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The U.S. is experiencing a significant increase in births affected by substance use disorders (SUDs), particularly opioid or methamphetamine (or meth) use disorder. Untreated SUDs during pregnancy pose increased risks for life-threatening health...
This brief examines approaches that states are taking to restrict access to short-term health plans, which offer limited benefits and do not cover maternity care.
What is Tobacco 21 (T21) and why does it matter? Tobacco use remains a major public health concern in Michigan, causing over 16,000 deaths each year. Compared to the national average, 20% more Michigan 12th graders have smoked a cigarette, smoked a...
Prescribers have little guidance available on opioids, and overprescribing is a widespread problem that contributes to the opioid epidemic currently claiming 130 American lives every day.* With up to 92% of patients having leftover opioids after...
Michelle Moniz is an obstetrician-gynecologist and health services researcher who addresses timely questions about women’s reproductive health services, particularly around issues of access, use, costs, and implementation. Her work has directly...
Reshma Jagsi is a radiation oncologist who applies social scientific methods to bring greater clarity to complex problems and ethical issues within medicine. Complementing a substantial body of work in the areas of cancer care and decision-making,...
Sepsis is a life-threatening, extreme immune response to infection. Without early detection and appropriate treatment, sepsis can rapidly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death. More than 1 million Americans develop sepsis each year, and 250...
IHPI is partnering with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to conduct a long-term evaluation of the Healthy Michigan Plan (HMP), Michigan’s Medicaid expansion program. Domain IV of the evaluation includes a series of surveys...
Episodes of Care begin with a healthcare “event,” such as a knee replacement surgery, and extend throughout a window of time when a patient receives healthcare services following that event.
Immediate postpartum long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) refers to the insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD) or contraceptive implant immediately after childbirth, before hospital discharge. Both IUDs and contraceptive implants may be...
Sound public health policymaking depends on a solid evidence base to frame choices and alternatives around critical decisions that can potentially affect millions of people. But when the available evidence is scarce, and the outcomes of various...
Dr. Vineet Chopra’s research program is devoted to improving the use of vascular access devices and preventing device-associated complications, which rank among the most costly and prevalent healthcare-acquired conditions in the U.S. This work, which...
A leader in the fields of healthcare policy and assessment methodology, Dr. Brant Fries has devoted his career to developing assessment measures to improve the care of vulnerable populations across a broad spectrum of healthcare settings. He applies...
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...
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...
In March 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act became federal law. Two months later, Nicholas Bagley , J.D., joined the University of Michigan Law School faculty. The timing may be coincidental. But the impact of the work the latter...
Learn more about the work of Dr. Darrell "Skip" Campbell, Jr ., and the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative (MSQC) that focuses on reducing common surgical complications to improve outcomes, cost-effectiveness, and care before, during, and after...
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?
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...
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,...