Ann Arbor Business Review: State health initiatives could provide national model
On June 11, the Ann Arbor Business Review reported on the initiatives discussed at CHRT’s CQI symposium.
Read more >Collaborative Quality Initiatives: A strategy that works for improving health care quality & cost
Can better health care and cost savings go hand in hand? Michigan physicians and hospitals working together in collaborative quality initiatives (CQIs) sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Blue Care Network (BCBSM/BCN) are proving that collaboration is indeed a powerful model for saving both lives and dollars for patients throughout Michigan. For example: In one Michigan …
Read more >Interlochen Public Radio: Discussion of healthcare reform on Points North
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses healthcare reform in Michigan on Points North from Interlochen Public Radio.
Read more >Traverse City Record-Eagle: Health care crisis hurts kids
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips discusses how the health care crisis impacts children in her May 22, 2009, op-ed in the Traverse City Record-Eagle.
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Health-care reform: A shot in the arm for Detroit 3?
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips and vice-chair and U-M associate VP for medical affairs Dr. John E. Billi are quoted in a recent Detroit Free Press story about the potential for national health care reform to boost the recovery of Detroit’s automakers.
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: University of Michigan, other hospitals bear greater financial burden in poor economy
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips is quoted and the Cover Michigan report is mentioned in a recent Ann Arbor News cover story about UMHS uncompensated care.
Read more >Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation releases Cover Michigan — a report on healthcare coverage and access
Cover Michigan, a report on healthcare coverage released today by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) shows that while Michigan compares well to the country as a whole, the state is losing ground in critical areas, including the number of Michigan’s children and adults who are uninsured and the percentage of the population covered by private insurance. “Cover …
Read more >Covering the Uninsured: Who Has the Will and Who Has the Way?
On Friday, May 2, 2008, the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) will convene a panel of experts to explore the problem of America’s 47 million uninsured. “In this election year, voters, candidates and the media are increasingly focused on the issue of healthcare and the uninsured – and rightfully so,” said Marianne Udow-Phillips, CHRT’s director. “We know the …
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Other Voices
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips’ op-ed.
Read more >U-M Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announce Marianne Udow as director for joint venture
The board of directors of the joint venture between the University of Michigan Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has named Marianne Udow as the organization’s first director. Called the Center for Healthcare Quality & Transformation, the joint venture is dedicated to improving the quality of Michigan’s health care, and transforming the way patient care is delivered …
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