A new health care policy institute ? one that is expected to become one of the largest of its kind in the nation ? will be established at the University of Michigan?s North Campus Research Complex.
The Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation was approved May 19 by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. The Institute?s mission is to enhance the health and well-being of local, national and global populations through innovative, interdisciplinary health services research.
?The research done at our new Institute will inform and influence public policy and enhance public and private efforts to improve the quality, safety, equity and affordability of health care services,? says James O. Woolliscroft, M.D., Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School and Lyle C. Roll professor of medicine.
Many U-M researchers currently are involved in ground-breaking studies into the delivery of health care services, including support for patients with chronic conditions, insurance design and preventative care. But the NCRC offers a chance to bring them together, spark collaboration and seek public and private partners also interested in health care delivery.
More than 500 researchers could eventually join the new Institute on the NCRC campus with many more engaging virtually, making it one of the nation?s largest concentrations of healthcare policy and services researchers.
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?The promise of the NCRC, to provide space for co-location of investigators based on affinities, aligns perfectly with the vision for the institute in bringing together our accomplished health services investigators in shared space that will offer new opportunities for collaborations and innovative initiatives that might not have otherwise flourished,? says Woolliscroft.
A national search for a director for the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation will begin this spring. The new Institute will be an academic unit reporting to the Medical School and the director will report to Woolliscroft.
Eventually, the new Institute is expected to include members from the Medical School; the colleges of Literature, Science and the Arts, Engineering and Pharmacy; the schools of Nursing, Public Policy, Public Health and Dentistry; the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Arbor Research and others.
?We recognize the interdisciplinary nature of the challenges in health care delivery and believe this new approach will help us understand and address them effectively. The work at the Institute will draw on a wide range of faculty expertise in fields such as law, economics, public policy, sociology, and management. We anticipate innovative ideas for addressing these critical concerns,? says Phil Hanlon, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.
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