Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Whether you’ve been working for two weeks or 20 years, navigating the benefits landscape can be a little confusing. This is particularly true when it comes to interpreting forms and documents you might receive from our insurance carrier. One of the most common documents is the Explanation of Benefits, or EOB statement. The EOB details how much of a doctor or hospital visit was covered by your VUMC insurance and how much you are required to pay. The EOB is not a bill. If you owe money for a medical visit or procedure, you will receive a bill from the provider.

With summer right around the corner, flu activity in the country has slowed. As a result, VUMC has officially declared the end of its influenza season. Leaders may stop monitoring the immunization portal to ensure their new hires receive immunizations, provide proof of immunizations or request an exemption. Due to COVID, employees will continue to wear masks based on VUMC’s guidance. It is still good to remain cautious and remember mitigation efforts — like proper hand washing and covering your cough or sneeze.

Managing your medicine through a Vanderbilt pharmacy just got easier. As most employees know, when you use a Vanderbilt pharmacy, you get the lowest price for your prescriptions. You benefit from these savings as an employee on the Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Health Plan. And now Vanderbilt pharmacies offer convenience with a new app, called VanderbiltRx, that allows you to:

Beginning Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. employees will access the EdAssist web portal through a new URL, https://vumc.edassist.com. The EdAssist portal allows benefits eligible employees to submit and check tuition assistant applications, submit documentation and view payment information. The updated web portal will retain its functionality while enhancing the user experience. All existing applications are still available on the updated platform, and the login will not change.  The new site features:

As permitted under the second pandemic relief law, employees eligible for a flexible spending account (FSA) are allowed to either enroll in an FSA or modify their 2021 contributions for a limited time. In addition, the law increases the maximum contribution limit to a dependent day care FSA from $5,000 to $10,500.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is committed to helping you get the care you need as quickly and conveniently and as affordably as possible. Rather than pay a $125 co-pay, or more, for an emergency room visit, employees can take advantage of these cost- and time-saving health care options. 

In an exciting new podcast, called 'The Power Of', VUMC's retirement plan vendor Fidelity Investments, explores the power of confidence, and how it can help you make better decisions about your work, finances, health care, and your life.

Resuscitation Training and Development recently launched the new HeartCode Complete blended learning program to the Medical Center. HeartCode Complete is an American Heart Association program which allows staff to complete Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric  Advanced Life Support (PALS) renewal training at their own pace, on their own schedule, and without attending a classroom-based course.

Did you know that each year nearly 30 percent of employees find new jobs without having to leave VUMC? With an organization this size, every employee has the opportunity to create a long and successful career with VUMC. Applying for a job within VUMC is easy with Workday.

Will VUMC participate in the Presidential Memorandum signed Aug. 8 deferring the withholding and depositing of payroll taxes? After reviewing the guidance from the IRS about the payroll tax deferral program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will not participate in the tax deferral program and will keep withholding payroll taxes from employee paychecks and remitting them to the federal government.