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Share Your Success Story at MVC’s Fall 2026 Collaborative-Wide Meeting

Share Your Success Story at MVC’s Fall 2026 Collaborative-Wide Meeting

July 15, 2026 | Comments Closed | , , , ,

The Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) is now accepting presentation proposals for its fall 2026 collaborative-wide meeting, taking place Fri., Oct. 9, at the VistaTech Center in Livonia, Michigan.

Each collaborative-wide meeting provides an opportunity for members to learn directly from one another by sharing innovative approaches, practical lessons learned, and successful quality improvement strategies. MVC is seeking presentations that highlight quality improvement initiatives informed by MVC offerings, such as push reports, custom reports, registry data, or insights gained through participation in MVC events and peer learning opportunities.

Potential presentation topics include how your organization used MVC offerings to:

  • Benchmark performance against peer hospitals
  • Establish quality improvement goals and target metrics
  • Build leadership support for improvement initiatives
  • Identify variation in care across hospitals or communities
  • Measure the progress or impact of interventions
  • Inform the development of new workflows, programs, or best practices

We also welcome proposals showcasing other ways your organization has leveraged data to support quality improvement planning, implementation, or evaluation.

Partners may submit MVC's online presentation proposal form by Tues., July 28, to share their proposed topic. After proposals are reviewed, the MVC Coordinating Center will contact selected presenters to discuss their topic and provide guidance throughout the presentation development process.

As an added benefit, hospitals participating in the MVC Component of the BCBSM Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program may earn 0.5 engagement points toward Program Year 2026 for presenting at an MVC event.

We hope you'll consider sharing your team's work and helping inspire improvement efforts across the MVC collaborative.

Presentation proposal deadline: Tues., July 28

Please reach out to the MVC Coordinating Center with any questions.

08 Jul 2026
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MVC In-Person Networking Event: Continuing the Conversation – A Networking Dinner on System-Level Quality Metrics

MVC In-Person Networking Event: Continuing the Conversation – A Networking Dinner on System-Level Quality Metrics

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On June 17, the Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) welcomed 18 quality leaders representing 16 hospitals across six health systems for an evening of networking and collaborative discussion focused on the future of system-level quality improvement. The event built upon conversations from MVC’s spring collaborative-wide meeting, where participants identified opportunities and goals for measuring quality improvement within and across multi-hospital systems.

The in-person networking dinner provided an opportunity to further engage participants in hands-on activities designed to gather feedback, encourage peer learning, and refine ideas for future MVC reporting and metric design.

Choosing the Right Visualization

The evening began with an interactive exercise focused on data visualization. Participants were greeted by three mock-ups of system-level metric visualizations and prompted to vote on the metric they believed would be most useful to support quality improvement.

Photograph of a silent auction setup with informational signs displayed on a black tablecloth in a well-lit room with wooden floors and brick walls. Signs include a "SYSTEM-LEVEL METRIC" poster with blue and yellow design elements and bar charts showing data trends, while an MVC team member stands in the background near a window.

Pictured above is MVC Project Manager Emily Woltmann, PhD, MSW, standing alongside a display table at MVC’s June 2026 networking dinner

The group overwhelmingly preferred a visualization displaying consistency among hospitals within a health system for a given metric (Figure 1). Discussions with participants revealed that this approach would allow system leaders to quickly identify opportunities for shared learning, recognize high-performing hospitals, and prioritize improvement efforts where variation exists. This reinforced the importance placed on balancing meaningful information with a metric that supports action, as shared during the preceding spring collaborative-wide meeting breakout activity.

Figure 1. System-Level Metric Visualization Mock-Ups

A set of three infographic panels presenting different healthcare measurement ideas: system consistency, access, and site of care rationalization. Each panel includes bar charts with labeled axes and brief explanatory text highlighting variation between hospitals, excess travel distance, and minimum procedure thresholds for complex surgery.

Speed Networking Sparks Perspective

Following dinner, attendees participated in a “speed dating” style networking activity designed to generate diverse perspectives on system-level quality improvement reporting. Each participant received a customized deck of discussion prompt cards covering topics such as preferred benchmarking approaches, desired report features, future quality priorities, and characteristics of an ideal system-level metric (Figure 2).

Figure 2. Sample of Speed Networking Prompt Cards 1-3

Three discussion cards with blue borders and headings labeled "Discussion Card" contain questions and prompts for partner conversations. Each card includes fill-in-the-blank spaces for partner names, multiple-choice or open-ended questions about system comparisons, metric layers, and improvement goals, with checkboxes and lines for written responses.

Every five minutes participants paired with a new colleague, selected a new discussion card, and explored one of the prompts with their partner before rotating again. By the end of the activity, each attendee had connected with six different peers, allowing them to hear perspectives from hospitals and health systems across Michigan while also expanding their professional network.

Photograph of a group of people dining and networking in a restaurant with wooden floors and large windows providing natural light. The setting features dark blue walls, black chairs, and tables with food and drinks, capturing a casual social gathering atmosphere.

Pictured above is a group of healthcare quality leaders at MVC’s June 2026 networking dinner.

The prompt cards encouraged participants to think creatively about questions such as:

  • Should system-level reports compare hospitals with: other hospitals in a multi-hospital system, systems to other systems, or statewide benchmarks?
  • What stratifications would provide the greatest insight into performance variation?
  • What quality outcomes should become the next system-wide priority?
  • What information would make a system-level report most actionable?

These one-on-one conversations generated thoughtful discussion around identifying meaningful measures, balancing accountability with collaboration, and designing reports that support improvement across diverse organizations.

Wrap Up: Identifying Common Themes

The evening concluded with a facilitated group discussion where participants were encouraged to think about recurring themes from their conversations with peers.

Throughout the event, attendees emphasized the value of reports that are easy to interpret, highlight meaningful variation within multi-hospital systems, and provide actionable information. Participants also discussed the importance of thoughtful benchmarking, meaningful risk adjustment, and opportunities to drill down into data to better understand differences in performance. One common theme noted was the continued importance of understanding the variation and impact of non-medical drivers of health.

Perhaps equally valuable was the opportunity this event offered to strengthen relationships among quality leaders from across the state. By encouraging diverse conversations throughout the evening, participants exchanged ideas and made connections with peers they may not have otherwise met, creating new networks that extend across health systems.

One attendee shared:

“It was really nice and planned well. The activity was well thought out and engaging. I think I talked to almost everyone and there was movement. I didn’t know or realize that we could attend these sessions in other regions, and I was happy to connect with other hospitals in attendance…I felt it was worth the drive and time. I appreciate [MVC] planning and hosting it.”

The ideas generated during this networking event will help inform future system-level reporting and metric development within the MVC Coordinating Center. MVC looks forward to hosting additional networking events in the future to further increase collaboration and connection among its members. The next networking opportunity will be offered as an in-person dinner on Oct. 8, the evening before MVC’s fall collaborative-wide meeting. Registration is forthcoming.

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MVC Thanks Presenters from the First Half of 2026

MVC Thanks Presenters from the First Half of 2026

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The MVC Coordinating Center wishes to express its heartfelt appreciation for the 39 generous healthcare professionals who stepped forward to present during MVC’s first and second quarter virtual workgroups, spring collaborative-wide meeting, and Michigan Cardiac Rehabilitation network (MiCR) virtual forums on telehealth rehabilitation. The MVC Coordinating Center would not be able to deliver the variety of high-quality educational opportunities without the contribution of these dedicated volunteer presenters. We know that MVC’s members and partners have many demands on their time from within their own organizations and beyond. Nonetheless, these 39 guest speakers shared their data, innovative approaches, best practices, and insights to support our shared goals of peer learning and high-value care delivery for Michigan patients. We appreciate you contributing in this important way. You DO make a difference!

Join us in giving these folks a well-deserved round of applause:

Cardiac Rehab Workgroup

  • Robert Berry, MS, ACSM-CEP, FAACVPR, Clinical Coordinator Cardiac Rehabilitation, Henry Ford Health Henry Ford Hospital
  • Zach Johnson, BS, ACSM-CEP, Lead Exercise Physiologist for Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Programs, Corewell Health
  • Steven Keteyian, PhD, Bioscientific Clinical Staff, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Health Henry Ford Hospital
  • Laura Meiste, RN, BSN, Manager of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab, Holland Hospital
  • Greg Scharf, BS, CEP, CCRP, Cardiopulmonary Rehab System Manager, MyMichigan Health
  • Mike Thompson, PhD, FAHA Associate Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Michigan Medicine
  • Tyelor Wymer, CEP, BS, Cardiology Supervisor, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow

Health in Action Workgroup

  • Jennifer Hengy, BSN, RN, Internal Quality Improvement Specialist Sr., Corewell Health Farmington Hills
  • Alexander Janke, MD, MHS, MSc, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
  • Eugene Laveroni, MD, Chief of Surgery, Corewell Health Farmington Hills
  • Florian Schmitzberger, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan
  • Leslie Smith, RPh, JD, BCPS, BCIDP, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Corewell Health Farmington Hills

Post-Discharge Follow-Up Workgroup

  • Steven Frazier, BA, RN, ACM-RN, Director of Quality and Patient Safety Post-Acute, MyMichigan Health System
  • John Hagan, DO, Medical Director - Care Coordinating Center, MyMichigan Health System

Rural Health Workgroup

  • Heather Baumeister, BSN, RN, CRHCP, Director of Healthcare Practices, McKenzie Health System

Sepsis Workgroup

  • Tami Garcia, MSN, RN, Sepsis Process Lead, Michigan Medicine
  • Carly Redstone, MSN, RN, Sepsis Coordinator, Michigan Medicine

Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Panelists

  • Alex Callaway, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, Regional Quality Director, Munson Health System
  • Emily Nerreter, MBA, CPC, CRC, Pay for Performance & Registries Manager, Henry Ford Health System
  • Stephanie Pins-Schallip, MSA, CPHQ, Director of Value Analysis & Enhancement, MyMichigan Health

Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Breakout Session Speakers

  • Belinda Dokic, CPhT, BA, MBA, Post-Acute Care Manager, Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan
  • Cindy Ingersoll, RN, BSN, CCM, Post-Acute Care Manager, Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan
  • Adrien Ross, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Lead, Quality Improvement Specialist, Corewell Health
  • Heidi Steinhebel, RN, BSN, CCM, Senior Associate Director of Care Management, Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
  • Caitlin Valley, MHA, MPH, CHES, Director of Quality and Population Health, Trinity Health IHA Medical Group
  • Larrea Young, MDes, Multimedia Design Project Manager, Healthy Behavior Optimization for Michigan

Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Poster Presenters

  • Jennifer Bennett, MBA, BSN, RN, Lead Quality and Patient Safety Coordinator, Henry Ford Health Madison Heights-Warren Hospital
  • Sara Hagerman, BSN, RN, Community Hospital Quality Lead, University of Michigan Health – Sparrow Carson
  • Ginger Johnson, OTR, Manager Post-Acute Care, Populance, Henry Ford Health System
  • Mike Johnson, Primary Care Practice Administrator, Munson Healthcare East Region
  • Liz Monk, System Director of Patient Care Manager, Munson Healthcare
  • Gloria Rey, PA-C, MPH, Director Post-Acute Care, Populance, Henry Ford Health System
  • Audra Stoker, PMP, Manager Post-Acute Care Network Development, Populance, Henry Ford Health System

Virtual Networking Event

  • Richard Wylde, MSc, Deputy Director of Improvement at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

MiCR Virtual Forums on Telehealth Cardiac Rehabilitation

  • Robert Berry, MS, ACSM-CEP FAACVPR, Clinical Coordinator of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Henry Ford Health
  • Samantha Fink, BS, Administrative Manager, Domino’s Farms Cardiology, Michigan Medicine
  • Steven J. Keteyian, PhD, Bioscientific Clinical Staff, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital
  • Diane Perry, MS, ACSM-CCEP, CHWC, Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Michigan Medicine
  • Kat Steenson, MS, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Henry Ford Health
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The MVC members and partners who attend MVC events appreciated these presenters, too. Here are just a few of the many glowing survey responses MVC received about presenters and their content in the first half of 2026.

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As a reminder, past workgroups and virtual networking event recordings can be viewed on MVC’s YouTube channel, and presentation slides and materials from MVC’s spring collaborative-wide meeting can be viewed here.

Do you have valuable information to share?

Whether you are new to presenting or a seasoned pro, the MVC Coordinating Center is here to support you every step of the way. From exploring topic ideas to preparing information and managing event logistics, our team makes the experience of presenting easy and comfortable. The P4P points you can earn as a presenter are a great benefit to your organization, too. For more information about presenting, contact the MVC Coordinating Center or submit a proposal here.

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MVC 2026 Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary – From Innovation to Impact: Advancing Care Across Health Networks

MVC 2026 Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary – From Innovation to Impact: Advancing Care Across Health Networks

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The Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) held its spring 2026 collaborative-wide meeting on Fri., May 8, in Traverse City, Michigan. A total of 84 attendees representing 48 hospitals, 16 multi-hospital systems, and seven physician organizations from throughout the state of Michigan explored strategies for elevating quality across integrated health networks through the lens of system-wide alignment and data-driven improvement.

MVC Director Mark Bradshaw, MSc, began Friday’s meeting with updates on the MVC Coordinating Center and the MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program [see slides]. He first introduced attendees to MVC’s newest team members, Senior Faculty Advisor Ryan Howard, MD, MS, and Lead Analyst Megan Heath, PhD. Bradshaw then provided an update on recent MVC reporting since the fall collaborative-wide meeting, including 12 hospital-level custom reports, a push report focused on follow-up utilization, and the P4P Program Year (PY) 2025 final scorecards. It was further announced that MVC’s registry was recently updated with new payer data, including three new months of BCBSM/BCN claims and three new quarters of Medicare FFS claims.

He also provided an update on MVC’s new site coordinator education program. With a total of 31 site coordinators enrolled thus far in 2026, he encouraged those interested in starting in Q4 of 2026 or Q1 of 2027 to join the waitlist for this individualized educational offering [registration link].

Bradshaw next summarized updates on the Michigan Cardiac Rehab network’s (MiCR) efforts to improve cardiac rehabilitation utilization. These include an upcoming MiCR virtual forum featuring a group cardiac rehab demo [registration link], a third round of NewBeat material orders, and Heart-to-Heart patient stories. Additionally, he summarized the status of MiCR’s medication management initiative. If interested in participating in an interview on this topic, please contact MVC via email [email link].

After providing MVC Coordinating Center updates, Bradshaw moved on to provide insights into final scoring of P4P PY 2025 (see Figures 1-3), which included slight increases in average total points scored from PY 2024, some improvements in engagement point scoring, and continued scoring success for value metrics tied to MVC’s value-based initiatives (e.g., cardiac rehab and preoperative testing metrics).

Figure 1. Distribution of MVC’s P4P PY 2025 Total Points

Line chart displays final scores of MVC hospitals participating in PY 24-25 program, with scores plotted as blue dots ranging from 2 to 10. Horizontal lines indicate mean score of 6.7 in orange and median score of 6.0 in gray, highlighting most hospitals scoring above median with several reaching 10 out of 10.

Figure 2. MVC’s P4P PY 2025 Scoring Breakdown by Episode Spending and Value Metric Selections

Horizontal bar chart comparing PY 25 episode spending scores and value metric scores across medical conditions and procedures. Spending scores range from 1.5 for Pneumonia to 2.9 for CABG, while value metric scores range from 2.0 for 7-day follow-up after Pneumonia to 3.7 for Preoperative Testing, with mean and median values indicated for each group.

Figure 3. MVC’s P4P PY 2025 Engagement Point Distribution

Scatter plot showing engagement scores of MVC hospitals participating in PY 24-25 program, with individual hospital scores represented by blue dots and a mean score of 1.8 marked by an orange horizontal line. Most hospitals achieve or exceed the mean score, with several reaching the maximum score of 2.0, indicating high engagement levels across participants.

After reviewing hospital performance in 2025, Bradshaw looked to the PY 2026-2027 cycle, announcing a one-time alternative point opportunity for PY 2026 to earn credit for MVC’s new health outcome variation (HOV) metric. Additional details on submission requirements and timelines will be announced to site coordinators in the coming weeks. Following this, he noted the many opportunities to earn engagement points remaining in calendar year 2026 including virtual workgroups, networking dinners, and MVC’s fall collaborative-wide meeting in Livonia. For a complete schedule of events and registration, please visit MVC’s events webpage. Bradshaw reminded members that PY 2026 mid-year scorecards are expected in Q3 2026, and hospitals will be asked to make metric selections for PYs 2028-2029 in Q4 2026.

The meeting then featured an MVC data presentation by MVC Medical Director Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, and MVC Analyst Janet Zhang, MPH, on reporting and benchmarking outcomes across Michigan health systems. Dr. Nathan began with a discussion on the gradual, structural shift over the last two decades from independent ownership towards health system affiliation, noting that Michigan has outpaced national averages for system affiliation. He then reviewed the current state of MVC’s system-level reporting and outlined other measures of system variation from the literature not currently utilized in MVC reporting (Figure 4), emphasizing the need for MVC and its membership to co-design a path for measuring system-level quality in the future.

Zhang supplemented the presentation by sharing unblinded data on variation in hospital-level risk-adjusted 30-day readmission rates within hospital systems. She outlined traditional methods of showcasing variation using caterpillar plots and demonstrated how MVC might leverage hospital-level data to calculate a single index value for systems to support tracking variation over time. Zhang and Dr. Nathan both emphasized the importance of considering quality in outcomes and variation in outcomes as they evaluate their system-level performance.

Figure 4. Sample Approaches to Measuring System Variation

Table presenting system characteristics, relevant metrics, and rationales for surgical care quality assessment. It includes metrics like Herfindahl–Hirschman Index for centralization, case volume percentages for surgery avoidance and selective referral, and ambulatory surgery distribution, highlighting standards, care optimization, and resource allocation.

Building on the data presentation, a panel discussion led by Dr. Nathan further explored what “systemness” and system quality of care mean in practice and how stronger integration can improve quality, outcomes, and access across health systems and networks. Panelists included Alex Callaway, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, Regional Quality Director of Munson Health System; Emily Nerreter, MBA, CPC, CRC, Pay for Performance & Registries Manager of Henry Ford Health System; and Stephanie Pins-Schallip, MSA, CPHQ, Director of Value Analysis & Enhancement of MyMichigan Health. Each panelist brought unique perspectives and experience to the discussion, presenting compelling evidence to support the optimization of system-level resources, data, and cooperation.

Attendees then spent the remainder of the morning in breakout sessions [see breakout session slides] learning from peers, sharing intervention success stories, and brainstorming approaches to measuring quality in both small, stand-alone hospitals and large multi-hospital systems:

  • Catalyst Community for Improvement: Transforming Performance Together (Corewell)
  • Roadmap to Building Strong Post-Acute Care Network (Trinity Health Alliance)
  • Developing a Heart Failure Care Management Program (Trinity Health IHA)
  • Rural & Critical Access Hospital Claims Data Reporting Strategies (MVC)
  • Advancing System-Level Quality Improvement: Exploring Concepts for New MVC Metrics (MVC)

Following a networking lunch and a second session of breakouts, attendees came back together for the presentation of MVC awards by Engagement Manager Jessica Souva, MSN, RN, C-ONQS. The 2025 Engagement Award recipients included:

  • Henry Ford Health – 2025 Most Engaged System
  • Primary Care Partners, Inc. - 2025 Most Engaged Physician Organization
  • Scheurer Health – 2025 Most Engaged Critical Access Hospital
  • University of Michigan Health-West – 2025 Most Engaged General Acute Care Hospital

Souva also announced the winner of the poster contest, which was identified through member voting during the afternoon poster session. University of Michigan Health – Sparrow Carson won “best poster” for their “Rural Sepsis Initiative: Timely Care, Better Outcomes” poster submission. The poster was presented by Sara Hagerman, BSN.

The meeting closed with a reflection of the day’s themes and sessions, and reminders about upcoming meetings and events.

What are attendees saying about the meeting?

“The interactive sessions were great, and so was the location.”

“Today was a really great day, filled with a lot of discussion, networking and interactive activities.”

“This was my first meeting. I appreciate the information shared and opportunity.”

“I liked the panel discussion today. In the past, I also like the different tables of presenters to allow for smaller group discussion. Overall, lots of good discussion on how to work in a system.”

“Always love coming to MVC collaborative wide meetings as they’re so informative and a great way to network with others who have the same or very similar goals and outcomes!”

“The information presented was highly applicable across systems and independents.”

If you have questions about any of the topics discussed at MVC’s spring collaborative-wide meeting or are interested in following up for more details, please email the MVC Coordinating Center. MVC’s next collaborative-wide meeting will be held in person on Fri., Oct. 9, 2026, in Livonia, Michigan.

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Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Agenda, Speakers Announced

Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Agenda, Speakers Announced

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The MVC Coordinating Center is excited to announce the agenda for its spring collaborative-wide meeting on Friday, May 8, 2026, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Grand Traverse Resort & Spa in Acme, MI. This meeting’s theme is “From Innovation to Impact: Advancing Care Across Health Networks” and will highlight the various ways in which MVC's members collaborate across health systems and networks to advance the quality of healthcare across Michigan. Those interested in attending MVC's spring 2026 collaborative-wide meeting must register here by Tues., April 21.

MVC Director Mark Bradshaw, MSc, will kick off the day with updates on MVC’s Component of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program. This will be followed by an MVC Data in Action presentation by MVC Medical Director, Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, and MVC Data Analyst, Janet Zhang, MPH.

Dr. Nathan will then invite system representatives from Munson Health System, Henry Ford Health System, and MyMichigan Health System to join him on stage for a panel discussion titled “Elevating Quality Across an Integrated Health Network”.  Nathan will lead the panelists and attendees through a discussion on addressing barriers to health care improvements and measuring success across health systems and networks.

Attendees will then transition to their first breakout session before lunch and networking. The second breakout session will occur following lunch and networking. The five breakout topics will cover:

  • Corewell Health’s system-level approach to performance improvement
  • The development of Trinity Health IHA Medical Group’s Heart Failure Care Management Program
  • Trinity Health Alliance of Michigan’s Post-Acute Care Network
  • An exploration of new concepts for MVC metrics to support Advancing System-Level Quality Improvement
  • Rural and Critical Access Hospital Claims Data Reporting Strategies

View a summary of the breakout presentations using this LINK.

MVC’s Engagement Manager, Jessica Souva, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, will close out the day presenting MVC members with MVC’s second annual engagement awards and next steps for MVC’s Component of the BCBSM P4P Program.

The deadline to register for MVC’s spring 2026 collaborative-wide meeting is Tues., April 21. We look forward to seeing you there!

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MVC Thanks Presenters from the Second Half of 2025

MVC Thanks Presenters from the Second Half of 2025

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The MVC Coordinating Center wishes to express our deep appreciation for the 31 dedicated healthcare professionals who volunteered to present at MVC’s third and fourth quarter 2025 virtual workgroups, fall collaborative-wide meeting, and the Michigan Cardiac Rehabilitation network (MiCR) fall meeting. We know that MVC’s members and partners have many demands on their time from within their own organizations and beyond. Nonetheless, these 31 guest speakers shared their data, innovative approaches, best practices, and lessons learned with MVC members to support our shared goals of peer learning and high-value care delivery for all Michigan patients. We celebrate you for contributing in this important way, some at multiple events. You DO make a difference!

Join us in giving these folks a well-deserved round of applause:

Health in Action Workgroup

  • Amanda Escalera-Torres, RD, Program Director for Hurley Medical Center Food FARMacy Program
  • Leah Julian, BA, Innovation in Behavioral Health (IBH) Specialist, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)
  • Lindsey Naeyaert, MPH, Service Delivery Transformation Section Manager, MDHHS

Post-Discharge Follow-Up Workgroup

  • Sara Hagerman, BSN, RN, Quality/Performance Improvement Specialist, University of Michigan Health - Sparrow Carson
  • Noa Kim, MSI, Informatics Design Lead, Healthy Behavior Optimization of Michigan (HBOM)
  • Larrea Young, MDes, Human-Centered Design Project Manager, HBOM

Preoperative Testing Workgroup

  • Amy Poindexter, BSN, RN, Performance Improvement Analyst, Holland Hospital
  • Kelly Lewton, RN, BSN, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Lake Huron Medical Center
  • Nicole Mott, MD, MSCR, Resident Physician and Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Colorado & University of Michigan

Rural Health Workgroup

  • Lindsey Crouch, RN, Program Director, Hillsdale Community Health Center Mobile Health Clinic
  • Victoria Durr, BSN, RN, Infection Prevention Coordinator, Scheurer Health

Sepsis Workgroup

  • Errin Couck, RN, BSN, HMS Sepsis Abstractor, Henry Ford Health Macomb
  • Brandie DeVos, RN, MSN, Sepsis Coordinator, Henry Ford Health Macomb

Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Keynote Speaker

  • Gloria Rey, PA-C, MPH, Director of Post-Acute Care, Populance Henry Ford Health

Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Podium and Breakout Session Speakers

  • Brad Iott, PhD, MPH, Content Expert in Health Informatics and Social Care Integration, MSHIELD
  • Julia Weinert, MPH, Program Manager, MSHIELD
  • Amanda Biskner, RN, Paramedic, CP-C, Community Paramedicine Coordinator, Tri-Hospital EMS
  • Kelly Clark, MD, Faculty, Munson Family Medicine Residency Program and Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine at Michigan State University
  • Belinda Dokic, CPhT, BA, MBA, Clinically Integrated Network Program Manager, Trinity Health Livonia
  • Michael Gatt, MD, Gynecologist, Trinity Health Livonia
  • Holly Gould, MSN, CNM, RN, Director of Quality Improvement and Organizational Excellence, McLaren Port Huron
  • Nicole Luczak, President and CEO, United Way Bay County
  • Greg Scharf, BS, ACSM-CEP, AACVPR-CCRP, Cardiopulmonary Rehab System Manager, MyMichigan Medical Center - Midland

MiCR Fall In-Person Meeting Keynote Speaker

  • Stacey Greenway, MPH, MS, President of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR)

MiCR Fall In-Person Meeting Podium Speakers

  • Barry Franklin, PhD, Director (Emeritus), Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Corewell Health East, William Beaumont University Hospital
  • Megan Gross, MPH, CHES, ACSMCEP, EIM, Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Holland Hospital
  • Cindy Haskin-Popp, MS, CEP Manager, Cardiology, Corewell Health East
  • Amy Poindexter, BS, CEP, Performance Improvement Analyst, Trinity Ann Arbor
  • Brett Reynolds, MPH, ACSM-CEP, Supervisor of Cardiology, Corewell Health East
  • David Running, BS, CEP, Supervisor-Cardiac Rehab, University of Michigan Health West
  • Amber Steele, ACSM-CEP, Cardiac Rehab Lead, McLaren Bay Region
  • Larrea Young, MDes, Human-Centered Design Project Manager, HBOM
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The MVC members and partners who attend MVC events appreciated these presenters, too. Here are just a few of the many glowing survey responses MVC received about presenters and their content in 2025.

presentation attendee testimonials

As a reminder, past workgroups and virtual networking event recordings can be viewed on MVC’s YouTube channel, and presentation slides and materials from MVC’s fall collaborative-wide meeting can be viewed here.

Do you have valuable information to share?

Whether you are new to presenting or a seasoned pro, the MVC Coordinating Center is here to support you every step of the way. From exploring topic ideas to preparing information and managing event logistics, our team makes the experience of presenting easy and comfortable. The P4P points you can earn as a presenter are a great benefit to your organization, too. For more information about presenting, contact the MVC Coordinating Center or submit a proposal here.

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Celebrating 2025 Successes and Setting the Stage for 2026

Celebrating 2025 Successes and Setting the Stage for 2026

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On behalf of the MVC Coordinating Center, let me first start this end-of-year blog by thanking you all for your partnership and continued support throughout 2025. In case you blinked and its now December – don’t worry, you’re not alone! The last year has flown by with plenty of twists and turns along the way. Before we get caught up in the holidays and planning for 2026, we wanted to step back and celebrate the successes we achieved together over the last 12 months.

In writing my reflection piece last year, I highlighted that both our engagement participation and analytics utilization were far above previous years. While this gave us a hard act to follow, we are delighted to share that this trend continued upwards in 2025. Over the last year, we welcomed two new hospital members to the collaborative, delivered 23 virtual workgroups with an average attendance of 41, facilitated 24 different member presentations, completed 9 site visits, delivered 14 custom analytic requests, and supported 106 new users in gaining access to our online registry. On top of all of this, we held two collaborative wide meetings in Midland and Livonia, with 197 member representatives joining us to share stories, spotlight successes, and support one another in navigating all of the challenges which 2025 decided to bring.

These flagship numbers only tell one part of the story; the true value of each of the activities detailed above comes from the relationships and partnerships developed as a result of the time spent together. We hope you all have taken as much benefit from these collaborations as our group has during this time. Which brings me to another highlight…the MVC Coordinating Center. Let’s take a moment to celebrate the people who not only help make all of the above possible but that make this such a great place to work. Thank you to the entire MVC team for your hard work and commitment to supporting our members throughout 2025. I’m excited for what the next year will hold. Speaking of which, here’s a sneak peek of a few things that will be taking place in 2026.

Collaborative Wide Meetings, Networking Events, and Virtual Workgroups

MVC’s 2026 engagement events calendar is now live. Our spring collaborative wide meeting will take place on Friday, May 8 in Traverse City and we will be returning to Livonia for our fall meeting on Friday, October 9. These forums continue to be supported by virtual and in-person networking activities and dinners throughout the year, and dates for our regular suite of virtual workgroups can also be found on the 2026 calendar. Save the dates - we look forward to seeing you at each of these events!

MVC Site Visits

We visited a number of you in 2025, providing the opportunity to strengthen our understanding of member activities, priorities, and system-level practices. This effort will continue next year, and members can participate in these site visits in either a virtual or in-person capacity, with P4P engagement points on offer for taking part. If you are interested in getting on the calendar for 2026, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

MVC Site Engagement Coordinator Education Program

In response to member feedback, MVC will be launching a new Site Coordinator Education Program in 2026, designed to offer a flexible, individualized, rolling training curriculum to provide members with a stronger understanding of MVC data, share tools to help evaluate metric progress, and facilitate peer collaborations. This program is in high demand with capacity already met for the first round of registration. Additional opportunities to participate in this new education program will open throughout the calendar year – more communications to follow!

New MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program PY26/27 Registry Pages & Webinars

As with previous cycles, new P4P pages will be launched at the turn of the year to correspond with the changes implemented for PY26/27. These pages will look and feel similar to those currently available with a few important updates to reflect changes to our episode spending and value metric menu options and the introduction of MVC’s new Health Outcome Variation Measure. The latter reflects a new metric to the MVC Component, and to support members in navigating and utilizing these new registry pages, dedicated explainer webinars will be held in January.

MVC Push Reports and Custom Analytics

As highlighted above, MVC’s push reports and offer of custom analytics were well utilized by members in 2025, and to reflect member feedback, efforts will be spent strengthening this offering for member benefit in 2026. Remember, if you are interested in working with the Coordinating Center on a custom build, reach out to us by email. [LINK]

Thank you again for your continued partnership throughout the last year and we look forward to more successes in 2026. Have a great holiday and a happy new year when it rolls around.

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MVC 2025 Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary – Adapting Together in 2025 and Beyond: High-value Care for All in a Changing Landscape

MVC 2025 Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary – Adapting Together in 2025 and Beyond: High-value Care for All in a Changing Landscape

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The Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) held its fall 2025 collaborative-wide meeting on Friday, Oct. 10, in Livonia. A total of 91 attendees representing 64 hospitals, three physician organizations, and 13 healthcare systems from across the state of Michigan came together to share strategies for mitigating the impact of non-medical drivers on health outcomes.

MVC Director Mark Bradshaw, MSc, kicked off Friday’s meeting with updates on the MVC Coordinating Center [See slides]. He introduced MVC’s newest team members, Manager of Data Analytics Ian Raxter, MPH, and Project Manager Emily Woltmann, PhD, MSW, as well as announced the promotion of Julia Mantey, MPH, MUP, to Lead Analyst. Bradshaw encouraged sites to register for the 2025 Michigan Cardiac Rehab network (MiCR) fall meeting at Corewell Health Troy Hospital by the Oct. 31 deadline. He also provided an update on Phase II of the RITE-Size preoperative testing trial and recent MVC reporting since MVC’s spring meeting, including refreshed common conditions push reports, the new health outcome variation push report, and the P4P Program Year 2025 mid-year scorecards. Bradshaw provided insights on the content included in the health outcome variation push report and the P4P Program Year 2025 mid-year scorecards before reviewing Program Year (PY) 2026-2027 cycle changes and member selections (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

Figure 1.

vertical bar graph of PY 26/27 episode spending selections for CHF, COPD, PCI, CABG

Figure 2.

vertical bar chart of PY 26/27 value metric selections for seven metrics

Following Bradshaw’s announcement that MVC’s 2026 engagement point menu is now posted on MVC’s P4P webpage, MVC Engagement Manager Jessica Souva, MSN, RN, C-ONQS, highlighted the differences from previous versions of MVC’s engagement point menu. Souva noted that most of the changes to the engagement point menu were adjustments to the point values; however, Souva introduced the addition of a site coordinator education modules offering (Figure 3). Details on these modules will be shared with MVC site coordinators in the coming months via email.

Figure 3.

Site coordinator education modules

The meeting then featured a presentation from the MSHIELD CQI, including Program Manager Julia Weinert, MPH, and Bradley Iott, PhD, MPH, on implications of non-medical drivers of health for quality improvement. Weinert and Iott presented research evidence on the importance of addressing upstream drivers of health outcomes, MSHIELD implementation toolkits, and resources available on the MSHIELD website.

MVC’s keynote presentation was delivered by Gloria Rey, PA-C, MPH, Director of Post-Acute Care for Henry Ford Health/Populance. Her presentation detailed Henry Ford Health’s approach to developing and maintaining strong relationships with post-acute care providers [See slides]. Rey went on to demonstrate how these relationships have improved patient outcomes and cost savings (Figure 4).

Figure 4.

depiction of Henry Ford Health's rehospitalization rates lower for facilities in the post-acute network (PAN) than in the rest of the market

After a networking lunch, MVC Medical Director Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, and MVC Analyst Kushbu Narender Singh, MDS, MPH, delivered an MVC data presentation focused on MVC’s new health outcome variation measure [See slides]. During the presentation, Narender Singh supplemented Dr. Nathan’s explanation of the measure definition (Figure 5), benefits, and rollout timeline with MVC member unblinded data and case scenarios. An introductory video for the health outcome variation measure is available on MVC’s P4P webpage.

Figure 5.

explanation of the health outcome variation measure definition, benefits, and rollout timeline

Attendees spent time in the afternoon in various breakout sessions (Figure 6) learning about strategies from other MVC members to address non-medical drivers of health outcomes [See slides].

Figure 6.

breakout session titles and descriptions

The meeting closed with a reflection of the day spent together and reminders about upcoming meetings and events [See slides].

What are the attendees saying about the meeting?

“I gained a lot of insight and ideas to take back to my organization to review with others.”

“I learned that patients can be in home care and cardiac rehab at the same time which is a game changer for us.”

“Enjoyable to see the multi-faceted approaches that are being used throughout the state's regions for decreasing readmissions.”

“I really enjoyed the breakout sessions and discussions!”

“Loved the ability to talk with other groups and learn from each other. Like the unblinded data, it was more meaningful to what was being discussed.”

If you have questions about any of the topics discussed at MVC’s fall collaborative-wide meeting or are interested in following up for more details, email the MVC Coordinating Center. MVC’s next collaborative-wide meeting will be in person on Fri., May 8, 2026, in Traverse City.

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Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Agenda, Speakers Announced

Fall Collaborative-Wide Meeting Agenda, Speakers Announced

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The MVC Coordinating Center is excited to announce the agenda for its fall collaborative-wide meeting on Fri., Oct. 10, 2025, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., at the Vistatech Center in Livonia, MI. This meeting’s theme is “Adapting Together in 2025 and Beyond: High-Value Care for All in a Changing Landscape.” This meeting will highlight the various ways in which MVC's members identify gaps in outcomes, adapt to ensure all patients receive the highest quality care, and establish partnerships and programs that mitigate non-medical drivers of health outcomes. Those interested in attending MVC's fall 2025 collaborative-wide meeting must register here by Thurs., Sept. 25.

MVC Director Mark Bradshaw, MSc, will kick off the day with Coordinating Center updates as well as announcements about the MVC Component of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Program. This will be followed by updates about 2026 engagement offerings presented by MVC Engagement Manager Jessica Souva, MSN, RN, C-ONQS.

MVC will then invite its first guest speakers of the day to the podium: Julia Weinert, MPH, MSHIELD Program Manager, and Brad Iott, PhD, MPH, MSHIELD Content Expert in Health Informatics and Social Care Integration. The MSHIELD team will lay the foundation for the day by discussing non-medical drivers of health and related implications for quality improvement teams, including examples of metrics that help evaluate care across all patients and interventions that can help reduce gaps in patient outcomes.

The event keynote will follow with a presentation by Gloria Rey, PA-C, MPH, Director of Post-Acute Care, Henry Ford Health. She will present on Henry Ford’s post-acute care (PAC) transition program, and the ways in which their team partners with PAC groups to ensure effective, individualized handoffs and care delivery for all patients.

Following lunch and networking, MVC Medical Director Hari Nathan, MD, PhD, will co-present with MVC Analyst Kushbu Narender Singh, MDS, MPH, for MVC’s Data in Action presentation. This data presentation will focus on MVC’s newest health outcome variation measure, including how it was developed, its use cases and benefits, a timeline for related data sharing, and unblinded data. This measure was a new addition to the MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program, with scoring on this measure beginning in Program Years 2026-2027.

Attendees will then transition into the afternoon breakout sessions, all led by guest hospital presenters. To showcase how members are addressing variation in outcomes, MVC invited presenters to discuss recent initiatives and successes across a range of focus areas, such as partnerships with community-based organizations, systematic approaches to referrals, and predictive analytics and assessment tools in EPIC. View a summary of all five breakout presentations here. Attendees will attend two breakout sessions before returning to the main ballroom for closing remarks and next steps.

The deadline to register for MVC’s fall 2025 collaborative-wide meeting is tomorrow, Sept. 25. We look forward to seeing you there!

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MVC 2025 Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary

MVC 2025 Spring Collaborative-Wide Meeting Summary

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Collaboration in Action: Shaping the Future of Healthcare Across Michigan

The Michigan Value Collaborative (MVC) held its spring 2025 collaborative-wide meeting on Friday, May 9, in Midland. A total of 106 attendees representing 62 hospitals, 6 physician organizations, 6 Collaborative Quality Initiatives (CQIs), and 11 healthcare systems from across the state of Michigan came together to build partnerships and collaborate on approaches to healthcare delivery that will have a long-lasting impact.

MVC Director Dr. Hari Nathan kicked off Friday’s meeting with updates on the MVC Coordinating Center [. He introduced MVC’s newest team members, senior analysts Steven Ellinger and Tanima Basu, and Program Assistant Dinah Pollard. Dr. Nathan also announced the promotion of Jana Stewart to Associate Program Manager and welcomed Dr. Jessica Golbus as the new Co-Director of the Michigan Cardiac Rehab network (MiCR). He provided an update on recruitment progress for Phase II of the RITE-Size pilot and encouraged sites interested in participating to reach out to the MVC Coordinating Center. Dr. Nathan concluded the welcome presentation by highlighting MVC reporting updates. These included new multi-payer preoperative testing dashboard reports added to MVC’s data registry in Q4 of 2024, and five hospital-level push reports with data reflecting P4P Program Year (PY) 2026-2027 selections, statewide health equity, process measures, P4P PY 2024 final scorecards, and ED-based episodes.

Managing Director Mark Bradshaw, MSc, presented a summary of PY 2024 scoring and PY 2026-2027 selections for the MVC Component of the BCBSM P4P Program [SEE SLIDES]. In his summary of PY 2024 scoring, Bradshaw highlighted opportunities for members to leverage MVC resources to optimize P4P scores via MVC’s engagement point menu options and highlighted some of the value metrics that have seen success after their first year of scoring.

The overview of MVC members’ P4P selections included a comparison of the value metric selections that were made for the PY 2024-2025 vs. the PY 2026-2027 program cycles (Figure 1). Bradshaw also reviewed MVC’s new health equity measure and index of disparity before closing with a reminder about upcoming dates relevant to participating P4P hospitals (Figure 2).

Figure 1. PY 26/27 Value Metric Selections

vertical bar chart: PY 26/27 Value Metric Selections

Figure 2. Upcoming P4P Dates

Upcoming P4P Dates

The meeting then featured MVC’s first Engagement Awards, presented by MVC Engagement Manager Jessica Souva, MSN, RN, C-ONQS. MVC presented the awards to members who went above and beyond in their engagement with MVC to the benefit of the entire MVC membership. Scheurer Health received the award for the most engaged peer group 5 hospital, MyMichigan Collaborative Care organization for the most engaged physician organization (PO), Chelsea Hospital for the most engaged hospital, and Corewell Health for the most engaged health system.

Souva remained at the podium for a presentation on MVC’s 2024 Quality Improvement (QI) survey, sharing details about the survey’s purpose, completion rate, results, and applications [SEE SLIDES]. The four most widely reported QI initiatives included sepsis, health outcome variation, readmissions, and emergency department care, and also aligned with the initiatives reported as highest priority for some of the largest health systems in Michigan (Figure 3). Souva provided specific examples of MVC engagement activities that were developed to specifically support the initiatives reported in the QI survey and address common barriers members reported facing. She urged MVC’s PO members to participate in the 2025 QI survey so that MVC will be better equipped to provide support for PO QI initiatives in the future.

Figure 3. Seven System-Level High Priority Quality Improvement Initiatives

Seven System-Level High Priority Quality Improvement Initiatives

Before sending meeting attendees to participate in the poster session, Souva shared the responses from the opening virtual ice-breaker question: “What keeps you motivated to continue working in healthcare?” Members credited their teams and making a difference in the lives of patients and families as their motivation to persevere during challenging times. Posters were then presented by partner CQIs such as MEDIC, MOQC, MSHIELD, and MI Mind. Electronic copies of the posters are available on the spring meeting website [LINK]. The MVC Coordinating Center would like to thank all poster presenters for sharing their work.

After the poster session, MVC Associate Program Manager Jana Stewart, MPH, provided a presentation highlighting the ways in which MVC collaboratives with other CQIs to help drive local quality improvement efforts in hospitals across Michigan. This included two case studies and unblinded data presentations for MVC’s two value-based initiatives: cardiac rehabilitation utilization and preoperative testing de-implementation. She also presented a use case for a new area MVC is exploring within its ED-based episodes of care focused on behavioral health care and outcomes, also with aggregate and hospital-level unblinded data.

Since the launch of MVC's cardiac rehabilitation initiative in 2020, the work has been incorporated into all aspects of MVC’s portfolio, from dedicated workgroup topics to reporting and related P4P metrics, and it also led to the 2022 launch of MiCR in partnership with BMC2 and the NewBeat program in partnership with HBOM. Cardiac rehabilitation enrollment for patients discharged from a “Main 5” condition (e.g., AMI, CABG, PCI, SAVR, and TAVR), has increased across the collaborative from 24% in 2020 to 34% in 2023, amounting to an estimated 145 lives saved and 243 readmissions avoided. Stewart also shared that the mean days to a patient’s first cardiac rehabilitation visit has decreased from 59 days in 2020 to 46 days in 2024.

Highlights from MVC’s preoperative testing efforts included updates on the RITE-Size pilot—a collaboration largely between MVC, MPrOVE, and MSQC—that supported three MVC member hospitals in reducing their low-value preoperative testing rates in 2024 through a variety of strategies. Stewart called out that members interested in participating in Phase II of the pilot in 2025 or 2026 will be well positioned to both reduce their testing rates significantly and also achieve the full two engagement points for 2025. She encouraged anyone interested to reach out to the MVC Coordinating Center for additional information.

Stewart concluded by sharing aggregate and unblinded data on the prevalence of behavioral health as a co-diagnosis in MVC ED-based episodes, where behavioral health ICD-10 codes such as anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and dementia appear as co-diagnoses (Figure 4) in approximately 13% of index ED events. She also shared how those behavioral health rates differ by payer as well as condition and noted that 1 in 3 of ED patients who have a resulting inpatient admission have a behavioral health code noted as a comorbidity.

Figure 4. Most Common ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes Indicated

vertical bar graph: Most Common ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes Indicated - 1. anxiety 2. major depressive disorder 3. dementia 4. bipolar disorder 5. generalized anxiety disorder

After a networking lunch, attendees spent the afternoon participating in roundtable discussions and small group activities on two to three topics [SEE ROUNDTABLE MATERIALS]. During the session, attendees could either join three roundtable discussions or join one roundtable and one small group activity on system approaches to QI. At each table attendees learned about the work of the roundtable facilitator, asked questions, and discussed similar initiatives at their own organizations. In the system activity, MVC members were asked a series of questions about measuring system-level QI, and their responses will help inform MVC’s future work to support health systems across Michigan.

The meeting closed with a reflection of the day spent together, reminders about upcoming meetings, and opportunities for best practice sharing with other MVC members.

If you have questions about any of the topics discussed at MVC’s spring collaborative-wide meeting or are interested in following up for more details, contact the MVC Coordinating Center. MVC’s next collaborative-wide meeting will be in person on Fri., Oct. 10, 2025, in Livonia.