Leadership Perspectives

March 5, 2024

CDC changes community COVID-19 isolation guidance; does not change guidance for Vanderbilt Health employees, patients or facilities

February 16, 2024

New Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct to be implemented

A new Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct addressing acts of mistreatment and discrimination is now in effect at Vanderbilt Health’s hospitals and clinics.

By John Howser

February 2, 2024

View highlights from January Leadership Assembly: Mutual Respect policy

January 30, 2024

View highlights from January Leadership Assembly: laboratory transformation

By VUMC News and Communications

January 25, 2024

January Leadership Assembly — Care That Changes Our World

Ongoing initiatives to reduce acts of violence or other disrespectful behaviors toward VUMC health care workers are vital for the well-being of both our people and our patients were among the topics discussed at the Leadership Assembly.

By Holly Fletcher

November 9, 2023

Reminder: Refusal of Care Policy effective Nov. 15

October 2, 2023
New “DNA” podcast season explores how to harness change, ideas to improve business and medicine

Go to your favorite podcast channel right now to subscribe and listen to the first episode of Season 4!
By Holly Fletcher
August 8, 2023
Employees should familiarize themselves with VUMC’s social media policy
June 27, 2023
Embí to help steer national AI code of conduct initiative

Vanderbilt's Peter Embí, MD, MS, has been named to a National Academy of Medicine committee working to produce a code of conduct for the development and use of artificial intelligence in health, medical care and health research.
By Paul Govern
June 21, 2023
Teams reminded to register patient assistance programs

Clinical programs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center routinely provide various forms of patient assistance must comply with one or more exceptions to federal laws that prohibit providers who serve federal health care programs from inducing patients, especially Medicare and Medicaid patients, to seek care with a specific hospital, health system or provider.
By Paul Govern
May 31, 2023
Latest VUMC-wide Policy & SOP Bulletin (March) now available in PolicyTech
May 4, 2023
Workplace violence policies apply to all employees, patients

As aggressive behavior toward health care providers is on the rise nationally, Vanderbilt's Workplace Violence Prevention Committee has recently developed stronger policies to help protect employees.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 17, 2023
Special message from Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, about public health and gun violence

Leadership Perspectives

CDC changes community COVID-19 isolation guidance; does not change guidance for Vanderbilt Health employees, patients or facilities

New Patient and Visitor Code of Conduct to be implemented

View highlights from January Leadership Assembly: Mutual Respect policy

View highlights from January Leadership Assembly: laboratory transformation

January Leadership Assembly — Care That Changes Our World

Reminder: Refusal of Care Policy effective Nov. 15

New “DNA” podcast season explores how to harness change, ideas to improve business and medicine

Employees should familiarize themselves with VUMC’s social media policy

Embí to help steer national AI code of conduct initiative

Teams reminded to register patient assistance programs

Latest VUMC-wide Policy & SOP Bulletin (March) now available in PolicyTech

Workplace violence policies apply to all employees, patients

Special message from Dr. Jeff Balser, President and CEO, about public health and gun violence