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CHRT Press Releases
October 17, 2011
Planning tool helps midsize, large employers prep for health coverage decisions
Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation’s policy brief helps businesses understand impact of Affordable Care Act
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Related CHRT Publication:
The Affordable Care Act and Its Effect on Midsize and Large Employers »
July 13, 2011
Wacky BackQuack™ game is helping consumers and physicians determine the best course of treatment for acute back pain
The BackQuack online game takes players through animated scenarios demonstrating what not to do
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June 20, 2011
Survey shows health coverage is important — but not sufficient to guarantee access to care
Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation survey reveals those with Medicaid coverage face more difficulties accessing care than all but the uninsured
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Related CHRT Publication:
Cover Michigan Survey 2011 »
April 7, 2011
Michigan’s collaborative quality improvement programs cut health care costs and improve quality of care; Serve as successful national model for improvement
Published paper in national journal details results of collaborations led by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan Health System
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February 28, 2011
Report shows high rates of inappropriate antibiotic use continue, despite educational efforts to improve prescribing patterns
Use rate lower in southeast Michigan, and among pediatricians
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Antibiotic Prescribing and Use »
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In The Media
July 17, 2011
Lansing State Journal:
Can Michigan win the battle against obesity?
CHRT Director Marianne Udow-Phillips weighs in on the cost of obesity, explaining to the Lansing State Journal how reducing obesity—a preventable condition—could free money for other things.
July 7, 2011
AnnArbor.com:
U-M, St. Joe's join new initiative to help Washtenaw brace for federal health care reform, fill coverage gaps
Report on the Washtenaw Health Initiative, a voluntary health care collaborative facilitated by CHRT
July 7, 2011
Crain's Detroit Business:
Washtenaw health care collaborative plans for influx of insured patients in 2014
Report on the Washtenaw Health Initiative, a voluntary health care collaborative facilitated by CHRT
June 20, 2011
Detroit News:
Study: State Medicaid users face uphill battle
Report on CHRT's Cover Michigan Survey 2011.
Related CHRT Publication:
Cover Michigan Survey 2011 »
June 19, 2011
Crain's Detroit Business:
Report: Uninsured patients 3 times more likely to use emergency departments, are sicker
Report on CHRT's Cover Michigan Survey 2011.
Related CHRT Publication:
Cover Michigan Survey 2011 »
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