Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Amount

$52,599.00

Award Date

12/31/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Kidney transplantation is an obvious candidate for value based purchasing initiatives, aimed at improving quality and reducing costs of kidney transplant care in the United States. There is wide variation in quality, a large, single payer (CMS), and high