Department of Health Policy

January 4, 2022

Opioid use disorder treatment access increases in areas with large Medicaid population

By Jill Clendening
December 29, 2021

Study finds sexual minority communities disproportionately engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs

People from sexual minority populations, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer communities, are more likely than heterosexual people to engage in behaviors to reduce medication costs.

By VUMC News and Communications
December 21, 2021

Study finds apixaban (Eliquis) is preferable to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for stroke prevention, reduced bleeding complications

By Jill Clendening
November 9, 2021

Study finds higher deaths among veterans in 2020, but less than general population

By Jake Lowary
November 4, 2021

Study examines long-term benefit of Two-Midnight Rule

Vanderbilt research is raising new questions about the long-term benefit and value of the so-called Medicare “Two-Midnight Rule” implemented in 2013 to reduce costly and potentially unnecessary inpatient hospital admissions

By Jake Lowary
October 29, 2021

HCV infection among pregnant people increasing

By Emily Stembridge
August 26, 2021

Griffin, Sergent honored for their contributions to diversity, inclusion

Marie Griffin, MD, MPH, and John Sergent, MD, were recognized for their contributions to diversity and inclusion during a portrait unveiling ceremony sponsored by the Office of Diversity Affairs.
By Kathy Whitney
June 2, 2021

Dusetzina appointed to federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission

Stacie Dusetzina, PhD, associate professor of Health Policy and Ingram Associate Professor of Cancer Research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, has been appointed to a three-year term on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
By Jake Lowary
May 3, 2021

VUMC’s Lee among group to earn Kenneth J. Arrow Award for health economics research

Scott Lee, MD, PhD, MPA, MPhil, assistant professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has received the Kenneth J. Arrow Award for health economics research given by the International Health Economics Association.
By Jake Lowary
April 26, 2021

Study finds increased risk of serious opioid events in mothers, regardless of dose

A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers finds that new mothers who receive opioids after uncomplicated vaginal births face an increased risk of serious opioid-related events regardless of the opioid dosage, a finding that could significantly impact care delivery.
By Jake Lowary
March 31, 2021

Physician-scientists Aliyu, Tindle elected to ASCI

Vanderbilt’s Muktar Aliyu, MBBS, MPH, DrPH, and Hilary Tindle, MD, MPH, will be inducted this year into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), an elite honor society of physician-scientists from the upper ranks of academic medicine and industry.
By Bill Snyder
March 15, 2021

Preterm births in Tennessee decreased during pandemic

Statewide stay-at-home orders put in place as Tennessee fought to control the spread of coronavirus last March were associated with a 14% lower rate of preterm birth, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Pediatrics.
By Craig Boerner
March 11, 2021

Discovery Lecture to feature geriatric medicine expert Cassel

Christine Cassel, MD, a leading expert in geriatric medicine, medical ethics and the quality of care, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 25, at 4 p.m. via Zoom.
By Bill Snyder
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