Keith E Kocher, MD MPH MPhil

 Keith E. Kocher
Director of Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC)
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd; Building 14, Room G230
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Keith E Kocher, MD MPH MPhil
Keith E. Kocher
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    • About

    Dr. Kocher is a practicing emergency physician, professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan, research investigator at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Center for Clinical Management Research ((https://www.annarbor.hsrd.research.va.gov/), and a health services researcher affiliated with the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation (https://ihpi.umich.edu/). He is also the Director of the Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (https://medicqi.org/), a network of hospitals across the state of Michigan dedicated to improving the quality of emergency care for all. His work focuses on optimizing the value of emergency and acute care delivery, performance measurement, quality improvement, implementation of best practices, and the career development of early investigators.

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    • Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC)
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    Qualifications
    • Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Scholars Program (PASQUAL)
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
      2016 - 2017
      Other
    • Responsible Conduct of Research
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States
      2017 - 2017
      Other
    • Medical Education Scholars Program (MESP)
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, United States
      2006 - 2008
      Other
    • Residency Emergency Medicine
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Ann Arbor, United States
      2003 - 2007
      Residency
    • MD
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
      1998 - 2003
    • MPH
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
      2001 - 2003
    • MPhil
      University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
      1997 - 1998
    • BA
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
      1992 - 1997

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Opioid Research Institute
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

    Research Overview

    • Implementation and knowledge translation
    • Quality improvement
    • Optimizing delivery of high value emergency care
    • Performance measurement
    • Career development of early investigators

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      The emergency department trigger tool: Multicenter trigger query validation
      Griffey RT, Schneider RM, Kocher KE, Kwok ESH, Salmo E, Malone N, Smith C, Guarnacia C, Rick A, Clavet T, Asaro P, Medlin R, Todorov AA. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2024 Jun 1; 31 (6): 564 - 575. DOI:10.1111/acem.14873
      PMID: 38497320
    • Journal Article
      Frequency of Discordant Documentation of Patient Race and Ethnicity
      Salhi RA, Macy ML, Samuels-Kalow ME, Hogikyan M, Kocher KE. JAMA Network Open, 2024 Mar 11; 7 (3): DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.0549
      PMID: 38466310
    • Journal Article
      Emergency Department Care for Children during the 2022 Viral Respiratory Illness Surge
      Janke AT, Mangus CW, Fung CM, Kamdar N, Macy ML, Nypaver MM, Kocher KE. JAMA Network Open, 2023 Dec 7; 6 (12): E2346769 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.46769
      PMID: 38060222
    • Journal Article
      Adverse Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Acute Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism and Concerning Computed Tomography Imaging Findings.
      O'Hare C, Grace KA, Schaeffer WJ, Hyder SN, Stover M, Liles AL, Khaja MS, Cranford JA, Kocher KE, Barnes GD, Greineder CF. JAMA Netw Open, 2023 May 1; 6 (5): e2311455 DOI:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.11455
      PMID: PMC10233419
    • Journal Article
      Hospital-level variation in risk-standardized admission rates for emergency care-sensitive conditions among older and younger Veterans.
      Cutter CM, Tran LD, Wu S, Urech TH, Seidenfeld J, Kocher KE, Vashi AA. Acad Emerg Med, 2023 Apr; 30 (4): 299 - 309. DOI:10.1111/acem.14691
      PMID: 36762877
    • Journal Article
      Standard nurse phone triage versus tele-emergency care pilot on Veteran use of in-person acute care: An instrumental variable analysis.
      Li KY, Kim PS, Thariath J, Wong ES, Barkham J, Kocher KE. Acad Emerg Med, 2023 Apr; 30 (4): 310 - 320. DOI:10.1111/acem.14681
      PMID: PMC10162445
    • Journal Article
      A Quality Framework to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Emergency Department Care
      Khidir H, Salhi R, Sabbatini AK, Franks NM, Green A, Richardson LD, Terry A, Vasquez N, Goyal P, Kocher K, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Jan 1; 81 (1): 47 - 56. DOI:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.010
      PMID: 36257864
    • Journal Article
      Trends In Treat-And-Release Emergency Care Visits With High-Intensity Billing In The US, 2006–19
      Janke AT, Gettel C, Koski-Vacirca R, Lin MP, Kocher KE, Venkatesh AK. Health Affairs, 2022 Dec 1; 41 (12): 1772 - 1780. DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00484
      PMID: 36469824

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