An article published by IMPACT Collaboratory members was included in a list published by Vox of five articles from 2022 that might change how people think about health care.

The journal article, Evaluating the Findings of the IMPACT-C Randomized Clinical Trial to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in Skilled Nursing Facilities, was published in JAMA Intern Medicine in January 2022. The article summarized findings of the IMPACT-C trial to improve COVID-19 vaccine coverage in skilled nursing facilities.

The trial utilized a 3-month educational campaign for encouraging vaccination and utilized best practices such as identifying frontline champions and giving small gifts to vaccinated staff. The authors found no significant difference in resident or staff vaccination in facilities that received the vaccine campaign vs usual care.

The study, identified for Vox by David Grabowski at Harvard Medical School, provided insight into more effective policies to increase vaccination rates. The authors suggested future vaccine campaigns should strive to create an organizational culture that addresses concerns of all stakeholders and brings staff and residents together with a common goal of ending the pandemic.