Hospital Administration
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Generational Impact: Fifty Years of the PhD Program in Health Services Research and Policy
The long and illustrious careers of alums from Michigan’s program in Health Services Research and Policy demonstrate the impact of professionals trained in both practice and academia—a testament to the educational value of the program for students and the broad influence the program has had on health care management and policy in the US and beyond. Read more
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Study Suggests Medicare Program Aimed at Lowering Costs, Improving Care May Not Working as Well as Thought
New Research from Andrew Ryan and Adam Markovitz
Accountable care organizations’ achievements in "bending the cost curve" may reflect the departure of high-cost physicians, according to new research lead by researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Michigan Medicine. Read more
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Edward Norton Recognized for Excellence in Research
Edward C. Norton
Looking closely at how we use quality metrics to determine compensation, Edward Norton’s research has shifted our study of long-term care management from institutional providers to informal family care for the elderly. Read more
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IN THE NEWS: Hospitals Now Required to List Prices Online for Every Medical Procedure, Service
New Contributions from Mark Fendrick and Marianne Udow-Phillips
Hospitals in Michigan and across the country rang in the New Year with a federal mandate to reveal their once-secret master price lists, although it's unclear whether this new requirement will assist many patients or contain ever-rising health care costs. Read more
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Moneyball in Medicare? It's Working, Study Says
New Research from Edward Norton
Incentives for hospitals to improve their quality and reduce costs work, according to a new study led by Edward Norton, professor of Health Management and Policy. The research shows that hospitals that participate in such programs benefit not only from direct payment from patients’ treatment but also the good scores they get from patients on the treatment they receive. Read more
