Regular screening of patients with cirrhosis can diagnose liver cancer early and improve survival but it is inconsistently done. We assembled a team of experts with complementary expertise to increase liver cancer screening using the electronic medical record system to send reminders to healthcare providers and patients. Additionally, we use two novel methods, including machine…
Joan Keiser facilitates MiCHAMP Year 3 strategic planning meeting
Email: mathism@med.umich.edu IHPI Profile Featured Member What drew you to MiCHAMP? I’ve been drawn to MiCHAMP, as it provides a forum for some of the most intelligent and highly-trained UM faculty and graduates to showcase their work and receive feedback from a multidisciplinary panel of expert clinicians, epidemiologists, and data scientists. What specific expertise do…
Email: kdpsingh@umich.edu IHPI Profile Featured Member What drew you to MiCHAMP? I was drawn by its interdisciplinary membership and biweekly seminars. Data science, biostatistics, and machine learning are domain areas with separate perspectives and approaches to addressing a variety of health problems. Through a diverse membership that includes methodologists and clinical experts, the seminars provide…
The LHS Collaboratory is a hub for advancing interdisciplinary research and development of learning health systems at the University of Michigan. Joan’s poster presentation was to convey how MiCHAMP can contribute to that mission. You can view the poster here: https://umich.box.com/v/LHS-Collaboratory
Join Fast Forward Medical Innovation for an exclusive health IT symposium to learn about the growing and inevitable intersection of technology and healthcare, along with research/innovation/commercialization opportunities in the arena of digital health and “big data”. This half-day event is designed to educate faculty, staff, students, and community on how digital tools, precision health, and machine learning algorithms will change…
University of Michigan’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (IHPI) recently released their digital annual report. http://ihpiannualreport.med.umich.edu/ MiCHAMP members Karandeep Singh and Akbar Waljee Discuss Precision Health in IHPI Annual Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8DYNvpkZUY
Email: jeremysu@med.umich.edu IHPI Profile Featured Member What drew you to MiCHAMP? The opportunity to meet with a cross-disciplinary group of leading academics who were all interested in understanding how better use of data could improve healthcare. What specific expertise do you bring to MiCHAMP? I’m a primary care doctor, clinical epidemiologist, and health services researcher.…
A specific type of blood thinner may be a safer choice for reducing stroke risk in those who have both end-stage kidney disease and atrial fibrillation.
