This talk will describe the mission and operational highlights of the Collaborative Quality Initiatives (CQIs) portfolio. Dr. Englesbe will explain some of the available data and patient recruitment opportunities. Lastly, he will highlight some successful NIH grants that use the platform
The IHPI Research Seminar Series is a lecture-based program designed to share innovative health services research topics, studies, and programs, with clinicians, faculty, research staff, and students from a variety of disciplines.
Following the presentation, stay on to join an informal breakout room from 5:00-5:10 to connect with colleagues.
Michael Englesbe, MD, FACS is the Cyrenus G. Darling Sr., MD and Cyrenus G. Darling Jr., MD Professor of Surgery at Michigan Medicine in the Section of Transplantation Surgery. He practices liver transplantation in children and adults. Dr. Englesbe is the portfolio director of the Collaborative Quality Initiatives, which are supported by Blue Cross of Blue Shield of Michigan. His primary research interest is in surgery and population health. He has funding for his work from the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, BCBSM, and Michigan – Health and Human Services. He lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and 3 children.