In addition to CHRT’s cornerstone programs–the health policy fellowship, the Washtenaw Health Initiative, and the physician and consumer surveys–CHRT regularly manages mission-relevant research, demonstration, and educational projects with funding from public sector partners, as well as paid consulting projects for public and private sector clients.
Featured Projects
Webinar and developmental editing: Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care (AAPCCC)
Client(s): Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care
Need: The national Alliance to Advance Patient-Centered Cancer Care seeks to ensure that…
CHRT's Role: Phase 1: Pre-Planning: CHRT will collaborate with the alliance communications…
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Learning Action Network Coach: Addressing social health needs in chronic and preventative disease
Client(s): Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Staff:
Need: While understanding that the social conditions in which a person lives, works, and…
CHRT's Role: CHRT’s executive director has been selected to participate in a multi-disciplinary…
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Enhancing the fiscal sustainability of community paramedicine – Phase I
Client(s): Huron Valley Ambulance
Need: As health care in the U.S. shifts to a value-based focus, providers and payers are…
CHRT's Role: To help HVA's CP program make progress toward financial sustainability, CHRT will…
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Expansion of Home Nutrition+ integrated network infrastructure
Client(s): Vital Seniors Initiative Grantees, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation
Staff:
Need: Several national studies have demonstrated a return on investment for nutrition programs.…
CHRT's Role: CHRT will provide backbone support to the community integrated network, helping…
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Vital Seniors Network Home Nutrition+ Pilot Program
Client(s):
Need: Adults that are 65 years or older need a reliable and consistent source of nutritious…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is providing backbone support to the organizations that are working to advance…
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Improving healthcare access, quality, and outcomes among people aging with disability
Client(s): National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation
Staff:
Need: People with disabilities are one of the largest and most underserved subpopulations…
CHRT's Role: CHRT is working with U-M’s Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation to…
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United Auto Workers Pilot Peer Support Program
Client(s): United Auto Workers (UAW)
Staff:
Need: United Auto Workers is working to provide support for union members who are personally…
CHRT's Role: Based on a rigorous literature review, stakeholder interviews and experience in…
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Innovative financing models for addressing social needs with a special focus on supportive housing
Client(s): Regents of the University of Michigan, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Need: With State Innovation Model (SIM) funding from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and…
CHRT's Role: CHRT will conduct research on supportive housing financing including:
--Innovative…
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Health and human services integration: Phase II technical assistance
Client(s): The Kresge Foundation
Need: Integrating health and human services (HHS) has been shown to improve person-centered…
CHRT's Role: In Phase II of this multi-year project for The Kresge Foundation, CHRT will build…
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Addressing critical issues facing Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans and CMH Service Participants
Client(s): Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network
Need: CHRT is providing analysis, evaluation and advice regarding the most critical issues…
CHRT's Role: Based on subject-matter expertise in related state and federal government functions,…
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