Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS (@chadellimoottil) 's Twitter Profile
Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS

@chadellimoottil

Medical Director of Virtual Care for University of Michigan | #Telehealth policy researcher | @umichurology

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linkhttps://ihpi.umich.edu/telehealth-research-and-innovation calendar_today25-10-2011 00:29:09

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Our researchers' work often informs #HealthPolicy - and sometimes they even get asked to testify before Congress! Just last week, our medical director of virtual care, Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS, testified before Senate Finance Cmte on #telehealth & #Medicare: michmed.org/KqJ43 UM Government Relations

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Dr Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS Michigan Urology U-M IHPI highlights existing literature around access, quality, and cost Just like in his Senate hearing, highlights that policy decisions could lead to fast or slow death of telehealth despite + research findings

Dr <a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a> <a href="/UMichUrology/">Michigan Urology</a> <a href="/UM_IHPI/">U-M IHPI</a> highlights existing literature around access, quality, and cost 

Just like in his Senate hearing, highlights that policy decisions could lead to fast or slow death of telehealth despite + research findings
Juan José Andino (@juanjandino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In addition to comprehensive overview of existing literature in these 3 categories, Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS highlights that we need to correct the narrative that phone visits are low value care. The modality of care is not what matters, it is the ability to do medical decision making

In addition to comprehensive overview of existing literature in these 3 categories, <a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a> highlights that we need to correct the narrative that phone visits are low value care. 

The modality of care is not what matters, it is the ability to do medical decision making
Juan José Andino (@juanjandino) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Post-lunch panel - open discussion regarding gap between data, interest in #telehealth flexibilities being permanent by patients, providers, and lawmakers but prevented by… politics. No political will to get this done now, in an election year despite bipartisan support #AUAQI23

Post-lunch panel - open discussion regarding gap between data, interest in #telehealth flexibilities being permanent by patients, providers, and lawmakers but prevented by… politics. No political will to get this done now, in an election year despite bipartisan support #AUAQI23
U-M IHPI (@um_ihpi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today's massive cell service #outage across the U.S. is a good reminder that some people rely on cell phones or land lines to have #telehealth visits with health providers of all kinds. And many homes still don't have broadband Internet. Michigan data: ihpi.umich.edu/news/michigand…

Today's massive cell service #outage across the U.S. is a good reminder that some people rely on cell phones or land lines to have #telehealth visits with health providers of all kinds.

And many homes still don't have broadband Internet. Michigan data: ihpi.umich.edu/news/michigand…
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UM Uro Onc attending Dr. Herrel @laherrel was the keynote speaker at #AUASummit24! She highlighted supply and demands factors impacting the future urology workforce shortage and her work with Catherine NamMD Kate Kraft

UM Uro Onc attending Dr. Herrel @laherrel was the keynote speaker at #AUASummit24! She highlighted supply and demands factors impacting the future urology workforce shortage and her work with <a href="/CatherineSNamMD/">Catherine NamMD</a> <a href="/khkraft/">Kate Kraft</a>
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This session was *so* awesome!! Among many 🤩🤩, Ben Pockros (PGY2!!) shares his spectacular work helping patients find tools to compare Medicare plans’ out of pocket drug costs 👀 the video: youtu.be/g8HC0EwSyQ0?si… #AUAsummit24

This session was *so* awesome!!

Among many 🤩🤩, <a href="/BenPockros/">Ben Pockros</a>  (PGY2!!) shares his spectacular work helping patients find tools to compare Medicare plans’ out of pocket drug costs

👀 the video: youtu.be/g8HC0EwSyQ0?si… #AUAsummit24
U-M IHPI (@um_ihpi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Medicare has paid for asynchronous #telehealth e-visits since 2020. Are older adults using them? New findings in Health Affairs's new Health Affairs Scholar journal from one of our Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI scholars Terence Liu, M.D. and Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS: ihpi.umich.edu/news/medicare-…

Medicare has paid for asynchronous #telehealth e-visits since 2020. 

Are older adults using them? 

New findings in <a href="/Health_Affairs/">Health Affairs</a>'s new Health Affairs Scholar journal from one of our <a href="/ncspMICHIGAN/">Nat’l Clinician Scholars Program at U-M IHPI</a> scholars Terence Liu, M.D. and <a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a>: ihpi.umich.edu/news/medicare-…
Chad M Brummett (@drchadb) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HUGE congrats to Steve Broglio, PhD, ATC & Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS for receiving the 2024 U-M IHPI Policy Impact Award for their work on concussions and virtual care, respectively! So much important work happening across IHPI #GoBlue #Michigan

HUGE congrats to Steve Broglio, PhD, ATC &amp; Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS <a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a> for receiving the 2024 <a href="/UM_IHPI/">U-M IHPI</a> Policy Impact Award for their work on concussions and virtual care, respectively! So much important work happening across IHPI #GoBlue #Michigan
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CONGRATS to Steve Broglio Michigan Concussion Center & Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS who’ve just been named the 2023 recipients of our Policy Impact Award! 🎉 The award recognizes their significant work in improving health policy & practice in their respective fields. #ihpi24 ihpi.umich.edu/news/broglio-e…

CONGRATS to Steve Broglio <a href="/UMichConcussion/">Michigan Concussion Center</a> &amp; <a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a> who’ve just been named the 2023 recipients of our Policy Impact Award! 🎉 The award recognizes their significant work in improving health policy &amp; practice in their respective fields. #ihpi24
ihpi.umich.edu/news/broglio-e…
Dr. Motti Haimi, MD, PhD, MHA (@mottiel7) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS Very excited to share our new article published in JMIR Aging, on the adoption of telehealth services among the elderly population in Israel aging.jmir.org/2024/1/e52317/

Steven D Wexner MD, PhD (@swexner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Attitudes and barriers toward video visits in surgical care: Insights from a nationwide survey among surgeons surgjournal.com/article/S0039-… Thank you Ashwin Kulkarni Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS U-M IHPI for your excellent SURGERY Journal contribution

U-M IHPI (@um_ihpi) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Surgery by #telehealth? Well, not quite. But could more pre-op & post-op care be done virtually? Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS & colleagues, including University of Michigan Medical School student Ashwin Kulkarni, surveyed surgeons nationwide & published in SURGERY Journal. What they found: ihpi.umich.edu/news/pre-op-vi…

Surgery by #telehealth?
Well, not quite.

But could more pre-op &amp; post-op care be done virtually?

<a href="/chadellimoottil/">Chad Ellimoottil, MD, MS</a> &amp; colleagues, including <a href="/UMichMedSchool/">University of Michigan Medical School</a> student Ashwin Kulkarni, surveyed surgeons nationwide &amp; published in <a href="/SurgJournal/">SURGERY Journal</a>.

What they found:
ihpi.umich.edu/news/pre-op-vi…
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As Chairman of University of Michigan’s Health Board, I am pleased to appoint David C. Miller as CEO of Michigan Medicine and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs at University of Michigan effective July 1, 2025. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with him in my

As Chairman of University of Michigan’s Health Board,  I am pleased to appoint David C. Miller as CEO of Michigan Medicine and Executive Vice President of Medical Affairs at University of Michigan effective July 1, 2025. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with him in my