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Arbor Research Collaborative for Health’s staff of clinicians, biostatisticians, and data managers conducts multidisciplinary studies in epidemiology and public health with the goal of improving patient outcomes. Our findings have led to better care for patients with chronic diseases and organ failure.
Arbor Research

Transforming Data into Knowledge Minimize/Maximize

We conduct the research behind important and difficult questions of health care policy, including allocation of scarce organs for transplantation and clinical practice opportunities to improve care for dialysis patients. Arbor Research is committed to improving patient lives through research. Large-scale prospective studies, original data collection, and analysis of existing databases are among the approaches we apply. Our analysts contribute at every step in these investigations, from study design and detailed biostatistical analysis to the identification of research implications for health care practice and policy. Close ties between Arbor Research and biostatisticians and clinicians at the University of Michigan bolster our ability to perform rigorous research.

Sharing Knowledge with Decisionmakers, Practitioners, and the Public Minimize/Maximize

Our research is directed toward practical outcomes, knowing how to ask the right questions to achieve useful evidence-based answers. Applied study of patient-level data can result in improved policy and practice; Arbor Research manages all the steps in this process, from study design to publication of results. Since 1997, we have published over 200 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, addressing key matters of health care policy and clinical practice. Our investigators and analysts have contributed to the development of informed public policy by providing detailed research to federal agencies, medical societies and clinicians around the world.

Excellence in Data Management and Analysis Minimize/Maximize

Amassing and managing large data sets is at the heart of our work, through original data collection and integration of existing health databases. Sometimes the most valuable databases are geared toward function rather than research. Arbor Research has considerable experience adapting such databases, ranging from transplant waiting lists to Medicare billing data, for statistical outcomes research. When developing questionnaires, our clinicians and statisticians collaborate to ensure that data collection will be feasible, informative, and powerful. We work with both electronic and paper-based data collection systems, gathering information from a wide range of health care sources: doctors, technicians, nurses, insurers, and patients themselves. Arbor Research has created a flexible yet consistent online data entry platform that may be used in multiple languages and cultures. We also work extensively with national Medicare data and other private and public databases. Such integration can validate a study, increase its sample size, and enhance its statistical power.

PublicationsRecent Publications and News

DOPPS Practice Monitor: Update on Trends in US Hemodialysis Care Following Launch of Bundled Payment System and Revisions to ESA Labels
Emerging trends in hemodialysis care through August 2011, based on a sample of US dialysis facilities, are included in the latest update to the DOPPS Practice Monitor (DPM, at http://www.dopps.org/DPM), run by the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) at Arbor Research Collaborative for Health. More...

QIP certificates and scores posted on DialysisReports.org
On December 15, 2011, the Arbor Research website www.dialysisreports.org posted the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 2012 Quality Incentive Program (QIP) facility Performance Score Certificates. Arbor Research calculated the draft and final QIP performance scores, produced the Performance Score Reports, and posted the Performance Score Certificates on the secure website. The posting coincided with a public statement by CMS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Patrick Conway announcing the public release of the final QIP performance score data and the Performance Score Certificates. More...

2012 Technical Expert Panels
On behalf of CMS, Arbor Research is convening a series of Clinical Technical Expert Panels in the spring of 2012. Arbor Research works in collaboration with UM-KECC on the development and maintenance of the ESRD quality measures for CMS. This is the third round of new measure development undertaken by Arbor Research for CMS. The initial rounds of measure development took place in 2006 and 2010, collectively resulting in measures in anemia management, dialysis adequacy, vascular access, mineral metabolism, hospitalization, survival, and a set of measures specific to the pediatric population. More...

National CKD Surveillance System subcontract awarded to Arbor Research
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a subcontract to Arbor Research to develop and maintain a customized website to convey the results of the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Surveillance System project that was awarded to the University of Michigan and the University of California, San Francisco. More...

Federally Qualified Health Center contract awarded to Arbor Research
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Arbor Research a contract to develop a Prospective Payment System (PPS) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). More...

CMS Renews Quality Measure Contract with Arbor Research
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded Arbor Research the next option year of the ESRD Quality Measure Development and Maintenance contract. More...

Arbor Research Provides Support for the CMS 2012 ESRD QIP
This summer marked an important milestone for Arbor Research. As part of the work for The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the ESRD Quality Measure Development and Maintenance contract, Arbor Research provided implementation support to CMS for the launch of the ESRD 2012 Quality Incentive Program (QIP). More...

DOPPS Pilot Study in Saudi Arabia
Noteworthy progress has been made in the DOPPS Saudi Arabia pilot study. This pilot study serves as a model for implementation of DOPPS in Saudi Arabia and potentially in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. More...

DOPPS Practice Monitor: Early Trends in US Dialysis Care After Medicare Reimbursement Changes
Emerging trends in dialysis care are included in the latest update to the DOPPS Practice Monitor (DPM), a public website launched by the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) at Arbor Research. More...

In Memoriam: John Newmann 1941-2011
John Newmann, a former member of the Arbor Research board of directors, passed away on Friday August 12, 2011 at age 70 at the home of his daughter Sara, surrounded by family and friends. More...

ASN Accepts 16 Arbor Research Abstracts for Kidney Week Presentations
Arbor Research presentations at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week. More...

DOPPS Symposium Reveals Best Practices in Dialysis Care
Over 500 clinicians attended the DOPPS symposium, "International Hemodialysis Practices and Outcomes: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)" at the 48th Congress of the ERA - EDTA in Prague. The session featured talks on best practices in hemodialysis care, international trends in anemia management, hemodiafiltration versus conventional hemodialysis, and international practices of cardiac medications. More...

Arbor Research findings on disease management presentations at AcademyHealth Meeting
Arbor Research presented key findings from an analysis of the CMS-run Disease Management Demonstration for ESRD Patients at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting in Seattle. This demonstration was evaluated from 2006 to 2008 to test the effectiveness of disease management provided to ESRD patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans offered by three organizations in 19 geographic areas. More...

Arbor Research Sponsors Huron Valley Humane Society Fundraiser
Arbor Research was proud to present the Humane Society of Huron Valley’s largest fundraiser of the year, the 32nd Annual Walk & Wag. The event included a one mile canine walk at County Farm Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More...

Transplanting Kidneys Without Points for HLA-B Matching: Consequences of the Policy Change, by Ashby et al
A new study published in the American Journal of Transplantation reveals that since the elimination of the kidney allocation priority for matching for HLA-B on May 7, 2003, access to kidney transplantation for minorities has been improved. More...

Arbor Research moving to historic Ann Arbor building
Arbor Research signs deal to lease third floor of ex-Ann Arbor News building downtown. More...

DOPPS Practice Monitor (DPM)
DOPPS Practice Monitor Website Will Offer Trend Reporting as New CMS ESRD Bundle Payment Starts in January 2011. More...

DOPPS Vascular Access Mortality Paper Published
Facility-based analyses diminish treatment-by-indication bias and suggest that less catheter and graft use improves patient survival. More...

Publications Publications & News
Arbor Research Annual Report
The 2011 Arbor Research Annual Report offers a glimpse into our research projects and financial status. Click here to see the full report.

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