MPrOVE team

Michigan Program on Value Enhancement

Improving value in healthcare is a hot topic these days, but total spending is just a part of the equation. High-value health services are those that provide the best possible health outcomes at the lowest possible cost, while low-value services offer little to no benefit when factoring in costs, patient preferences, and alternatives. The Michigan Program on Value Enhancement (MPrOVE) brings together experts from IHPI and across the University of Michigan's health system to identify, design, and rigorously and rapidly evaluate specific projects focused on improving quality and demonstrating the value of clinical services at Michigan Medicine and beyond.

Contact Information
Hannah Lahti
hlahti@umich.edu

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MPrOVE focuses on improving quality and demonstrating the value of care at Michigan Medicine, while at the same time catalyzing collaborative research efforts to inform state and national policy decisions. MPrOVE brings together experts in research, design, management and clinical care to support transformative approaches in evaluation and implementation through the lens of appropriateness.

What We Do, What We've Done

Insights Core
Our approach: Advanced analytics to identify low-value care, define appropriateness, and develop interventions.

Innovation to Implementation Lab
Giving a boost to research on healthcare value and implementing evidence for real-world problem-solving.

Telehealth Research Incubator
IHPI researchers are exploring the potential for these tools to improve value, optimize patient care, and expand access to health services.

Evaluating Evidence
Rigorous testing to determine the appropriateness of testing, imaging, and other health services.

Research Innovation Challenge
Driving team science by encouraging the development of interdisciplinary research projects focused on optimizing value in healthcare.

MPrOVE and value in healthcare

Value in healthcare is important for patients, doctors, hospitals, insurance companies - pretty much anyone who has a stake in how healthcare is delivered. But “value” is kind of hard to put your finger on. How can it be measured? How can it be improved? That’s where the Michigan Program on Value Enhancement – or MPrOVE – comes in.