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August 2015 Edition |
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IHPI's Eventful Fall Forecast
August often seems like the calm before the storm on our university campus. But as we savor these weeks of relative summer calm, and perhaps some time off, I would like to share the IHPI forecast for fall.
We have a flurry of events in the works, which we're sponsoring or co-sponsoring as part of IHPI's goal of bringing our members together to exchange ideas, network, and collaborate, and to convene with national leaders and experts to address key issues in healthcare and health policy.
Tomorrow afternoon we are welcoming Debbie and John Dingell, our area's current and former representatives in the U.S. House, to campus for a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Medicare, in collaboration with the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Learn more about how to
watch the live webcast
of our roundtable discussion.
On September 10 and 11, we will host our
National Advisory Board in Ann Arbor for the first time to show them what our Institute has achieved and seek their guidance on what we could aspire to achieve.
The monthly IHPI Seminar series is shaping up well under the leadership of Caroline Richardson, including today's seminar on cardiovascular disease in India. In addition, we will present a
Development & Foundation Funding 101 session on September 18, and
a peek under the hoods of the U-M and JAMA media relations machines on September 25.
I especially hope you will mark your calendar for our annual
Member Forum on Thursday, November 12 from 2 to 5 PM in the NCRC dining room. The outlook for this event includes my "State of the Institute" presentation and a "speed dating" session to help you take full advantage of the resources IHPI offers all members.
Before the storm of the new academic year blows into town, I hope you will visit our
Events Calendar for details on all these events. If you have an idea for an event, or would like to discuss IHPI co-sponsorship of an event you are organizing, please let me know.
As we relax and recharge this summer, IHPI's efforts to engage U-M students in health services research and health policy continue to grow.
John Z. Ayanian, MD, MPP
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Congresswoman Dingell visits IHPI
Last week, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell visited IHPI to learn more about the breadth and depth of the work of our more than 470 members. The conversation was led by IHPI Director John Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P, and included Eve Kerr, M.D., M.P.H., director of the VACCMR, Matt Davis, M.D., M.A.P.P., IHPI deputy director, and Ken Langa, M.D., Ph.D., professor of internal medicine, along with IHPI staffers Gail Campanella, managing director, Eileen Kostanecki, director of government relations, and Erica Solway, project manager.
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From left to right: Gail Campanella, Dr. Ken Langa, Erica Solway,
Dr. Matt Davis, Dr. Eve Kerr, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell,
Dr. John Ayanian, and Eileen Kostanecki.
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Mark your calendars: U-M Health Care 'Vested Interest' conference featuring Richard Besser, M.D.
The Center for the History of Medicine and IHPI are proud to co-sponsor "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 question and answer panel moderated by Johnathan 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 Heidi Mueller at [email protected].
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ABC News Chief Health and Medical Editor
Dr. Richard Besser
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IHPI team finds doctor appointment availability went up after Michigan Medicaid expansion
A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs showed the availability of primary care appointments actually improved for people with Medicaid in the first months after the State of Michigan launched the Healthy Michigan Plan under the Affordable Care Act. The research, led by Renuka Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc., assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, reported results of a "secret shopper" study that measured the availability of primary care appointments.
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Watch the Video
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Prescott named Global Rising Star
Hallie Prescott, M.D., M.Sc., clinical lecturer, Department of Internal Medicine, has been selected as one of three 2015 Australia and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS)/Baxter & Pfizer Intensive Care Global Rising Star Fellows. She was the North American winner this year, and is the first woman to be selected for this award.
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Farris named new chair of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences
Karen Farris, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. Dr. Farris' appointment was recently approved by the U-M Board of Regents. "I am excited for the opportunity to work with College faculty and administration to bring new vision and energy to our research and clinical activities," says Farris, a member of
IHPI's Leadership Team
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Lepkowski named to U.S. Justice Department Science Advisory Board Sub-Committee
James Lepkowski, Ph.D., professor at the Institute for Social Research, has joined the Department of Justice's Science Advisory Board. The board consists of 25 experts and scholars appointed by the Attorney General from the fields of criminology, statistics, sociology, criminal and juvenile justice, and provides the Office of Justice Programs with guidance and recommendations for research, statistics and grant programs to policymakers and practitioners.
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MICHR awards pilot grants for health research studies; two IHPI members among awardees
The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) has awarded 13 new pilot grants, totaling more than $800,000. MICHR's pilot grant program received a total of 26 submissions in its latest competition, representing a variety of health research studies. IHPI members Loraine Buis, Ph.D., and Jeff Kullgren, M.D., were among the awardees.
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Ellimoottil receives article of the year award
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Adler-Milstein appointed to ONC task force on health IT
Julia Adler-Milstein, Ph.D., assistant professor of information, will join a short-term task force assembled by the Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC), a federal advisory committee to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The HITPIC makes policy recommendations on the development and adoption of a nationwide health information infrastructure, which includes standards for the exchange of patient medical information.
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Update: Congressional
briefings
demonstrate
strong support for V-BID
In late July, Congressional briefings
entitled "Improving Consumers' Access to High-Value Health Care" were hosted by the Smarter Health Care Coalition
. Panelists representing the V-BID Center
, Families USA, National Coalition on Health Care, American Benefits Council, and Evolent Health expressed strong support to implement V-BID initiatives in Medicare Advantage
(MA) and high-deductible health plans
(HDHPs). More than 140 participants attended the House and Senate briefings.
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2016 CHRT Policy Fellowship
Applications available in September
The fellowship brings together 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. Applications will be available beginning in early September.
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Greatest HSR Quotes: Which ones have influenced you?
IHPI is gathering ideas for quotes from U-M-produced health services research (HSR) literature to feature on the walls of some of our common areas at NCRC, such as the Think Tank and Collaboratory. We are interested in your nominations of
a) influential articles in your field that IHPI members have written (or collaborated on), as well as
b) specific passages from IHPI member-written articles you would nominate to highlight. Submissions will be reviewed by IHPI's Leadership Team for meaningful passages to potentially adorn the walls of these spaces!
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- Claire Ankuda, M.D., M.P.H., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Martina Caldwell, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Nicole Gergen, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Nia Heard-Garris, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Dina Hafez, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Andrew Ibrahim, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
- Tyler Winkelman, M.D., Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow
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Ivo Dinov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Health Behavior and Biological Sciences and Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics School of Nursing In the past year, challenges and opportunities associated with representation, modeling, analysis and visualization of Big Data have proliferated in all scientific disciplines and evidence-based investigations. For centuries mankind has dealt with collecting data, developing models and predicting the course of various natural phenomena.
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Lindsey Herrel, M.D.
Clinical Lecturer Urologic Oncology Fellow Dow Division of Urologic Health Services Research Currently, my research is focused in two main areas. The first is learning how safety net hospitals are impacted by various components of the Affordable Care Act. The second is to understand the impact of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) on healthcare cost and quality. Will ACOs be successful in the long run?
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Save the date: September IHPI Seminar
Date: Monday, September 21, 2015 Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Location: North Campus Research Complex, Building 10, South Atrium Topic and speakers TBA. |
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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 upcoming 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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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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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 Soon
Beginning mid-August 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 will be available in mid-August 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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MICHR K Writing Workshop Series 2015: Three-part series
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. |
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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
U-M Research Funding and Grant Guide
A central, campus-wide web portal for funding resources, grant-writing training and events, and more. No matter the type of funding (internal, external, crowd-sourced) or information resource, the Guide will point you in the right direction. Submit a request to the U-M Library for a personalized research funding search consultation, or
start your search here
at M Library's Research Guides website.
Visit us: NCRC Building 18, G018; write: [email protected]; or call 647-9937.
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Iwashyna and Prescott: Sepsis puts one million people in the hospital each year
Jack Iwashyna, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of internal medicine, and Hallie Prescott, M.D., M.Sc., clinical lecturer of internal medicine, wrote an article for The Conversation explaining why sepsis is so dangerous, and advocating for new thinking around the treatment and care of the condition.
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Mody co-authors editorial on use of antibiotics in nursing homes
Some nursing home facilities prescribe antibiotics more often than others, which is tied to increased health risks, even for residents who don't receive the medications, according to a new study in
JAMA Internal Medicine. Lona Mody, M.D., M.Sc., professor of internal medicine, co-authored an editorial accompanying the study and shares why infections can be harder to diagnose among older adults.
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Segar to New York Times: Exercise and immediate rewards
IHPI member Michelle Segar, Ph.D., M.P.H., director of SHARP, demonstrates that even people who say they hate to exercise or have repeatedly fallen off the exercise wagon can learn to enjoy it and stick with it. Segar's research has shown that immediate rewards that enhance daily life - more energy, a better mood, less stress and more opportunity to connect with friends and family - offer far more motivation than simply exercising due to the notion of "better health."
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State of Michigan RFP for Health Innovation Grants
Deadline: August 26, 2015 Visit the website The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is pleased to announce the opportunity for organizations to apply for one-time health innovation grants between $5,000 and $35,000 to encourage cutting-edge advances in healthcare. MDHHS is looking for projects that demonstrate an innovative approach to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the delivery of Michigan's health services and have the potential for replication within the State of Michigan. |
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Frankel CVC Inaugural Fund Grant Competition
Deadline: August 31, 2015 Visit the website 
The U-M Frankel Cardiovascular Center (CVC) Inaugural Fund Grant Competition is one of several CVC internal grant funding opportunities. The U-M Frankel Cardiovascular Center Inaugural Grant will support meritorious innovative projects or concepts in the broad cardiovascular realm. Those submitting proposals must have a primary appointment within the University of Michigan and be a member of the Frankel Cardiovascular Center faculty or staff. Grants are awarded annually ranging from $5K to $50K and may not be used for recurring annual expenses. |
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MICHR Pilot Grant Program: Requests for proposals
Deadline: September 11, 2015 Visit the website The Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) offers funding to facilitate and support innovative research across the translational spectrum. We encourage interdisciplinary collaborations that promote the development of transformative solutions for improving patient outcomes. Six funding mechanisms are available to cover the T1, T2, and T3 stages of the translational research spectrum; applications for those are due September 11, 2015. Applications for several smaller grants are accepted on a continual basis. |
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Russell Sage Foundation funding opportunity
Deadline: September 14, 2015 Visit the website The Russell Sage Foundation sponsors rigorous social scientific research as a means of diagnosing social problems and improving social policies. Awards of $35,000 to $150,000 are available in the program areas of Social Inequality; Future of Work; Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration; and Behavioral Economics. |
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute new R01 grant
Open Date: September 21, 2015
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications to conduct innovative and feasible studies to test strategies to accelerate the adoption of guideline-based recommendations into clinical practice among populations with health disparities. Applications that propose strategies with a focus on providers who care for clinical populations with excess burden of cardiovascular, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders, in concert with the health care delivery systems in which they practice, are strongly encouraged. Applications that test systems, infrastructures, and strategies to implement guideline-based care for NHLBI disorders in clinical care settings are also of high programmatic interest.
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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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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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