New analysis finds association between masking requirements and slower growth in COVID-19 hospitalizations

August 10, 2020

https://news.vumc.org/2020/08/10/new-analysis-finds-association-between-masking-requirements-and-slower-growth-in-covid-19-hospitalizations/

In a new analysis, researchers from the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have found a relationship between the growth of hospitalizations and masking requirements put in place across the state. Hospitals that have more than 75% of their patients from areas without masking requirements in place have seen a relatively faster increase in patients with COVID-19 than hospitals with higher percentages of patients from areas with masking requirements in place.
Graves, John, COVID-19, Health Policy, COVID-19 Publications/Analysis, COVID-19 and Health Policy

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising outside of Tennessee’s largest metro areas, appear stable in Nashville, Memphis

August 3, 2020

https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/news-events/covid-19-cases-and-hospitalizations-rising-outside-tennessees-largest-metro-areas

The COVID-19 pandemic is playing out in very different ways across the country and state by state. This is also true in Tennessee, according to a new analysis by faculty researchers at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Health Policy, COVID-19, COVID-19 Publications/Analysis, COVID-19 and Health Policy

What does health care look like after COVID-19 pandemic?

July 14, 2020

https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/news-events/what-does-health-care-look-after-covid-19-pandemic

In a new perspective piece published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Assistant Professor of Health Policy Sayeh Nikpay, PhD, joins fellow researchers and economists in projecting what health care delivery could look like after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Policy, Nikpay, Sayeh , COVID-19, COVID-19 and Health Policy

New study examines coronavirus transmission within households

June 30, 2020

https://news.vumc.org/2020/06/30/new-study-examines-coronavirus-transmission-within-households/

Vanderbilt University Medical Center investigators are leading a new study that examines the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, within households in Nashville. The study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) aims to understand how fast the infections spread within households and the factors that may be associated with that transmission. This is one of few longitudinal studies in the country that will examine coronavirus infections among close contacts.
Grijalva, Carlos, Health Policy, Talbot, Keipp, COVID-19 Studies/Grant Announcements, COVID-19 and Health Policy, COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Vanderbilt team develops COVID-19 predictive model for Tennessee

April 6, 2020

https://news.vumc.org/2020/04/06/vanderbilt-team-develops-covid-19-predictive-model-for-tennessee/

A team including health economists, epidemiologists and a biostatistician at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University are amassing and processing data to develop a complex predictive model of the spread of COVID-19 within Tennessee, with region-specific projections, as well as a model of projected resource use during response to the pandemic.
Graves, John, Health Policy, COVID-19 Publications/Analysis, COVID-19 and Health Policy
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