Keith E Kocher, MD MPH MPhil
Director of Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC)
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences
NCRC
2800 Plymouth Rd; Building 14, Room G230
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Keith E Kocher, MD MPH MPhil
Associate Professor
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    • About

    Dr. Kocher is a practicing emergency physician, associate 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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    Qualifications
    • Patient Safety and Quality Leadership Scholars Program (PASQUAL)
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2017
    • Responsible Conduct of Research
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2017
    • Medical Education Scholars Program (MESP)
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2008
    • Residency Emergency Medicine
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2007
    • MD
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2003
    • MPH
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2003
    • MPhil
      University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 1998
    • BA
      University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1997
    Center Memberships
    • 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 See All Publications
    • 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. Acad Emerg Med, 2024 Jun; 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 Netw Open, 2024 Mar 4; 7 (3): e240549 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 Netw Open, 2023 Dec 1; 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: 37256624
    • 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: 36757685
    • 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. Ann Emerg Med, 2023 Jan; 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 Aff (Millwood), 2022 Dec; 41 (12): 1772 - 1780. DOI:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00484
      PMID: 36469824