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Dr. Billi is Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs of the University of Michigan Medical School, and Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs of the University of Michigan. He received his M.D. degree from the State University of New York, Buffalo in 1977. He completed his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in 1981. He then joined the faculty of the University of Michigan Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine; he holds a joint appointment in the Department of Medical Education. Dr. Billi practices as a general internist in a primary care clinic, and in a teaching clinic for Internal Medicine house officers at UM. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Medical Management.

Dr. Billi's research interests are in the field of health services delivery, including the cost of medical care, cost reduction education programs, the impact of changing reimbursement systems (RBRVS, managed care) on faculty practice plans, and evidence-based guideline uses and measures. For over 15 years, Dr. Billi has been active nationally on American Heart Association committees setting standards and developing educational programs for Advanced Cardiac Life Support. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the AHA's National Emergency Cardiac Care Committee. He is active on state-wide and regional committees affecting quality of care and physician practice issues. He chairs Michigan's Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee and the Michigan State Medical Society's Medical Economics Committee; he is a member of MSMS's Third Party Liaison Committee. He currently serves as co-chair of two regional evidence-based quality improvement initiatives including the Southeast Michigan Quality Forum and the Michigan Quality Improvement Consortium.

Dr. Billi has served in successive administrative leadership roles at the University of Michigan Health System and its Medical School. He was the first Medical Director of M-CARE, the University of Michigan's HMO, PPO, and POS programs, serving in this capacity from 1985 to 1989. In 1987 he joined the Medical School Dean's Staff as Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs. At that time he also assumed the role of Medical Director of the Medical School's IPA. In 1990 he became Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. His responsibilities include representing the school on clinical practice and reimbursement issues, interacting with faculty on issues pertaining to managed care patients, providing oversight to network development and clinical affiliations with physician groups and hospitals, and addressing third party reimbursement issues.

Since 1997, Dr. Billi has led the development and implementation of innovative health plans with high intensity medical and disease management. Current UMHS innovative programs include collaboration with Ford Motor Company (Partnership Health) and General Motors (Activecare). In 2000 he was named Associate Vice President for Medical Affairs.