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New Aetna accountable care product leverages strengths of Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network
Aetna announces a new accountable care product, Aetna Whole Health — Tennessee, which leverages the strengths of the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network, a collaborative partnership of physicians, health systems, and employers in Tennessee and surrounding states. The new product will provide employers a value-based health care option designed to increase quality, improve efficiency and the patient experience and control costs. Read MoreSep 19, 2017
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Erlanger Health System, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network announce agreements
Officials with Erlanger Health System and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce a strategic affiliation agreement creating a collaborative relationship between the two institutions while Erlanger Health System is also joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network. Read MoreJul 6, 2016
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Zeppos tells Rotary Club that success of Vanderbilt and Nashville are entwined
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos told civic leaders this week that the missions of Vanderbilt University – discovery, excellence and diversity — mirror those of Nashville, and the two institutions are each made stronger by that relationship. Read MoreJun 16, 2016
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Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network: transforming health care delivery across the Mid-South
Nearly five years ago a tiny seed of an idea was presented at a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Clinical Enterprise retreat: forming a physician-led network of leading hospitals and physicians to focus on improving the health of communities in Tennessee and beyond. Read MoreMay 24, 2016
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Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Vanderbilt announce affiliation agreement
Leaders with Jennie Stuart Medical Center (JSMC) and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) announce a strategic affiliation agreement that formalizes a collaborative relationship between the two institutions while JSMC is also joining the Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network. Read MoreMay 20, 2016
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Sleep research for parents of children with ASD expanded
The expansion of sleep education sessions through a research study will allow more parents to learn effective sleep strategies for children with autism spectrum disorder. Read MoreFeb 25, 2016
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Get instant access to your health plan with the Aetna Mobile app
As a Vanderbilt Health Plan participant, you can download the Aetna Mobile app and have all your health plan information at your fingertips. Read MoreDec 11, 2015
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Growth, collaboration key to VUMC’s future: Balser
Discovery, education and clinical care will continue to be the core of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) mission as the date of the legal separation for Vanderbilt University and VUMC nears, Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., vice chancellor for Health Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, said to a capacity crowd at last week’s Fall Clinical Enterprise Leadership Assembly. Read MoreNov 19, 2015
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Employer Roundtable explores prescription drug spending
Some employers have called prescription drug benefits the “black hole” of company-backed health plans, with costs escalating despite years of efforts to bring them in check. Read MoreNov 12, 2015
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Major grant to transform region’s clinical practices
Vanderbilt University has received a contract from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for up to $28 million over four years to help more than 4,000 clinicians in the Southeast transform their clinical practices in ways that improve quality of patient care and hold down costs. Read MoreOct 1, 2015
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Posch named associate vice chancellor for Population Health
David Posch, CEO of Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics and executive director for the Vanderbilt Medical Group, has been named to the newly created position of associate vice chancellor for Population Health. Read MoreJun 30, 2015
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Lane named vice president for Population Health Management
Nancy Lane, Ph.D., has joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) as senior vice president for Population Health Management. Read MoreApr 30, 2015
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Roundtable explores latest health trends for large employers
When it comes to episodic care for minor problems, patient convenience trumps provider convenience in today’s health care market. Read MoreMay 22, 2014
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Meeting lets employers, providers explore solutions
As never before, large employers and regional health care providers have opportunity — and incentive — to work together to tame unsustainable health benefit cost inflation while improving health and health care outcomes. Read MoreNov 14, 2013
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Teleneurology services coming to Williamson Medical Center
Neurologists at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and patient care teams 18 miles away at Williamson Medical Center (WMC) will take advantage of network technology to provide remote neurological patient examinations on an urgent basis. Read MoreOct 24, 2013
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Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network to offer expanded options
When Vanderbilt University faculty and staff review their 2014 health plan options during Open Enrollment, they will notice a feature that reflects not only how Vanderbilt is taking care of its own but also leading the transformation of health care for the region. Read MoreOct 4, 2013
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VUMC, Maury Regional land quality, performance awards
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is among nine recipients of the 2012 Achievement Award from the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence (TNCPE). Read MoreDec 6, 2012