Many have sounded the alarm about the startling drop in preventive cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural VHANtage Point online forum was launched to help address this issue and motivate patients to schedule their screenings.

The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced a new collaboration with Aetna and VHAN to provide small businesses access to Aetna Funding Advantage self-funded health plans at a significant discount. The plan, known as TN Chambers Health, will leverage trusted VHAN providers across Tennessee to care for plan members.

QuizTime reimagines the traditional CME experience and facilitates learning by using quiz questions as the content of a course. “QuizTime revitalizes intellectual curiosity in physicians,” reports Dr. Paul Gentuso, CMO of Heritage Medical Associates.

Patients above the age of 65 are at a higher risk for falls, which can result in significant morbidity, long-term hospitalizations and premature nursing home placement. Here are some tips to help you capture the Fall Risk Screening appropriately.

This fall and winter, make sure to prioritize post-discharge follow-up visits when appropriate and via telehealth when necessary. Check out the following timeline of key post-discharge activities to help you stay on track.

For the second year in a row, VHAN achieved 100% performance for all Aetna contracted quality measure targets during the 2019 performance year. VHAN’s performance actually exceeded Aetna’s national standards in several measures.

VHAN Practices that earn NCQA’s PCMH recognition have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement and a patient-centered approach to care.

Since 2015, VHAN’s multidisciplinary team of pharmacy experts has offered members assistance in improving medication adherence.

VHAN’s pharmacist-led Station Outreach Service program was aimed at improving rates of statin use among patients with diabetes in high-risk populations.