American College of Critical Care Medicine honors Ely
May 12, 2022
Wes Ely, MD, MPH was honored by the
Medicare beneficiaries without low-income subsidies were less likely to fill important prescriptions, new study finds
April 4, 2022
https://news.vumc.org/2022/04/04/medicare-beneficiaries-without-low-income-subsidies-were-less-likely-to-fill-important-prescriptions-new-study-finds/
Many Medicare beneficiaries do not fill high-price specialty drug prescriptions, particularly those that do not receive a low-income subsidy. Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, and colleagues found that beneficiaries receiving subsidies were twice as likely to obtain the prescribed drug than those not receiving subsidies, demonstrating the need to increase the accessibility of high-price medications by reducing out-of-pocket expenses under Medicare Part D.
Barkin departing to become chair of pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University
March 31, 2022
https://news.vumc.org/2022/03/31/barkin-departing-to-become-chair-of-pediatrics-at-virginia-commonwealth-university/
Shari Barkin, MD, MSHS will depart VUMC to become chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. Thank you, Dr. Barkin, for your many years of service and leadership at VUMC.
VUMC Clickbusters program helps reduce EHR alerts
March 24, 2022
https://news.vumc.org/2022/03/24/vumc-clickbusters-program-helps-reduce-ehr-alerts/
Allison McCoy, PhD and Adam Wright, PhD led a “Clickbusters” initiative to optimize best practice advisories (BPA) in eSTAR and help stem alert fatigue. A comprehensive review of 20% of the rule-based alerts in use at VUMC led to a 15% reduction in interruptive alerts. Sarah Horst, MD, MPH was a co-author on the study. Read More