Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

Congrats to our member, Dr. Cornelius James! ??

Two new Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation studies help to make a case for the telehealth waiver, which is set to expire at the end of the month. One found that telehealth has not resulted in increased Medicare utilization and the other revealed that telehealth actually reduced Medicare costs. #homecare #homehealth #medicare https://lnkd.in/e_3287up

Join us THIS Tuesday (3/18) as we welcome Molly Candon of the University of Pennsylvania to present her work on recent treatment trends among patients with chronic low back pain, and discuss how insurance plans could be redesigned to improve access to comprehensive pain care. Learn more & register: https://lnkd.in/eBxFziwn

In the past five years, #telehealth has gone from a rarity to a standard part of care. Its future, at least for Medicare participants, will be decided in Congress soon. But has telehealth driven up the total number of patient visits, and the costs of the care they receive after they see their provider? No, our members report in two timely new preprints. Read more about their findings here: https://lnkd.in/gcnarmHD

For nearly 5 years, people with #ADHD have been able to get their stimulant medications prescribed and refilled entirely via #telehealth visits - but this has raised concerns about potential risk for substance use disorders. Now, a new study by our members & led by a postdoctoral fellow suggests that except for young adults, the risk of SUD is no higher among those who started ADHD medications via telehealth compared with those who saw a provider in person. The findings could inform #healthpolicy as the current rules head for their expiration date, and suggest a need for more screening and monitoring for all patients. Read more about the findings, just published in Health Affairs: https://lnkd.in/gvWeAP9i

Great news! A paper by our members has made it into the #STATMadness tournament of science - and now it needs your vote to help it advance to the next round! Please vote by Sunday night here - and while you're there, vote for the other 7 U-M papers that were also selected for the 64-team bracket: https://lnkd.in/e5SDKQKC The paper evaluates the impact of the Weight Navigation Program, an effort to bring specialized obesity care into the primary care clinics across Michigan Medicine. Published in JAMA Network Open last August, the paper showed that the program helped 40% of participants lose at least 5% of their body weight, and that program participants lost far more weight than similar patients in U-M primary care clinics that hadn't yet begun offering the program. Read more about the research: https://lnkd.in/gpK2E29y Read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/gzCqAnZQ

A series of studies led by?our member Alex Peahl, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, assessed various aspects of postpartum pain management, with the goal of understanding and reducing the risks of opioid prescribing during and after pregnancy. In this Q&A, she discusses the studies' findings and their implications for policy and practice: https://lnkd.in/evPkb7em

With Medicaid funding and potential work requirements much in the news, we're pleased to share this new brief summarizing our findings about these issues. The data come from our evaluation of Michigan's Medicaid expansion program. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gqurbTfu

What's barriers do older Michiganders face if they're currently working or not working but not retired? Our new poll, supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and Michigan Medicine, takes a look at these factors and more. Read about all our findings about older Michiganders and work here: https://lnkd.in/gZ4_hhSz Explore our interactive dashboard of Michigan-specific data, including geographic and age-group breakdowns, here: https://lnkd.in/gBAe68AZ

Stigma, privacy and inconvenience are among the many barriers that may prevent some adolescents and young adults from addressing sexual health with a traditional health provider. But new research suggests that many young people prefer testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the comfort of their own home. 91% of survey participants ages 14-24 indicated that they’d use free STI self-collection kits, according to?a recent study led by our member Okeoma Mmeje. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e2PC2Bhm