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Our institute is driven to find real-world solutions to the many challenges facing our nation’s healthcare system.

IHPI’s 600+ faculty experts collaborate across the University of Michigan and beyond to improve the quality, safety, equity, and affordability of healthcare.

We conduct timely, relevant health services research, and we translate, share, and implement evidence and insights in ways that transform healthcare policy and practice. We do this work in partnership with healthcare providers, policymakers, patients, and communities.

Together, IHPI members are advancing our understanding of healthcare to help people live longer and healthier lives.

Read some of the significant stories, articles, publications, and reports,and our top policy and practice highlights from 2019 featuring IHPI and our members. 

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IHPI Brief: Telehealth Use in Michigan During COVID-19 Primary care telehealth visits versus in-person primary care visits

Variation in Primary Care Telehealth Adoption and Its Impact on Emergency Department Use and Hospitalizations

U-M researchers analyze the relationship between virtual care adoption among primary care practices and emergency department visits or hospitalizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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IHPI's 671 experts represent an ever-growing range of healthcare research and policy expertise

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Karen Farris
Karen Farris, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Medication management and adherence
Bob Merion
Robert (Bob) Merion, M.D.
Solid organ transplantation policy and outcomes
Michelle Segar
Michelle Segar, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Health behavior promotion and self-care decision making
Ed Goldman
Edward Goldman, J.D.
Law, policy, and ethics in medicine
Samir Gadepalli
Samir Gadepalli, M.D., M.B.A.
Outcomes and disparities in pediatric healthcare and surgery
Deborah Levine
Deborah Levine, M.D., M.P.H.
Chronic disease care, stroke care and outcomes, health disparities
Ellen Selkie
Ellen Selkie, M.D., M.P.H.
Health and digital technology among adolescents
Tom Buchmueller
Thomas Buchmueller, Ph.D.
Health insurance and health economics
Mahshid Abir
Mahshid Abir, M.D., M.Sc.
Acute care delivery and disaster preparedness and response

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As the nation’s largest university-based group of health services researchers, IHPI faculty are applying their diverse research and policy expertise to address the Coronavirus pandemic. The compilation of that work and expertise will be updated on this page frequently - check back often. 

IHPI's Top Policy and Practice Insights for 2018

IHPI's Top Policy and Practice Insights

Read some of the significant stories, articles, publications, and reports from 2019 featuring IHPI and our members.
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