
Leadership


Lorraine Buis appointed editor-in-chief of JMIR mHealth and uHealth
Dr. Buis has been involved with the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) for 20 years and steps up as the editor of JMIR's journal focused on health and biomedical applications in mobile and tablet computing, pervasive and ubiquitous computing, wearable computing and domotics.

Detroit Clinic Launches Mobile Antenatal Testing Pilot with Blue Cross Grant
The Luke Project 52 Clinic expands its services to Michigan moms and families, with a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. The Detroit-based non-profit clinic is led by medical director Katherine J. Gold, with support from many U-M Family Medicine colleagues.

Diane Harper named Senior Associate Director of MICHR
Harper joins the leadership team of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research

New Paper: Rethinking technical standards for the future of doctors with disabilities
Philip Zazove joined a team of experts that convened to reassess U.S. medical school technical standards. Their findings are published in Academic Medicine.

Buis pens Detroit Free Press op ed on Medicare Advantage coverage of low cost health technology
Assistant professor Lorraine Buis calls for pragmatic coverage of home blood pressure monitors in Medicare Advantage plans, which could save almost $150 per patient, per year.

NCI Statement on Cervical Cancer Prevention Draws on Leadership from Family Medicine Faculty
The nation’s top cancer organizations have issued a statement urging increased HPV vaccination and screening to reduce cervical cancer, with contributions from Diane M. Harper, professor and physician director for community outreach and engagement at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.

Dr. Diane Harper Elected Secretary Treasurer of the North American Primary Care Research Group
Harper's two-year term as Secretary/Treasurer of NAPCRG will begin in November 2018.