Employer Insights Blog

You've probably seen the popular Vanderbilt Health masking video circulating on TV and social media. There's no question about it: Wearing face masks and engaging in other infection prevention methods are contributing to incremental declines in COVID-19 numbers for the Middle Tennessee region.

Today Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced that it has created MyHealth Bundles, a patient-centered, value-based approach to managing some of the most common and costly health conditions. The MyMaternityHealth Bundle is already making a difference for Metro Nashville Public School teachers.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee officially signed telehealth expansion into law on August 20. The revised law expands telehealth coverage—specifically, direct-to-patient coverage—through April 1, 2022.

Though it’s harder to recreate the synchronicity of an office environment these days, it still can be done with renewed effort toward culture-building. Here are five ideas to help your employees create connections, even from a distance.

The Vanderbilt Health Employer Solutions team frequently shares original articles and videos with employers that they can use to support their employees’ health and well-being. Recent stories have focused on preventive health, ideas for contending with stress and anxiety, and more.

A new video from Vanderbilt Health underscores how wearing a mask is one of the easiest and most effective things you can do to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

The pandemic has had a detrimental effect on the mental health of all Americans, with the Kaiser Family Foundation reporting 45% of American adults are experiencing increased anxiety and depression.

The new Vanderbilt Health website now features an out-of-pocket cost estimator for many hospital and professional services offered by Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).

On Friday, July 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its guidelines for people who are self-isolating with COVID-19 to prevent transmission of the virus. We look at what the latest recommendations mean for employers.

The pandemic has been difficult for everyone, triggering a decrease in physical fitness and an increase in mental health issues. To prevent physical inactivity and anxiety from cascading to greater health problems, now is the time to motivate employees to reach a higher bar in terms of their physical health and well-being.