Keith E. Kocher, M.D., and John Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P.

Keith E. Kocher, M.D., is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan. John Ayanian, M.D., M.P.P., is the director of the U-M Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.
Two different hand injuries requiring acute care
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A Fractured System: Where Do You Go When You Suddenly Need Health Care?
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