Chaochen (Chad) You, MD, MA

Chaochen (Chad)
You
MD, MA
Senior Database Administrator
Health Policy
Phone
615-630-8469
Office Address
2525 WEA
2525 West End Ave.
Room / Suite
742
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
chad.you@vumc.org

New study brings patient experience evidence to forefront in Medicare Advantage research

August 21, 2023
A new study authored by Department of Health Policy PhD student Emma Achola and faculty in the Department is among the first to use self-reported outcomes to help determine the benefit of post-acute care for Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. To date, most previous research has relied almost entirely on claims data, which does not fully capture the patient experience. In the study, published recently in JAMA Health Forum, the research team used survey data to determine the usage and outcomes of these individuals after certain acute health events. 

Effective medications for opioid use disorder rarely used

August 15, 2023
Most individuals diagnosed with opioid use disorder are not on recommended medications and even fewer remain in care, according to a research letter published today in JAMA Internal Medicine by lead author Ashley Leech, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). In 2021, there were more than 100,000 overdose deaths in the United States, with the highest rates among those ages 25-54.

Study Finds Inadequate Use of Recommended Combination Treatment for Miscarriage in the U.S.

July 21, 2023
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found that the recommended two-medication regimen, mifepristone plus misoprostol (similar to that used for induced medication abortion) remains significantly underused despite recommendations to do so from medical professionals

Jessica S. Ancker, PhD, MPH, FACMI

Jessica
S
Ancker
PhD, MPH, FACMI
Professor (secondary appointment)
Department of Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Professor
Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Professor
Department of Health Policy
Vice Chair for Educational Affairs
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

https://www.vumc.org/dbmi/person/jessica-s-ancker-phd-mph-facmi

Dr. Ancker is a Professor of biomedical informatics who has worked in several different areas of healthcare and health policy. She has been a part of several grant review boards and serves as an associate editor for the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association and Medical Decision Making and MDM Policy & Practice. She has also worked in different roles in institutional committees and centers at both Cornell University and Vanderbilt University. Her research interests focus on biomedical informatics, health services research, health literacy and numeracy, telemedicine, and optimal health for all.

 

She is also the Vice-Chair for Educational Affairs of the Department of Biomedical Informatics.

Phone
(646) 248 9281
2525 West End Ave., Rm 14122
Room / Suite
14122
Nashville
Tennessee
37203
jessica.s.ancker@vanderbilt.edu

Pair of new research papers highlights variation, benefit of opioid treatment programs

June 5, 2023
Two new research papers published in the journal Medical Care led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty highlight two different areas related to opioid use treatment in women of reproductive age across several U.S. states. Both studies used similar data and study designs from a randomized field experiment where nearly 4,000 trained callers, either on public health insurance (Medicaid) or private insurance, attempted to seek appointments for treating opioid use disorder across 10 states in the U.S.

Maternal OUD and NOWS increases risk of postneonatal infant mortality

May 8, 2023
In a new study led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, infants born to individuals who had opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy or who developed neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) faced a 54-64% greater risk of postneonatal death than infants without these exposures.
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