediatric ethics and maternal-child health.

Vanderbilt Health highlights physician-led innovation and analytics startups at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting

Research staff recognized for ‘propelling’ discovery

In her opening remarks, Jennifer Pietenpol, PhD, who holds the Brock Family Directorship in Career Development, acknowledged the contributions of research staff that have helped the School of Medicine achieve a top 10 ranking among U.S. medical schools in research funding from the National Institutes of Health.