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Dr. Sanjay Saint’s research program focuses on enhancing patient safety by preventing healthcare-associated complications, with a special focus on reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), one of the most common and costly hospital infections in the world. In nearly two...
Kidney disease significantly alters the quality of life of millions of people worldwide who live with this illness, as well as the family and friends who may provide care for them. It exacerbates a host of other chronic conditions, contributing both to shortened lifespan and a huge cost burden on...
In the 1990s, a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Michigan led by A. Mark Fendrick , MD, developed a concept to restructure health benefit designs so they better supported the clinical indications for care. The concept, ultimately named Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID...
Prescription drug overdoses have become an alarming public health issue linked to increased rates of opioid prescribing and use - what does the research tell us about how to prevent dangerous and even fatal side effects from opioids? March 2016
A 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...