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Keith Kocher , M.D.
Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Injury Research Center
24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Suite H-3200
PO Box 443
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
(734) 232-6845 Office
(734) 936-2706 Fax
Email:kkocher@umich.edu
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Professional Summary:
Dr. Kocher received his MD and MPH degrees from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after which he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the University of Michigan. He also completed training in the Medical Education Scholars Program at the University of Michigan during his residency.
Dr. Kocher is currently a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan.
Education:
MPH in Health Care and Prevention, UNC-CH
M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.Phil, University of Cambridge, England
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Interest:
1. What is the function of the emergency department and emergency care within the US health care system? How does emergency care fit into the delivery of overall health care? What are the missions of the emergency department and how should these be prioritized?
2. What is the impact of the wider health care system on the delivery of emergency care? How does emergency care remain efficient despite the pressures placed on it from competing outside interests? How do we best manage emergency department crowding?
3. What are the dynamics underlying the decision of admission versus discharge for patients seen in emergency departments, and the economic and social costs associated with those decisions? How can observation units be utilized as a strategy and solution to inform or improve this decision making?
4. What is the implication of these decisions for acute inpatient care? What will be the nature of future hospital based care?
Selected Publications:
Kocher, KE and Dellinger, AM. “Public Health and Aging: Nonfatal Injuries Among Older Adults Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments – United States, 2001.” Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, CDC. October 24, 2003 / 52(42);1019-1022. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5242a4.htm
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