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- Help select a doctor for you and your family
- Learn how to form a better partnership with your doctor by asking questions
Consumer Reports has collaborated with Choosing Wisely and the Greater Detroit Area Health Council to provide a guide on how patients and providers can have meaningful, informed discussions about tests, procedures and treatment.
Health Care News
- Diabetes Prevention: GDAHC Diabetes Prevention Program mentioned in "Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, AMA Partner on Prediabetes Patient Registry
- Opioid Task Force: GDAHC President & CEO featured in "Opioids in the workplace: A bitter pill to swallow for business"
- Learning Guide: AcademyHealth publishes GDAHC learning guide on Social Impact Assesment for Community Health
- Opioid Summit: Wayne County working to combat opioid abuse
- Opioid Summit: Calley stresses cooperation, increased health care response to battle opioid addiction
- DOCTOR Project: GDAHC Featured in May issue of Consumer Reports
- Choosing Wisely: GDAHC educates community through speakers bureau
- Health Literacy: Video series helps viewers enroll for health care benefits
- GDAHC Partners with Macomb County Health Department to receive four year, $440,000 state grant
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Events Powered by GDAHC
In Sickness and In Health:
Enhancing Health Engagement and Population Health Management
Join GDAHC, Health Management Systems of America (HMSA), the Detroit Regional Chamber, and the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) for the next Coffee & Controversy event on Thursday, September 21st, as we explore the health care experience from both payer and provider vantage points. How can both groups evolve to engage consumers from multiple generations to help participation and adherence by supporting individuals and families in both sickness and health? For more information, please view the event flier or view the event's page. $35 for GDAHC member or $40 for future members. Registration is required and includes lunch and HR and LAP continuing education credits. Please register by visiting our Eventbrite.
Transparency in the Perinatal System of Care for Continuous Quality Improvement
Join the Southeast Michigan Perinatal Quality Improvement Coalition and the Michigan Collaborative Quality Initiative on Friday, September 29, for a conference that will examine transparency in the perinatal system of care for continuous quality improvement. The event will describe neonatal and maternal levels of care criteria and their relation to improved birth outcomes; list examples of Michigan QI efforts and how they relate to transparency in system level quality improvement; identify QI opportunities to integrate the SDOH and enhance community service connections. Registration is free, we ask that you do so by September 26. You may register by visiting our Eventbrite. Additional event information can be found on our event's page.
Salute! to Healthcare
Please join GDAHC for our annual awards dinner celebrating the individuals and organizations that have dedicated their work to bettering healthcare in the region. This year's dinner will be held at the Atheneum Suite Hotel in Detroit, MI, on Thursday, November 2nd. For more information on this year's event, please visit the Salute! page.
Interested in sponsoring Salute? We are offering several comprehensive and competitive sponsorship levels for this year's event which include advertisement and speaking opportunities, as well as tickets for future events. To view this year's sponsorship opportunities, please click here. To purchase tickets, please visit our Eventbrite.