Health Services & Outcomes Research
Making care better for all
As every patient and every caregiver knows, the American health care system is far from perfect. But U-M CVC researchers are working hard to make it better for every patient with cardiovascular disease. Their studies look at what's wrong, and what's right, with the way care is delivered - and test new strategies for improving patient care and the quality of patients' lives.
Our researchers lead several national and statewide research projects that bring together numerous hospitals, doctors and nurses to share data and ideas in a way that benefits patients. They study ways to improve the quality of patients' lives, to prevent complications and crises, and to improve the diagnosis and management of rare or complex diseases.
In short: they look for ways to make the whole system better. And because they test their ideas here first, our patients get some of the highest-quality care anywhere.
Much of this kind of research is performed by the team at M-CORRP, the Michigan Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Reporting Program. They seek to improve the quality of cardiovascular care throughout the U-M Health System, in the state of Michigan, and throughout the United States and world by studying common cardiovascular conditions and procedures among large populations; developing modern mathematical tools to assess risk and outcomes; promoting evidence-based care models which incorporate the best science into care itself by targeting physicians, nurses, and patients.
Meanwhile, in children's heart care, the research of the Michigan Congenital Heart Outcomes Research and Discovery (M-CHORD) Program is breaking new ground in studying pediatric heart disease. M-CHORD is a collaboration between individuals from different backgrounds and disciplines with a common interest in the patient with congenital heart disease, and seeks to study clinical and quality-of-life outcomes over the intermediate and long term.
Other outcomes and health services research occurs throughout the CVC, from the landmark studies of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation performed in the Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology service, through the studies of infant and child heart care outcomes performed by the Michigan Congenital Heart Center. Our researchers also cooperate with other health services researchers around the U-M Health System and beyond, including the nationally recognized VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Excellence at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
Visit our News page to learn more about current findings of our health-services researchers.
