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November 29, 2019
Jumpstart Your New Year’s Resolutions
Creating a goal and picking one date, once a year to get started is a routine that so many follow. More often than not, that goal remains the same year in and year out. Whether it is losing weight, making changes to your diet, or getting fit and healthy, the pressure of creating a New
November 26, 2019
The Incredible Benefits of Gratitude
The holidays are often among the most joyous and dreaded times of year. We vacillate between savoring food and company versus binging on food and waiting for company to leave. Togetherness and loneliness, appreciating loved ones and missing those not present—if you find yourself seeking some balance amongst such extremes, cultivating gratitude may be worth
November 23, 2019
How to Protect Your Skin as You Age
Danielle DeRosa is first and currently the only licensed medical aesthetician on staff at a Vermont hospital. In her role at the UVM Medical Center, she helps patients deal with skin changes due to aging and medical conditions and diseases, such as skin cancer. She shares her advice for protecting your skin as you age,
November 21, 2019
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Quitter?
Every year thousands of Americans make the decision to cut back on their smoking or – even better – quit smoking entirely. Today is the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout, when we celebrate the people who have put in the time, effort and shown the willpower that it takes to be a quitter. Between
November 20, 2019
Empowering patients, improving the care experience
How an enhanced electronic health record puts patients in the driver’s seat of their health To unify the University of Vermont Health Network and improve the patient experience, we introduced a new electronic health record (EHR) across our network on November 9. Over the next few years, we are integrating health records across our Vermont
November 18, 2019
Using the power of technology to enhance patient care and access to information
A Q+A with Adam Buckley, MD, chief information officer at the University of Vermont Health Network. The University of Vermont Health Network is undergoing a significant upgrade to its electronic health record system, which will impact the Network’s patients and providers across Vermont and northern New York. To better understand these changes, we invited leaders
November 13, 2019
Improving your health care connections across our network
Epic, our new electronic health record, will begin to seamlessly link four network affiliate hospitals When we formed the University of Vermont Health Network in 2014, we brought together a collaborative approach to quality health care in our region and forged strong network connections between our affiliates in Vermont and northern New York. The November
November 11, 2019
What UVM Health Network’s new electronic health record means for you
A Q+A with UVM Medical Center Interim President Stephen Leffler, MD. The University of Vermont Health Network is undergoing a significant upgrade to its electronic health record system, which will impact the Network’s patients and providers across Vermont and northern New York. To better understand these changes, we invited leaders from across the Network to
November 4, 2019
What to Expect When UVM Health Network Updates its Patient Portal
Four hospital affiliates of the University of Vermont Health Network are taking a significant step to enhance the delivery of high quality care. The UVM Medical Center, Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC), Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH) and Porter Medical Center (PMC) will upgrade to a new electronic health record system on November 9. MyChart is the
November 1, 2019
Daylight Saving Time: Tips to Help Your Body Adjust
On Sunday, November 4, most Americans will set their clocks back an hour at 2:00 a.m for Daylight Saving Time. Before you get too excited about gaining an hour of sleep, setting back your clocks an hour back, only means that it will get darker earlier in the evening. What is Daylight Saving Time? DST
October 25, 2019
October is Health Literacy Month
What is health literacy? “Health literacy is the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.”1 Why does it matter? Patients with low health literacy have poorer health outcomes and use more health care resources. What
October 24, 2019
Getting Back to Exercising After Time Off
Warm weather and the long days of summer are behind us and you realize you didn’t quite get back into that exercise routine as you planned. First, know that you are not alone and that any time is a good time to get into a fitness routine. Keep a few key recommendations in mind and
October 13, 2019
4 Important Points about Hand Hygiene
Clean hands have the power to prevent infections. In fact, health care providers might need to clean their hands as many as 100 times per 12-hour shift, depending on the number of patients and intensity of care. Kemper Alston, MD, MPH, chief of the Division of Infectious Disease, tells us more. When should those of
October 10, 2019
Telehealth: What it Means for You
Join us for the free class “Telehealth: What is means for you” on October 30, 2019, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Register here. Picture this: It’s a wintry day, you have an appointment with your health care provider, but it’s a snow day and you don’t feel like packing up the kids to leave the
October 7, 2019
Invest in Prevention: An Overview of Vaccinations Recommended for Adults and Older Adults
Join us for the FREE class Investing in Prevention: An Overview of Vaccinations Recommended for Adults and Older Adults, on October 21, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Register today! What if we could stop the medical conditions that affect millions of Americans each year from happening in the first place? Much of what