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A Better Approach to Quality Improvement

Marianne Udow-Phillips

Posted by Marianne Udow-Phillips on April 17, 2011

In the April issue of the journal Health Affairs, my colleagues and I descibe the success of a broad collaborative effort that has been in place in Michigan to improve quality of health care. The focus of the April Health Affairs is what has happened since the seminal work by the Institute of Medicine – Crossing the Quality Chasm – was published.

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IMRT and Patient Safety: The Way Forward

Posted by Heather Kofke-Egger on February 14, 2011

One year ago, the New York Times reported on a series of serious medical errors that had occurred during the administration of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, or IMRT. IMRT is a relatively new technology that uses sophisticated equipment to deliver high doses of radiation to very specific areas of the body, while sparing normal tissue. When administered correctly, IMRT can reduce the toxic effects of radiation therapy and allow higher doses than traditional radiation therapy. However, when this highly targeted beam misses its target due to a medical error, the results can be catastrophic.

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The Health Care Industry in Michigan: Staying on the Open Road

Posted by Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D. on May 24, 2010

When I first came to Michigan from Indiana a year ago, I knew I was coming to a special state for health care.

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