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1800 Michigan Doctors Launch Effort to Improve Health Care for Medicare Patients

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—More than 1,800 Michigan physicians will work together to tackle the challenge of providing better medical care and slowing the growth of health costs, in a new effort that will help them care for 81,000 of their Medicare-enrolled patients. ...More

January 18, 2013

Posted in News, Government & Regulation

Patients with Diabetes May Not Receive Best Treatment to Lower Heart Disease Risk

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—For some people with diabetes, there may be such a thing as too much care. ...More

December 19, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Monitoring Kidney Disease Among Veterans

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The University of Michigan Kidney Epidemiology and Cost Center will create a National Kidney Disease Registry to monitor kidney disease among America’s veterans. ...More

December 6, 2012

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Lifetime 'Dose' of Excess Weight Linked to Diabetes

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—In a study of 8,000 adolescents and young adults, researchers were able to show that the the degree and duration of carrying extra pounds are important risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood, according to a study published in the September ...More

September 8, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Survival Matching Should be Used to Allocate Kidneys

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Providing kidney transplants to patients with the best probability of longer survival would reduce repeat transplant operations and improve life span after kidney transplant, a University of Michigan researcher said in a commentary published in the March 16 ...More

March 21, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma, Government & Regulation

Docs Want Policy Added to Medical Education

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Changing medical student and resident education to include instruction in how healthcare systems function is critical, especially with the implementation of national health are reforms, University of Michigan physicians said in an article published Feb. 24 ...More

February 24, 2011

Posted in News, Government & Regulation, Practice Management

A1c Test Not Best Way to Diagnose Diabetes in Children

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Doctors are increasingly using a convenient blood glucose test for diagnosing diabetes and pre-diabetes, but a study by the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital shows it's not the best way to diagnose diabetes in children. ...More

February 23, 2011

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Education, Income Affect Arab American Organ Donation

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan researchers have identified various factors—from education and income levels to gender and religion—that could predict how Arab Americans view organ donation, according to a study published online in Clinical Transplantation. ...More

January 25, 2011

Posted in News, Practice Management

Sepsis Survivors More Likely to Have Cognitive Problems

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Older adults who survive severe sepsis are at higher risk for long-term cognitive impairment and physical limitations than those hospitalized for other reasons, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Health System. ...More

October 27, 2010

Posted in News, Clinical & Pharma

Diabetic Conditions Improved After Calls with Fellow Patients

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Phone calls with a peer facing the same self-management challenges helped diabetes patients manage their conditions and improved their blood sugar levels better than those who used traditional nurse care management services alone, according to research from ...More

October 19, 2010

Posted in News, Practice Management

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