Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research Archive — Page 1 of 2
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August 18, 2021
Collaborative helping Midstate nursing homes control COVID-19
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has received a two-year, $1.2 million award from the Tennessee Department of Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide tailored education and coaching to 75 Middle Tennessee nursing homes focused on infection control, quality improvement and other pandemic-related challenges. -
December 3, 2020
Implementation research focus of symposium hosted by VUMC
One hundred ten participants from around the country attended a three-day virtual symposium hosted by Vanderbilt University Medical Center last month that explored how Implementation Research in the Learning Healthcare System can improve the quality and delivery of health care. -
July 18, 2019
More recovery, less disability focus of new musculoskeletal research center
A new research center is aimed at improving patient outcomes and preventing disability after muscle and skeletal injuries and surgery. -
January 10, 2019
Clinical Data Research Network primed for growth
The Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network, led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, is a collaborative effort among a group of large health care systems to support and conduct innovative comparative effectiveness research and clinical trials. -
December 20, 2018
Study uses IT to prevent early childhood obesity
A research team led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Russell Rothman, MD, MPP, has been approved for a $7 million research funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to conduct a randomized, multi-center trial comparing clinic and consumer information technology approaches to promote healthy behaviors and prevent early childhood obesity. -
October 4, 2018
New center formed to treat, study ICU delirium, dementia
Millions of patients in intensive care units each year develop delirium during their hospitalization and often leave the hospital with cognitive deficits similar to those suffering from traumatic brain injury or mild Alzheimer’s disease. -
July 13, 2017
Lindsell named to key VICTR, IMPH and Biostatistics leadership roles
Christopher Lindsell, Ph.D., nationally known for building clinical, translational and emergency medicine research programs at the University of Cincinnati, has been named director of the Research Methods Program in the Vanderbilt Institute of Clinical and Translational Research (VICTR).