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Maintaining Momentum
Momentum. It's a powerful word reflecting both mass and velocity, and IHPI can rightfully claim both of its components.
As I reflect on what we have accomplished together over the past two years since I moved to Michigan, I've been struck by how much momentum we as an institute have created in our health services research community and beyond.
Last week, I had the privilege of sharing a sense of that momentum, and the directions in which we are moving, with our National Advisory Board, when they gathered for the first time.
As you'll read in the article below, they came away favorably impressed by what we have built here in such a short time. Most importantly, the IHPI leadership team came away with important insights from them about how we can continue to develop and succeed.
Newton's laws revealed important features of momentum: that bodies in motion tend to stay in motion - and that they can accelerate when forces align. When I stroll past the new historical timeline of health services research at the University of Michigan that we just installed along the ground-floor hall leading from IHPI to the rest of NCRC, I can see our powerful history as a main source of our current momentum.
Now it's up to us to leverage our own collective strengths, the support of our university, and the wisdom of those who advise us, to increase our momentum for the sake of the patients, providers, policymakers and public that we serve.
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
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Inaugural National Advisory Board meeting:
Showing our strengths, welcoming feedback
They came from Washington and New York, from Atlanta and Ann Arbor, in person and via computer. They drank from a fountain of information about IHPI, toured our headquarters, and met more than two dozen IHPI members.
And in the end, they offered both practical advice and deeper insights that could help the Institute shape its strategies to achieve our aims and support our members.
U-M President Mark Schlissel opened the day with his remarks, saying he was "blown away by the progress that IHPI has made" over the past two years with the launch of key services and programs.
The Institute's ability to bring together experts from many areas of U-M to tackle important topics in healthcare delivery, economics and policy is a "sweet spot" for a public university to make progress on an important societal issue, he observed.
Marschall Runge, who leads the U-M Health System as executive vice president for medical affairs, echoed that enthusiasm for the advancements IHPI has made. He hopes further work by teams of Institute members could use the Health System as a living laboratory for testing new ideas - and that those ideas could in turn help the Health System succeed in the face of many challenges in the healthcare marketplace.
After these greetings from two top leaders, the board were given an in-depth look at IHPI's history and current state by IHPI Director John Ayanian, followed by a tour of the Institute's headquarters with members giving brief overviews of their areas at six stops.
Leaders of the three U-M units with the largest numbers of IHPI members -- the Medical School, School of Public Health and Nursing School -- also spoke, as did David Canter, who directs the NCRC. An inspiring panel of four student researchers currently working toward medical, nursing and engineering degrees capped the day.
Throughout the day, and in a focused discussion in the afternoon, board members offered their perspective on how IHPI could make the most of our resources and demonstrate the impact of bringing health services researchers together in new ways.
Director John Ayanian will share some of these insights in his presentation at the November 12 IHPI Annual Member Forum.
Like any good advisory board meeting, the meeting focused on ways IHPI could improve as it continues to develop. But as board member Lewis Sandy of UnitedHealth Group said at the end, "This is a really impressive enterprise at such a young age. You've made quite an impressive start."
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October 1-2 Conference "Vested Interests: Who Really Influences American Medicine, Public Policy and Health Policy"
The Center for the History of Medicine and IHPI are proud to co-sponsor the "Vested Interests: Who Really Influences American Medicine, Public Health and Health Policy" Conference on October 1 - 2, 2015 at the Rackham Graduate School.
The conference will kick off on October 1 with a public keynote talk from Richard Besser, M.D., ABC News chief health and medical editor, followed by a Q&A panel moderated by Jonathan Cohn, senior national correspondent for the Huffington Post.
On October 2, the conference will host four individual presentations with panel reactions on big pharma, big food, legislative aspects of environmental health and conflicts of interest in medical centers. The October 2 panels are RSVP ONLY. If you would like to attend one or more of the October 2 panels, please e-mail
[email protected]
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IHPI, CHRT members share Michigan's Medicaid expansion experience
How did Michigan become one of just six states with a fully Republican-led state government to expand its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act? It's a timely question, because today the state government will ask the federal government for permission to continue the innovative program with Michigan-specific coverage provisions.
In a Health Affairs Blog post, IHPI members Richard Hirth, Ph.D., M.A., professor of health management and policy, and IHPI Director John Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P., along with IHPI member and CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips, M.H.S.A., share Michigan's path to expansion.
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Federal government to try out value-based insurance design
A health insurance model designed to improve care and cut costs - a concept that grew out of a decade of work at the University of Michigan - will be tested in seven states, according to an announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
The Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model program trial will allow the government to see how well this form of insurance design improves care while keeping costs down for patients and the government. The CMS announcement moves forward a plan that had been making its way through the legislative process.
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Two new K08 awards will tackle emergency room variation and morbidity after sepsis
Hallie Prescott, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor of internal medicine, and Keith Kocher, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of emergency medicine, recently received Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development, or K08 Awards. Prescott will focus her research on general pathways and personalized risk of morbidity after sepsis. Kocher's research will focus on understanding the causes and consequences of variation in emergency department hospitalization practices across the U.S.
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Dean's award program to honor IHPI members
Three IHPI faculty members are among 21 Medical School faculty and staff who will be honored through the
Dean's Awards Program
. These awards recognize Medical School faculty and staff who demonstrate exceptional accomplishment in the areas of teaching, research, clinical care, community service, and administration. This year's recipients will be recognized on November 4 at the annual Dean's Faculty and Staff Awards Dinner. IHPI faculty honorees include:
Sanjay K. Saint, M.D., M.P.H.,
George Dock Collegiate Professor of Internal Medicine
M.E. Michele Heisler, M.D.,
professor of internal medicine
Paula Anne Newman-Casey, M.D., M.S.,
assistant professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences
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Macy named Crain's Health Care Hero Finalist
As a champion for child passenger restraint usage in Michigan, Michelle Macy, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine, was named the Physician Finalist for Crain's 14th annual Health Care Heroes awards.
She is currently conducting a clinical study at U-M and the Hurley Medical Center in Flint with 350 parents on the best way to educate families on the use of auto seat restraints and booster seats for their children. The goal is to develop an ER-based intervention to talk with parents about safe child restraint use.
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Watch Dr. Michelle Macy explain her passion for research on child passenger safety.
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Herrel awarded AUA Health Policy Young Investigator Award
Lindsey Herrel, M.D., a fellow with the Department of Urology's Divisions of Urologic Oncology and Dow Health Services Research, was recently awarded the 2015 Health Policy Young Investigator Award for her abstract entitled, "Utilization and Outcomes of Inpatient Urological Care at Safety Net Hospitals."
The award, distributed regionally by the American Urological Association (Dr. Herrel won representing the North Central region), recognizes work examining socio-economic aspects of the delivery of care.
Dr. Herrel's abstract examined the implications of policies in the Affordable Care Act for surgical care provided to underserved populations.
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Farris to lead pilot grant program
MICHR has appointed Karen Farris, Ph.D., the Charles R. Walgreen III Professor of Pharmacy Administration in the College of Pharmacy, as the faculty lead for its Pilot Grant Program (PGP). She will also serve on the MICHR Cabinet. Farris recently became the Chair of Department of Clinical, Social and Administrative Sciences in the College of Pharmacy, in addition to serving as interim chair for the past year. She also holds appointments in the School of Public Health and the Institute for Social Research and serves on the IHPI Leadership Team. Her research focuses on medication adherence, specifically reasons for non-adherence, including concern and necessity beliefs, and self-reporting adverse effects.
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JAMA Viewpoint featuring Fagerlin and Skolarus
In a recent issue of
JAMA Oncology, Angela Fagerlin, Ph.D., associate professor of internal medicine, and Ted A. Skolarus, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of urology, authored a Viewpoint article titled "Rethinking Patient-Physician Communication of Biopsy Results -- The Waiting Game." In the article, they conclude, "T
elemedicine approaches can potentially relieve much of the anxiety associated with in-person consultations while delivering bad news in a timely, compassionate, and patient-centered manner."
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Adler-Milstein selected for Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader award
The American Journal of Managed Care
is celebrating its 20th year of publication. As part of the year-long celebration, a new annual award was created to recognize an individual whose early achievements in managed care research demonstrate the potential for making an exceptional long-term contribution as a leader in the field. Julia Adler-Milstein, Ph.D., assistant professor in the School of Information, will be awarded the Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award (ELMCRA) on October 28 at the journal's 20th anniversary celebration.
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Denton receives NSF grant funding for bio-marker screening
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12) recently announced U-M will receive three research grants totaling $829,714 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). "University of Michigan is leading the way in research and development of new technologies that will solve some of our country's most pressing challenges," said Dingell. Associate professor of engineering Brian Denton, Ph.D., will receive $200,000 for his project entitled "Optimal Design of Biomarker-Based Screening Strategies for Early Detection of Chronic Diseases."
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CanSORT holds annual meeting
On September 1, the Cancer Surveillance and Outcomes Research Team (CanSORT) held their annual national meeting to review recent progress and discuss future plans for the P01 program project grant: "The Challenges of Individualizing Treatments for Breast Cancer," awarded by the National Cancer Institute in 2012 to Steven Katz, M.D., M.P.H., professor of internal medicine.
The purpose of this retreat was to engage faculty and national partners in advancing breast cancer treatment population science and implementation research. Attendees of the retreat included CanSORT investigators, the research management team, and External Advisory Board members. The newly appointed U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center Director, Theodore Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., joined the group for a brief lunch discussion regarding the importance of population sciences at the UMCCC.
Other presenters for the day included Sarah Hawley, Ph.D., M.P.H., professor of internal medicine, Larry An, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine, Nancy Janz Ph.D., M.S., professor of health behavior and health education, Lauren Wallner, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of internal medicine, Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil., associate professor of radiation oncology, Christopher Friese, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor of nursing, and IHPI Director John Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P.
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2016 CHRT Policy Fellowship -
Applications now available
Interested in learning how to translate your research into policy impact?
U-M researchers can now apply
for the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) Policy Fellowship at U-M.
The fellowship joins selected health services researchers and state policy-makers over four months to learn from health care experts and each other about policy-making, health services research, and the intersection between the two.
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Mousumi Banerjee, Ph.D., M.S.
Research Professor, School of Public Health
Director of Biostatistics, Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy
Data speaks to me. I am fascinated by data and using statistical methods to uncover the stories that data can tell. Although my academic training was heavily theoretical, I have become solidly invested in the science behind the critical issues that our world is facing, specifically in the areas of health and healthcare. Data can be used to develop real solutions to these problems. I tell my graduate students to take the time to understand the scientific question first before approaching the statistical solution, because otherwise they might end up giving the right answer to a wrong question.
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Steven Erickson, Pharm.D.
Associate Professor, Social and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy
My research interests have always been around the appropriate use of medications, and I am currently focused on safe and appropriate medication use among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of my work has focused on learning about factors that may contribute to non-adherence, and developing and assessing interventions that can improve medication adherence, including innovative pharmacy services.
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Be part of The Conversation: Meet the chief of a new academic commentary site
Date: September 22
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: NCRC, IHPI Collaboratory
Since late 2014, the website The Conversation US has given American academics a new public platform for expert commentary and research-driven opinion aimed at a general audience. Numerous faculty from U-M and other prominent institutions have written pieces with the help of the site's expert editors. The Conversation US builds off the previous success of a similar site in Australia.
The executive director of The Conversation US, Bruce Wilson, will be in Ann Arbor on Tuesday, Sept. 22 and is making a special stop at IHPI because of our Institute's strong interest in helping our members reach broad audiences to impact policy and practice. Join Bruce and Kara Gavin, IHPI research & policy media relations manager, for a discussion of how The Conversation US works, what kind of audience it reaches, and how you and colleagues can propose and write pieces based on your work and expertise.
Twitter 101: October 9
 Join IHPI communicator Kara Gavin for the monthly Twitter 101 session for new andlapsed tweeters, at noon on October 9 in the IHPI Collaboratory, NCRC Bldg. 10, Room G079. Bring a laptop and mobile device, and your lunch, for this informal session designed to explain Twitter's features and how to get the most out of it as an academic health services researcher. If you need help setting up a Twitter account, please arrive a bit early.
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Incentives in Medicare's Payment for Episodes of Care
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: North Campus Research Complex, Building 10, South Atrium
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) now pays hospitals a percentage bonus (or penalty) in the future based the experience of Medicare patients' entire episode of care, up to 30 days post-discharge. In other words, each patient's episode of care - including in a skilled nursing facility, outpatient rehabilitation, and home health care - affects future Medicare payments to the index hospital. This creates stronger incentives to avoid bad patients and implicit incentives between cost and quality. Edward C. Norton, Ph.D., professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, and professor of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, will discuss these issues. Lunch will be served and RVSPs are required: [email protected]
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Fall Sport Concussion Summit
 Date: Thursday, September 24, 2015 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Location: Junge Family Champions Center, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor Visit the website The U-M Injury Center invites you to register for the Sport Concussion Summit featuring opening remarks from Coach Lloyd Carr and a keynote with Brian Hainline, M.D., NCAA chief medical officer. Early registration is encouraged. IHPI is one of several co-sponsors of this event. |
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A Peek Under the Hood of the U-M and JAMA Media Relations Machines
Date: Friday, September 25, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: School of Public Health, 1680 SPH 1
How does research get into the news? How and why do reporters get early access to new findings before they're officially published? And how can academics better engage with the staff at U-M and top journals to help their work get represented accurately while reaching a wide audience? Find out the answers to these questions, and ask your own, at this event designed for faculty and senior trainees who want to know more about the "media relations machines" at U-M and the JAMA family of journals.
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3rd Annual Symposium on Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety
Date: Monday, September 28, 2015
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location: NCRC - Dining Hall & Adjacent Hallway
Learn more about how the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS) is improving the safety and quality of healthcare delivery by identifying, fostering, and promoting collaborative projects across the University. For questions, please email [email protected].
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Date: October 1-2, 2015
Location: Rackham Graduate School
The conference will kick off on October 1 with a public keynote talk from Richard Besser, M.D., ABC News chief health and medical editor, followed by a question and answer panel on "Vested Interests Involved in Writing the Affordable Care Act of 2010," moderated by Jonathan Cohn, senior national correspondent for the Huffington Post.
On October 2
, the conference will host four individual presentations with panel reactions on big pharma, big food, legislative aspects of environmental health and conflicts of interest in medical centers.
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The Future of Data Science
A Convergence of Academia, Industry and Government
Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor
Join top industry, academic and government data scientists in Ann Arbor for an inaugural symposium to mark the launch of the University of Michigan Data Science Initiative. On October 6, experts from around the country will convene at Rackham Auditorium to focus on the future of data science and to highlight current research, trends and emerging issues in the field that transcend all aspects of our global community.
IHPI members are invited to learn how this campus-wide initiative will provide opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration in data science. The DSI is focused on developing leaders in data science through new education, training, and data analysis resources.
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Opioid Overdose Summit
 Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. Location: Palmer Commons 100 Washtenaw Ave. Visit the website The U-M Injury Center invites you to register for a day of science-based exploration and learning on an emerging public health issue: overdose injury and death related to opioids (prescription pain medications). Researchers, clinicians, and public health practitioners are encouraged to attend. Others are welcome. Early registration is encouraged. IHPI is a co-sponsor of this event. |
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2016 IHPI R01 Boot Camp: Apply Now
Deadline: October 16 Visit the website  IHPI is once again sponsoring a R01 Boot Camp program in conjunction with the Medical School's Mentored Research Academy: R01 Boot Camp. The IHPI Boot Camp will accommodate 8-10 junior faculty and will be open to all assistant professors who are IHPI members, regardless of the school or college in which they are appointed. The application is now available and open through October 16. Visit the IHPI Boot Camp webpage for the latest information and for the direct application link when it becomes available.
Contact Jason Wolfe for more information.
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IHPI and MICHR team up to help junior faculty with K-award writing workshops
Date: November 4, 18 and December 9, 2015 Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Registration required by October 19 Visit the website This structured, three-part workshop is designed to assist junior faculty and fellows who are preparing competitive career development grant applications (NIH K and VA CDA) for 2016 submission. As a participant, you will exchange drafts of sections of your proposal and receive peer critique and feedback from senior faculty experienced in NIH study section thinking. If you are not writing one of these awards, please contact RDC ([email protected]) for your grant needs. IHPI faculty will lead health services-focused breakout sessions. Space is limited, please sign up by October 19. |
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AcademyHealth 8th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health
December 14-15, 2015 Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C. Visit the website A forum for discussing the science of dissemination and implementation, the 8th Annual Conference aims to grow the research base by bridging the gap between evidence, practice, and policy in health and medicine. Researchers, evaluators and implementers who are interested in identifying opportunities, challenges, and strategies for disseminating the findings and implementation of research to key stakeholders should attend the meeting to discuss, debate, and explore in-depth approaches to advance dissemination and implementation science. |
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MLibrary@NCRC
Highlighted Service: Data Visualization
The library provides a variety of services to support
data visualization
activities across campus. We are happy to help point you to the right resources and technology in the library and beyond, and provide personalized consultations and trainings.
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Hawley featured in Hour Detroit
In the past, genetic testing was often an afterthought for a woman already diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer. Now, screening is happening sooner.
IHPI member Sarah Hawley, Ph.D., professor of internal medicine, discusses BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations and the subsequent odds of developing breast cancer later in life. For women who test positive for either mutation, the conventional recommendation is to have preventive surgery.
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Nallamothu writes column for MLive on heart emergencies
IHPI Institute Leadership Team Member,
Brahmajee Nallamothu
, M.D., M.P.H., professor of internal medicine, recently published a column for MLive advocating for creating regionalized care for heart emergencies. By coordinating care across hospitals and encouraging them to work as partners, physicians could deliver the right resources to the right patient at the right time, saving lives, he says.
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U-M to study Tae Kwon Do as ADHD therapy
Beth Tarini
, associate professor of pediatrics and communicable diseases, is launching a study to see whether the martial art of tae kwon do could be an effective therapy - or even an alternative to prescription medication - for kids
with
attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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Small grants for technology to support health management & independence
Deadline: October 14, 2015 Visit the website Do you have an idea for an app, game or other type of innovative technology that may improve the lives of individuals with disabilities? Have you created technology for another diagnostic or age group that can be adapted to help adolescents and young adults with physical, cognitive, sensory or developmental impairments manage their health and achieve independence? If so, consider applying for a small grant from the U-M Technology Increasing Knowledge: Technology Optimizing Choice Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (TIKTOC RERC) which can provide up to $10,000 in funding for a one year project. |
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NCHS/AcademyHealth - 2016 Health Policy Fellowship
Deadline: November 9, 2015
This fellowship program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, Maryland, for a period of 13 months to conduct studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community. Fellows have access to
NCHS data resources for use in their proposed studies, and also work on collaborative projects with NCHS staff.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
Deadline:
November 12, 2015 (3 PM)
Amount: Up to $165,000
Number of Awards: Up to Seven
Target Population: Mid-career professionals from academic faculties (among other careers)
The Health Policy Fellows program is a one-year residential experience in Washington, D.C. for exceptional mid-career health professionals, and behavioral and social scientists.
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ABOUT IHPI
The Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation is committed to improving the quality, safety, equity, and affordability of healthcare services
To carry out our ambitious mission, our efforts are focused in four areas:
- Evaluating the impact of healthcare reforms
- Improving the health of communities
- Promoting greater value in healthcare
- Innovating in IT and healthcare delivery
Inside IHPI is published by the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation Communications Team.
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CONTACT US
U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation
North Campus Research Complex (NCRC)
2800 Plymouth Road, Building 16
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Christina Camilli-Whisenhunt
Communications Manager
[email protected]
734-764-9782
Kara Gavin
Research and Policy Media Relations Manager
[email protected]
734-764-2220
Lauren Hutchens
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