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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 675 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 featuring IHPI and our members. 

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Discover how IHPI is informing healthcare policy and practice.

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Master's Degree Program in Health and Health Care Research

The Health and Health Care Research program is a one-year master’s degree program (M.Sc.) designed for clinicians who want the opportunity to learn about health policy, the sociocultural determinants of health, and an array of methods relevant to health services research.

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Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Changes on Access to Medication Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

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Impact of COVID-19 Telehealth Policy Changes on Access to Medication Treatment for Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

University of Michigan studies suggest that telehealth has played a major role in maintaining and increasing access to buprenorphine treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Meet Our
Experts

IHPI's 672 experts represent an ever-growing range of healthcare research and policy expertise

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Keith Kocher
Keith Kocher, M.D., M.P.H.
Emergency and acute care delivery and performance
Steven Erickson
Steven Erickson, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy services and appropriate medication use
Renu Tipirneni
Renuka (Renu) Tipirneni, M.D., M.Sc.
Health reform, Medicaid policy, healthy aging, social determinants of health
Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.
Healthcare response to intimate partner violence
Megan Caram
Megan Caram, M.D.
Healthcare and outcomes for advanced prostate cancer
Heisler, Michele
Michele Heisler, M.D., M.P.A.
Health equity, human rights, pragmatic trials, implementation
Donovan Maust, M.D., M.Sc.
Donovan Maust, M.D., M.S.
Serious mental illness, depression, and dementia in older adults
Sarah Hawley, PhD, MPH
Sarah Hawley, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Decision-making in cancer prevention and control, health disparities
Amy Bohnert
Amy Bohnert, Ph.D., M.H.S.
Mental health services and substance use

IHPI's FY2022 Annual Report: Powering health services research forward

IHPI releases FY22 Annual Report

Our Fiscal Year 2022 report describes how IHPI has played an important role in keeping U-M’s health services research engine powered and productive throughout the challenges of the last few years.

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