Crain's Detroit Business: Physician practices chosen for med home study
CHRT’s efforts in shaping the grant proposal and helping to assemble a comprehensive statewide network of provider organizations and health plans are cited as crucial in this report on the factors leading to Michigan’s selection as one of eight states to participate in the CMS demonstration project on patient-centered medical homes. CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips also comments. (Subscription required to …
Read more >TalkLansing.net: AM Lansing Interviews Marianne Udow-Phillips on Prematurity
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips joins hosts Walt Sorg and Corin Johnston to discuss CHRT’s November 2010 issue brief, “Prematurity.”
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Study: Premature births higher among blacks
Report on CHRT’s November 2010 issue brief “Prematurity.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Read more >Lansing State Journal: Medicaid squeeze: Shrinking federal reimbursements cause doctors to limit care to needy
CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips comments on the declining number of health providers accepting Medicaid patients as reimbursement rates fall, citing findings from CHRT’s March 2010 Cover Michigan Survey.
Read more >Michigan Radio: Report finds geographic differences in health care practices
Report on CHRT’s September 2010 “CHRTBook: Health Care Variation in Michigan.”
Read more >Detroit Free Press: Docs’ practices are questioned: Test, treatment frequency raises concerns
Report on CHRT’s September 2010 “CHRTBook: Health Care Variation in Michigan.” Must pay fee to view full story.
Read more >Michigan Business Review: Report shows how medical care varies across the state
Report on CHRT’s September 2010 “CHRTBook: Health Care Variation in Michigan.”
Read more >Crain's Detroit Business: Rates of unnecessary hospitalization highest in Detroit, Dearborn – study
Report on CHRT’s September 2010 “CHRTBook: Health Care Variation in Michigan.” (Free registration required)
Read more >The Ann Arbor News: Will Ann Arbor hospitals meet electronic health records deadline?
This in-depth look at the status of electronic health record implementation among Ann Arbor area hospitals and physicians groups features comments from CHRT director Marianne Udow-Phillips.
Read more >The Detroit News: Chronic illnesses driving up Michigan’s health care costs
Report on CHRT’s August 2010 issue brief “Health Care Cost Drivers: Chronic Disease, Comorbidity, and Health Risk Factors in the U.S. and Michigan.” (No longer available online)
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