Dr. Ryan Coller will be participating in a $9.45 million CMS Innovation Award that was recently received by the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the UW Health Pediatric Complex Care Program, and the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Special Needs Program. The award will enable further development of the Pediatric Complex Care Program’s mission of… Read more »
Several HIP investigators were recently awarded pilot grants from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UW-ICTR). Drs. Christie Bartels, Michelle Chui, Korey Kennelty, Nancy Pandhi, and Gretchen Schwarze will be conducting projects on a variety of topics in inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy settings that engage patients and community health care organizations as collaborators.… Read more »
The Children’s Hospital Safety Climate Questionnaire and Access Integrated Primary Care Consulting Psychiatry toolkit were recently posted as resources in the iCollaborative section of the AAMC MedEdPORTAL, a website that aims to equip healthcare professionals across the continuum of care with tools to improve patient care. The Children’s Hospital Safety Climate Questionnaire is a tool with 14… Read more »
Can peer support do a better job than standard community services of keeping elderly people out of hospitals and nursing homes? A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team led by Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs, associate professor of medicine and associate vice chair for health services research, was awarded $2.1 million by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)… Read more »
Dr. Christie Bartels was recently awarded a 2.5 year Pfizer Independent Grant for Learning and Change for her project, “Systems-based CVD prevention protocols for rheumatology teams: A low-cost multidisciplinary approach.” The goal of the project is to improve management of modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors as a path to improve the cardiovascular health and survival… Read more »
Dr. Jane Mahoney and Betsy Abramson from The Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging (WIHA) recently spoke on Wisconsin Public Radio about the types of programs that WIHA offers to support older adults and people living with chronic illnesses, as well as the many benefits of the programs. In collaboration with WIHA, the Health Innovation Program… Read more »
Dr. Sharon Weber recently received an AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Patient Centered Outcomes Research for Mid-Career and Senior Investigators for her project, “Incorporating the patient perspective to reduce readmission after complex surgery,” which will aim to understand the causes of readmission from the patient’s perspective and create a tool that will help decrease… Read more »
Dr. Chris Crnich was recently awarded a 3-year R18 grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for his project, “Building a novel antibiotic stewardship intervention for nursing homes.” The objectives of this project are to develop and evaluate a complex intervention to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use in nursing homes. To achieve this… Read more »
Dr. Ann Sheehy testified before the US Senate Special Committee on Aging on July 30 on the impact of observation status on Medicare beneficiaries and the challenges of the “2-Midnight” rule for patients and care providers. Sheehy has also previously testified before the US House of Representatives on this topic. View the video of her… Read more »
The Health Innovation Program and the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) recently partnered to launch a statewide learning event on diabetes care improvement. More than 125 representatives attended from 48 healthcare organizations across Wisconsin. The event was focused on diabetes care in the context of the Triple Aim: improving care, improving population health, and… Read more »