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Ongoing and Completed Projects Supported by Community Health (CH)


Ongoing

​​​Utilizing Start-of Shift Markers of ICU Patient Acuity to Predict Call Volume to a TeleCritical Care (TCC) Program ​​
Michael Guarnieri | CH | Ongoing

​​Outcomes of Dupilumab for Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps:  A Matched Cohort Analysis​
Jonathan Liang | CH | Ongoing

​Evaluating the Use of Nitrous Oxide Analgesia to Improve Endometrial Sampling.
Margaret Howe | CH | Ongoing

Assessing health inequities in Overactive Bladder medication prescribing within Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KP NCAL)
Neha Sudol | CH | Ongoing

Clinical guideline-discordant emergency department bronchiolitis management: incidence, predictors, and impact
Scott Casey | CH | Ongoing

Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake and Yield After Recent Guideline Changes to Lower the Age of Screening Initiation (CRC CH)
Jeffrey Lee | CH | Ongoing

Comparative Assessment of Coronary Revascularization Strategies on Dementia Incidence in Older Adults with an Acute Coronary Syndrome
Ashok Krishnaswami | CH | Ongoing

Comparative Effectiveness Study of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease
Andrew Karter | CH | Ongoing

Comparing the effectiveness of centralized versus individual provider-based management of antepartum iron-deficiency anemia
Justine Chang | CH | Ongoing

Demographic, Clinical, and Service Utilization Factors Associated with Follow up after Discharge from Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Ninad Athale | CH | Ongoing

Determining the modifying role of prenatal psychological distress on the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and early childhood obesity
Alicia Peterson | CH | Ongoing

Effectiveness and degree of implementation of a myopia control program in an integrated health care system in Northern California
Irma Muminovic | CH | Ongoing

Evaluating diuresis strategies for emergency department patients with acute heart failure
Dana Sax | CH | Ongoing

Evaluating safety and efficacy of current imaging guidelines for gallbladder polyps
Chang, Liao, Nayak, Arasu | CH | Ongoing

Evaluating the relationship between coronary artery calcium score and cardiovascular events by race/ ethnicity in a large, diverse integrated healthcare system
Seema Pursnani | CH | Ongoing

Evaluation of the Impact of a Novel Pharmacy Program on Clinical Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients on Biologic Medications
Jennifer Chan | CH | Ongoing

Heart Failure Epidemiology and Risk Prediction of Outcomes In Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease (HEROIC)
Andrew Ambrosy | CH | Ongoing

Hyperglycemia, diabetes disorders, and glycemic control in pregnancy and risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in the offspring
Yeyi Zhu | CH | Ongoing

Impact of evidence-based, multidisciplinary inpatient heart failure care order set on the overall hospital utilization, 30 days all cause readmissions and guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) prescriptions in patients with acute decompensated heart
Jasmine Dhaliwal | CH | Ongoing

Improving Risk Stratification of patients with advanced stage colorectal cancer
Faisal Cheema | CH | Ongoing

Incidence and predictors of hospital readmission for ulcerative colitis
Abhik Roy | CH | Ongoing

Incidence and risk factors for serious infection in young infants with mild hypothermia
Tran Nguyen | CH | Ongoing

Long-Term Echocardiographic and Clinical Outcomes of Patients Receiving Transcatheter Aortic Valve  Replacement within Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Emily Perdoncin | CH | Ongoing

New Beginnings – Improving Healthcare Prevention and Utilization in New Young Adult Members
Nicole Tran | CH | Ongoing

Non-genetic and genetic risk factors associated with treatment or progression of nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease
Nareg Roubinian | CH | Ongoing

Optimizing Addiction Treatment: A Comparative Analysis of Outcomes Across Virtual and In-person Programs at KPNC Level 2.1 and 2.5 Addiction Medicine Programs
Asma Asyyed | CH | Ongoing

Outpatient Management of Pregnancy-associated Pulmonary Embolism
David Vinson | CH | Ongoing

Prevalence and relationship of Pre-Diabetes with risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular (ASCVD) Events in Adults across Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Jamal Rana | CH | Ongoing

Risk Factors Associated with Presentation with Cutaneous Melanoma (CM) with Regional or Distant Metastases
Kenneth Katz | CH | Ongoing

Risk of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Reactivation Following Zoster Vaccine
Ying Qian | CH | Ongoing

Risk of primary lung cancer among women with a prior history of breast cancer in an integrated health system
Jeffrey Velotta | CH | Ongoing

Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Antiarrhythmic Regimen using Intravenous Calcium and Beta blockers
Edward Durant | CH | Ongoing

The Burden of Mohs Surgery Utilization in the Last 1, 3, and 5 Years of Life Among Kaiser Permanente Members with a Diagnosis of Basal Cell Carcinoma
Sandra Bendeck Rydell | CH | Ongoing

The Effect of Post-operative Weight Changes on Outcomes of Mid-Urethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence
Minita Patel | CH | Ongoing

The incidence of esophageal food impactions and risk factors for recurrence in a large, community-based healthcare system in Northern California
Angela Lam | CH | Ongoing

The prevalence and impact of dose modifications for patients with EGFR-mutated non–small cell lung cancer prescribed osimertinib: a real-world cohort study
Meera Ragavan | CH | Ongoing

​​Completed

​Evaluation of a Novel Gender Expression Care Program
Grace Firtch | CH | Completed

[2022 Continued Funding] Do health and health care indicators differ by preferred language in Latinx and Chinese Adults? A health and healthcare disparities study
Nancy Gordon | CH | Completed

[2022 Continued Funding] Objective cardiac testing following emergency department evaluations for chest pain: associations between referral for non-invasive cardiac testing and 2-year adverse outcomes.
Dustin Mark | CH | Completed

[2022 Deferred Funding] Racial disparities in treatment and outcomes of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Bijay Nair | CH | Completed

• Evaluating safety and efficacy of current imaging guidelines for gallbladder polyps
Chang, Liao, Nayak, Arasu | CH | Completed

A Natural History of Descending Thoracic Aortic Dissections in Northern California Kaiser Permanente: An analysis of incidence, interventions and outcomes during longitudinal follow-up.
Aaron Baker | CH | Completed

A novel method of analysis that uses standard of care PSA values to help guide optimal treatment decisions in the management of metastatic prostate cancer
Huang Hui | CH | Completed

A prediction score model to identify the risk of subsequent keratinocytic carcinomas
Shabnam Madani | CH | Completed

A study on the effect of nerve block on transgender patients undergoing top surgery
Tong, Winnie MD | CH | Completed

A Study on the Optimal Role for Food Allergy Testing in Infants
Ko, Jimmy MD | CH | Completed

ACEs, Resilience, and Mental Health Support in Obstetric Care
Carey Watson | CH | Completed

ADHD Medication Adherence in the Transition to Adulthood: Disparities and Associated Adverse Outcomes
Kavitha Rao | CH | Completed

Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy in Patients with Solid Tumors
Laurel Habel | CH | Completed

Adolescent Gender Identity Screening in Primary Care Visits
Josephine Lau | CH | Completed

Adverse Outcomes in Infants with Mild Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Vishnu-Priya Akula | CH | Completed

Alcohol-Related Care and HCV Treatment among Patients with Problematic Alcohol Use and HCV
Campbell, Cynthia PhD | CH | Completed

An analysis of predictors of long-term benzodiazepine use
Daniel Saal, Cynthia Campbell | CH | Completed

An Assessment of the Status and Impact of Influenza and Influenza Vaccination on Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction in Kaiser Permanente Northern California
David Miller | CH | Completed

Antenatal pulmonary embolism diagnostics (APED) in the COVID-19 era
David Vinson | CH | Completed

Antidepressant Use and the Risk of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Eric Jorgenson | CH | Completed

Are isolated non-displaced ulnar fractures a marker of intimate partner violence?
Tammy Sung | CH | Completed

Are outcomes improved with standardized tagging of Chest CT scans (PUL5) with suspicious lung nodules in an integrated healthcare system?
Jeffrey Velotta | CH | Completed

Are there race-based disparities in the delivery of geriatric care for cognitively impaired patients that present to the ER in the KPNC service area?
Sophia Chen and Drew Maygren | CH | Completed

Are there race-based disparities in the delivery of memory care for cognitively impaired geriatric patients that present to the emergency department in Kaiser Permanente Northern California?
Sophia Chen | CH | Completed

Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease: Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment
Jonathan Liang | CH | Completed

Assess Inflammatory Potential of Diet Among Breast Cancer Patients: Novel Index and Short-Form Questionnaire
En Cheng | CH | Completed

Assessing Adherence to Follow-Up Care After Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer
Lori Sakoda | CH | Completed

Assessing frequency and predictors of under- and over-triage of pediatric emergency department patients
Dana Sax | CH | Completed

Assessing Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Thresholds for Development of Cardiovascular Disease by Racial-Ethnic Groups
Seema Pursani | CH | Completed

Assessing Outcomes of Implementing an Evidence-Based Patient Activation and Patient Portal Intervention Linking Addiction Medicine and Primary Care
Anthony Boyce | CH | Completed

Assessing the frequency and predictors of mis-triage among pediatric patients in the emergency department
Dana Sax | CH | Completed

Assessing Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence, Screening and Mortality among Men: A 10-Year Observational Study of a Rare Disease.
Elizabeth Shurell Linehan | CH | Completed

Assessment of the Risks of Biologic Therapy in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Jennifer Chan | CH | Completed

Association of Primary Care Telemedicine Follow-Up on Post Hospital Discharge Readmission Risk Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Michael Yoo | CH | Completed

Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Services Utilization in the Pediatric Population Aged 1 to 5 Years
Judy Lin | CH | Completed

Associations between Glycemic Control Trajectories among Individuals with Gestational Diabetes and Obesity Risk and Growth Trajectories in the Offspring
Rana Chehab | CH | Completed

Associations of blood donor, component and transfusion practice factors on infectious outcomes
Roubinian, Nareg MD | CH | Completed

Autoimmune Connective Tissue Disease and the Risk of Skin Cancer
Gunawardane, Nilanthi D | CH | Completed

Barriers to Obstetric/Gynecological Health Care for Women with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Ames, Jennifer PhD | CH | Completed

Building an evidence case for capturing educational attainment in the EHR as a social determinant of health
Gordon, Nancy ScD | CH | Completed

Burden of psychiatric co-morbidity in patients presenting to the Emergence department with infammatory bowel disease
Ben Hassid, Shellie Kahane | CH | Completed

CABG vs PCI in Older Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients: Impact of revascularization strategy on outcomes
Ahmed Shah | CH | Completed

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome in the ED: Characteristics and Determinants of Length of Stay
Dale Cotton | CH | Completed

Characterization of outcomes associated with mismatch repair deficiency analysis in women with endometrial cancer
Betty Suh-Burgmann | CH | Completed

Characterizing the development of cardiovascular disease in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Victoria Woo | CH | Completed

Characterizing the development of cardiovascular disease in women after adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Victoria Woo | CH | Completed

Characterizing uterine fibroid diagnosis and treatment in Asian and Pacific Islander patients
Susanna Mitro | CH | Completed

Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Adults Undergoing Surgery for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Identification of Potential Barriers to Access to Care
Megan Durr | CH | Completed

Clinical Characteristics, Periprocedural Complications, and Outcomes of Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Elective versus Urgent/Emergent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement within an Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Mishell, Jacob MD | CH | Completed

Clinical Effects of an Electronic Health Record Based Integrated Smoking Cessation Intervention at Hospital Discharge
Somalee Banerjee | CH | Completed

Clinical Outcomes After 5 Years of Early Peanut Introduction Guidelines
Jimmy Ko | CH | Completed

Clopidogrel Duration after Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Amit Sachdeva | CH | Completed

Closing gaps in the HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis Continuum of Care
Jonathan Volk | CH | Completed

Colorectal Cancer Risk in Patients with Diverticulitis: Is Routine Colonoscopy Warranted?
Tanaaz Baldawala | CH | Completed

Communication Optimization and Methodology For Oncologist Hospice Referral Timing (COMFORT Trial): A Qualitative Study
Mina Chang MD HMDC FAAHPM | CH | Completed

Communication Optimization and Methodology For Oncologist Hospice Referral Timing (COMFORT) Study
Mina Chang | CH | Completed

Community – associated Clostridium difficile
Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Comparative analysis of regional anesthetic techniques for breast cancer patients undergoing mastectomy surgery
Edward Yap | CH | Completed

Comparative analysis of safety and effectiveness of non-transplant treatment options for early-to-intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma across a large, integrated health care system in Northern California
Nizar  Mukhtar | CH | Completed

Comparative Outcomes and Safety Associated with Implementation of a Subcutaneous Insulin Protocol for Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Priya Rao | CH | Completed

Comparing the Effect of High Deductible Health Insurance on Clinical Treatment Adherence and Outcome in Type 2 Diabetes
You (Meme) Wu | CH | Completed

Comparison of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Psoriasis and the Effect of Mental Health Comorbidity on Care Utilization
Barbara Garcia, MD | CH | Completed

Comparison of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Psoriasis and the Effect of Mental Health Comorbidity on Care Utilization
Barbara Garcia, Akhil Wadhera | CH | Completed

Comparison of high risk elective percutaneous coronary intervention in CV surgery back-up sites versus non-CV surgical back-up sites
Shah, Ahmed MD | CH | Completed

Comparison of Repair vs. Meniscectomy for Bucker Handle Meniscal Tears
David Ding | CH | Completed

Comparison of risk factors, clinical behavior and prognosis of microsatellite stable vs. unstable colorectal cancers in a large diverse U.S. population
Li, Dan MD | CH | Completed

Comparison of the Efficacy of Aflibercept and Bevacizumab in the Treatment of Neovascular Age–Related Macular Degeneration
Robert Lowe | CH | Completed

Comparisons of Risk factors, Clinical Characteristics, Screening perfomance, and Survival of Microsatellite Stable vs. Unstable Colorectal Cancers in a Large U.S. Populations
Doug Corley, TR Levin, Jeffrey Lee, Minggui Pan | CH | Completed

Comprehensive Primary Care Clinic-based Pulmonary Embolism Management
David Vinson | CH | Completed

Concussions in youth: Differentiating the symptom presentation and outcomes following sports-related versus non-sports-related concussions in Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Filanosky, Charles PhD | CH | Completed

Contemporary Risk Stratification in Adults with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Adatya, Sirtaz, MD | CH | Completed

Current Landscape of Molecular Testing, Treatment Selection, and Associated Outcomes for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lori Sakoda | CH | Completed

Delivery of Contraception to Adolescents: How are we doing with Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Josephine Lau | CH | Completed

Demographic, Clinical, and Service Utilization Factors Associated with Follow up after Discharge from Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Ninad Athale | CH | Completed

Derivation and Testing of a Search Tool that Combines ICD Codes and Unstructured Clinical Data to Improve Accurate Case Identification of Emergency Department Patients with Acute Heart Failure
Dana Sax | CH | Completed

Determining efficacy of laser hair reduction in the management of Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
Akhil Wadhera, MD | CH | Completed

Development of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after acute pulmonary embolism
Choon Goh | CH | Completed

Diabetes Care and Outcomes in Asian Subpopulations
Arzumanyan, Hasmik MD | CH | Completed

Diabetes Management in Addiction Medicine
Esti Iturralde | CH | Completed

Differences in Advance Care Planning Among Older, Racial/Ethnic Minority Patients in an Integrated Healthcare System
Ruben Gonzalez | CH | Completed

Disparities in Speech Therapy for Voice Disorders in English versus Non-English-Speaking Patients
Nancy Jiang | CH | Completed

Does intraoperative neuromonitoring improve outcomes in lumbar decompression surgeries?
Howard Kim | CH | Completed

Does Previous Knee Arthroscopy Affect the Outcomes of Total Knee Replacement?
Ronald Wyatt | CH | Completed

Duration of Protection against Mumps After the Second Dose of Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine (MMR)
Ousseny Zerbo | CH | Completed

Duration of thienopyridine therapy and outcomes after PCI for chronic total occlusions
Amit Sachdeva | CH | Completed

Early follow up after emergence room presentation reduces repeat emergency care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Ben Hassid | CH | Completed

Effect of availability of at-home phototherapy on the use of systemic medications for psoriasis
James Click, Amy Alabaster, Debbie Postlethwaite | CH | Completed

Effect of Consolidating Thoracic Surgery Care within an Integrated Healthcare System on Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Lobectomy
Thomas Tung | CH | Completed

Effect of lipid (LDL) monitoring on patients’ statin adherence and physician practice behaviors after an ASCVD event.
Rana, Jamal MD PhD | CH | Completed

Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Treatment and Prevention of Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer
Malathi Charlu  | CH | Completed

Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Racial and Ethnic Variation of Management
Zaritsky | CH | Completed

Engagement of Patients and Family Caregivers through the use of mHealth
Megan Frantz MD | CH | Completed

Epidemiologic Trends in Pediatric Tinea Capitis- Data from the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Group
Paradi Mirmirani | CH | Completed

Epidemiology and Outcomes for Patients with Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Matthew Solomon | CH | Completed

Epidemiology and Outcomes for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Acute Aortic Dissections
Matt Solomon | CH | Completed

Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia in Children
Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Epidemiology of SARS-CoV2 Infection in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Lucy H Liu | CH | Completed

Epidemiology of Serious Bacterial Infections in Premature Infants 7 – 90 days
Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Escoje Salud (Choose Health) Effects and Sustainability of a Chronic Pain Self-Management program in Middle to Older age Hispanic Americans
Amy Gladin | CH | Completed

Esophageal adenocarcinoma risk in patients with Barrett’s Esophagus without dysplasia. Is ongoing surveillance endoscopy warranted?
Tanaaz Baldawala | CH | Completed

Esophageal adenocarcinoma risk in patients with Barrett’s Esophagus without dysplasia. Is ongoing surveillance endoscopy warranted?
Tanaaz Baldawala | CH | Completed

Estimating racial bias in lab results for hemoglobin A1c
Andrew Karter | CH | Completed

Ethnic Variation in Bone Mineral Density and Vertebral Fracture Outcomes
Joan Lo | CH | Completed

Evaluating delivery of a centralized LINKAGE telehealth modality to engage Addiction Medicine and Recovery Services patients across Northern California with their medical providers
Verena Metz | CH | Completed

Evaluating effectiveness of mammogram and ultrasound vs. mammogram alone for detecting breast cancer, among women with breast lumps in mammographically fatty breast density
Nwamuo, Dawn MD | CH | Completed

Evaluating the Incidence of Contrast Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Emergency Department Patients
Mamata Kene | CH | Completed

Evaluating the prevalence and predictors of colorectal neoplasia after age 75 in patients with prior colonoscopy between the ages of 70-75
Abhik Roy | CH | Completed

Evaluating the yield and safety of surveillance colonoscopy in elderly patients
Abhik Roy | CH | Completed

Evaluation of a Novel Pharmacy Program for Reducing Variation in Prescribing Biologics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Jennifer Chan | CH | Completed

Evaluation of Anesthetic Techniques in Outpatient Total Joint Replacement Surgery in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Edward Yap | CH | Completed

Evaluation of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Prescribing in Post-Operative Neurosurgical Procedures
Jasmine Reber | CH | Completed

Evaluation of Clinical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Exertional Rhabdomyolysis (ERM).
Amir Sabouri | CH | Completed

Evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma management practices and patient survival within the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system across age, gender and racial/ethnic groups
Mukhtar, Nizar MD | CH | Completed

Evaluation of melanoma severity at time of diagnosis prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a multicenter health maintenance organization
Peter Young | CH | Completed

Evaluation of step-down oral antibiotic therapy for gram-negative bloodstream infection and the risk factors for treatment failure
Ruihong Luo | CH | Completed

Factors Predicting Failure of Radial Head Arthroplasty
Mark Dillon | CH | Completed

Fracture Risk Assessment in US South Asians
Mohan Ramaswamy | CH | Completed

Genetic and non-genetic factors affecting weight loss variability after bariatric surgery
Hélène Choquet | CH | Completed

Genome-wide Pleiotropy Scan across Multiple Cancers
Doug Corley | CH | Completed

Health Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer
Jed Katzel | CH | Completed

Health System-Level Physical Activity Interventions and Cardiovascular Risk in Midlife Women
Sylvia Badon | CH | Completed

Healthcare transition outcomes among autistic youth at KPNC
Jennifer Ames | CH | Completed

Hip Fracture Risk and Outcomes in Older Black Women
Joan Lo | CH | Completed

Identify predictors of pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer.
Andrea Harzstark | CH | Completed

Identifying Baseline Risk Factors for Advanced Disease at Diagnosis and Treatment-Resistant Subtypes of Autoimmune Hepatitis in a Contemporary, Multi-ethnic and Aging Cohort
Kavita Radhakrishnan | CH | Completed

Identifying Predictors of Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Andrea Harzstark | CH | Completed

Identifying the Determinants and Incidence of Colorectal Neoplasia after a Negative Colonoscopy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fernando Velayos | CH | Completed

Image guided renal cortical biopsy: Identificaiton of risk factors that impact complication rate, diagnostic yield and operational efficiency in an integrated healthcare system
Todd Drasin | CH | Completed

Imaging in suspected renal colic: retrospective validation of clinical decision rules to predict uncomplicated ureteral stone
Edward Durant | CH | Completed

Impact of Asian Race on Treatment Outcomes of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema
Mohammed Khan | CH | Completed

Impact of Changes to Mammographic Screening Guidelines on KPNC Breast Cancer Outcomes
Vignesh Arasu | CH | Completed

Impact of Colonoscopist on Diagnostic Yield of Colonoscopy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Fernando Velayos | CH | Completed

Impact of Metformin use on benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Gene Seto | CH | Completed

Impact of wildfire air pollution on rates of cardiovascular events and mortality
Stacey Alexeeff | CH | Completed

Implementation study of a new clinical guideline for hypoglycemia prevention
Andy Karter | CH | Completed

Improving Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTB) Screening and Treatment to Reduce Incidence of Active Tuberculosis (TB) in Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Jacek Skarbinski | CH | Completed

Improving Post-Discharge Bilirubin Management in Newborns
Michael Kuzniewicz | CH | Completed

Improving Prediction of End Stage Renal Disease to Optimize Care and Outcomes in Adults with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
Sijie Zheng | CH | Completed

Improving Risk Stratification for Patients with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Dorinna Mendoza | CH | Completed

Improving Sleep Apnea Detection Using Electronic Health Records: A Priority for the Cardiovascular Prevention in the KPNC Population.
Emilie Muelly | CH | Completed

Incidence and outcomes of lung cancer in non-smoking female patients within an integrated healthcare system
Velotta, Jeffrey MD | CH | Completed

Incidence and Predictors of Remission of Childhood Uveitis in a Large Community Cohort
Ying Qian | CH | Completed

Incidence and risk factors for anal cancer among women in a large, integrated health system
Gregory Barnell | CH | Completed

Incidence of Cancer among Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM) Patients Compared with a Matched Group
Amir Sabouri | CH | Completed

Incidence of Serrated Polyps in Patients 40-49 Years and Associated Risk for Metachonous Advanced Neoplasia
Gene Ma | CH | Completed

Incidence rate of and risk factors associated with neonatal herpes simplex virus infection
Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Increasing Preventive Health Efforts Among Young Adults
Nicole Tran | CH | Completed

Infection risk in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients
Stevenson, Ryan MD | CH | Completed

In-hospital mortality among patients with non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: In a hub-and-spoke model of neuroscience care, are outcomes non-inferior following presentation to a spoke versus a hub medical center?
Dustin Mark | CH | Completed

Interaction Between Choice of Anticoagulation, Antiplatelet Therapy and Access Site on Mortality and Bleeding after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights from the California National Cardiovascular Data Registry ( NCDR) and KP PCI Registry
Femi Philip | CH | Completed

Isolated subconjectival Hemorrhages in infants and young children
Tricia Tayama, Michele Evans, Kelly Young-Wolff | CH | Completed

Isolated Subconjunctival Hemorrhages in Infants and Young Children
Tricia Tayama | CH | Completed

KPNC Women’s Anal Cancer Study: Secular trends and risk factors in a large integrated healthcare system
Gregory Barnell | CH | Completed

Live, Online Prenatal Education: Association with Exclusive and Partial Breastfeeding Duration at an Urban Community Hospital
Julia Gabhart | CH | Completed

Long term Follow up of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California region 2000-2009
Robert Chang | CH | Completed

Longitudinal followup of childhood uveitis in KP Northern California
Ying Qian | CH | Completed

Long-term Circumcision Outcomes: Investigation of factors that increase need for circumcision revision
Fox, Stephanie MD | CH | Completed

Long-term outcomes after regionalization of gastric cancer care within an integrated health care system
Robert Li | CH | Completed

Mammographic screening trends and effects on harms and benefits
Vignesh Arasu | CH | Completed

Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Risk of Subsequent Surgical Interventions
David Ding | CH | Completed

Medication Adherence to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDS) in Patients with Rheumatologic Diseases During SARS-CoV2 Pandemic and Association with Susceptibility and Adverse Outcome to SARS-CoV2 Infection
Lucy Liu | CH | Completed

Metformin Initiation and Early Adherence Among KPNC Members with Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes
Anjali Gopalan | CH | Completed

Metformin to Prevent Diabetes Among Patients with Severe Mental Illness: Treatment Gaps and Implementation Barriers
Estibaliz Iturralde | CH | Completed

mHealth Mindfulness Intervention for Women with Prenatal Depression: a Feasibility Study
Ai Kubo | CH | Completed

Multiple primary malignant melanomas: Incidence, characteristics, and risk factors
Megan Moore | CH | Completed

Myomectomy Rates and Trends: Demographic, Clinical and Healthcare Variations within a Large Integrated Health Care System
Eve Zaritsky | CH | Completed

Nasal decontamination with povidone iodine as a strategy to reduce surgical site infection
Chinh Tran | CH | Completed

Neurocognitive Impairment and Dementia in Patients with and without HIV
Jennifer Lam | CH | Completed

Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Prevalence and Associated Mortality (NAFLD PAM)
Levin, Theodore R MD | CH | Completed

Non-endoscopic management of acute esophageal food impaction (EFI) in the emergency department
Linda Lee | CH | Completed

Obstetric Experience in Women with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Robert Lundstrom | CH | Completed

Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Risk of Hepatocellular Cancer and Cirrhosis
Jamila Champsi, Jacek Skarbinski | CH | Completed

Opioid Exposure and Sepsis
Andrea Rubinstein | CH | Completed

Optimal Route and Duration of Antibacterial Therapy for Streptococcal Bacteremia
Dana Clutter | CH | Completed

Optimization and Personalization of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Dariusz Tarasewicz, Lisa Gilliam | CH | Completed

Optimizing identification of frailty among older adults with HIV infection
Jennifer Lam | CH | Completed

Outcomes Following Policy-Mandated Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admissions for Healthy Infants Born at 350/7-366/7Weeks Gestation
Andrea Wikremasinghe | CH | Completed

Outcomes of Immediate versus Standard HIV Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in a Large, Integrated Health System
Mitchell Luu | CH | Completed

Particulate Air Pollution and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Events Among Those with a History of CVD or COPD
Stacey Alexeeff | CH | Completed

Patterns and Impact of Chemical Restraint Use for Patients in the Emergency Department Presenting with Acute Psychiatric Distress
Suzanne Lippert | CH | Completed

Patterns and Impact of Restraint Use for Patients in the Emergency Department Presenting with Acute Psychiatric Distress
Suzanne Lippert | CH | Completed

Patterns, determinants, and outcomes of guideline-recommended imaging surveillance after surgical resection of early-stage lung cancer
Lori Sakoda | CH | Completed

Pediatric respiratory illnesses in the post-COVID era: illness epidemiology, emergency department care and outcomes
Mamata Kene | CH | Completed

Pelvic Pain Disorder and Endometriosis: Patient Demographic and Healthcare System Predictors of Diagnosis and Management within Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Eve Zaritsky | CH | Completed

Performance Characteristics of a New Algorithm for the Evaluation and Management of Febrile Young Infants
Beverly Young, Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Population trends in ICH incidence, risk factors, and outcomes
Edwards, Nancy MD | CH | Completed

Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Risk of Retinal Detachment
Michael Seider | CH | Completed

Prediction model for successful use of home narrow band ultraviolet B light for psoriasis
Katz, Ken MD | CH | Completed

Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Treatment Modalities Utilizing Clinical and Laboratory Factors
Yeyi Zhu | CH | Completed

Prediction of Postoperative Urinary Retention in a Large Integrated Health System
Langston, Marvin PhD | CH | Completed

Predictors of early hospital discharge in patients admitted with pulmonary embolism
Nareg Roubinian | CH | Completed

Predictors of recurrence and survival in a contemporary cohort of young patients with breast cancer
Vuong, Brooke MD | CH | Completed

Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infection and Invasive Bacterial Infection in Febrile Infants 7-60 Days Old
Beverly Young. Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Pregnancy in women with gynecologic precancer or cancer
Christine Garcia | CH | Completed

Pregnancy outcomes in women with cardiovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from Kaiser Permanente Northern California
Seema Pursnani | CH | Completed

Prenatal Depression and Its Treatment: Effects on Child Speech and Language Disorders
Lyndsay Avalos | CH | Completed

Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in the Pediatric Population
Richard Delmonico | CH | Completed

Prevalence of Severe Infections in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Benjamin Hassid | CH | Completed

Preventative Health Care Utilization in High Risk Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Benjamin Hassid | CH | Completed

Promoting Family-Integrated Care during Inpatient Rehabilitation through Assessing and Addressing the Needs of Family Caregivers
Michelle Camicia | CH | Completed

Prone Sleep Posture, a Risk Factor for Normal Tension Glaucoma?
Xiaoyan Zhang | CH | Completed

Prospective Validation of the Kaiser Permanente Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator
Joe Presti | CH | Completed

Protective effect of prior flu vaccinations against Covid-19 infection
Stephanie Lowe | CH | Completed

Quantifying Racial/ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Glucose Concentrations and Hemoglobin A1c
Andrew Karter | CH | Completed

Racial disparities in treatment and outcomes of newly diagnosed multiple myeloma
Bijay Nair | CH | Completed

Racial disparities in treatment and outcomes of newly diagnosed patients with multiple myeloma
Bijay Nair | CH | Completed

Racial disparity in the treatment of multiple myeloma
Bijay Nair | CH | Completed

Rate of Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Injection and Cataract Surgery Prior to, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ali Reza Gohari | CH | Completed

Rate versus Rhythm Control in Young Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The KP YOUNG-AF Study
Matthew Solomon | CH | Completed

Rates and Risk Factors of Post-Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer in a Large, United States Population-based Cohort Study
Jeffrey Lee | CH | Completed

Reducing SABA at KPNC and Its Effect on Asthma
Peg Strub | CH | Completed

Relationship of socio-environmental determinants of health and spatial clusters of transitional cell carcinoma
Jay Belani | CH | Completed

Relative Risk of Active Tuberculosis Among Patients with Latent Tuberculosis Infection and Immunosuppressive Conditions
Jacek Skarbinski | CH | Completed

Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring During Pregnancy: Patient Characteristics and Clinical Impacts
Mary Reed, Mara Greenberg | CH | Completed

Retrospective Analysis of the Association between Solid Tumors or Lymphoid Malignancies and Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease
Anderson-Williams, Eleanor MD | CH | Completed

Risk factors for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with MGUS
Ashok Pai | CH | Completed

Risk Factors for Olfactory Dysfunction in Patients with SARS-CoV2 Infection
Jonathan Liang | CH | Completed

Risk factors for serious infection and the management of young infants with hypothermia
Tran Nguyen | CH | Completed

Risk of colorectal cancer in individuals with serrated polyposis
Dan Li | CH | Completed

Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Diverticulitis: Is Routine Colonoscopy Warranted?
Baldawala, Tanaaz MD | CH | Completed

Risk of Diabetes in Youth with Prediabetes
Francis Hoe | CH | Completed

Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Isolated Anti-Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positivity: Implications for Surveillance
Jamila Champsi | CH | Completed

Risk of Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia After Colonoscopic Polypectomy in Younger Patients
Gene Ma | CH | Completed

Risk of Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia After Colonscopy in Patients Aged 40-49 Years Compared to Patients Aged 50-59 Years
Gene Ma | CH | Completed

Risk of Subsequent Fragility Fracture after Distal Radius Fracture
David Zeltser | CH | Completed

Risk stratification of emergency department patients with lower gastrointestinal bleeding: identifying patients who may be safe for outpatient management
Sean Bouvet | CH | Completed

Safety and Operational Impacts of Emergency Department Mis-Triage
Dana Sax | CH | Completed

Safety of Epithelial Debridement in FDA-Approved Epithelium-Off Corneal Cross-Linking (Epi-Off CXL)
Sivapuia Chandra | CH | Completed

Safety of Outpatient Neck Dissection in Head and Neck Oncology
Levi Ledgerwood | CH | Completed

Severe Hypoglycemia and Risk of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) in Patients with Diabetes
Jamal Rana | CH | Completed

Similarities and Differences in Health Indicators and Health Care Use Among Asian Ethnic Groups
Nancy Gordon | CH | Completed

Skin cancer diagnostic accuracy by physician assistants and dermatologists in a large multi-center health system before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Peter A. Young, PA | CH | Completed

Skin Disorders Associated With Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Paradi Mirmirani | CH | Completed

Socioeconomic Factors in Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Liang, Jonathan MD | CH | Completed

Status and impact of Ideal Cardiovascular Health, as defined by American Heart Association, among KPNC population
Jamal Rana | CH | Completed

Study the epidemiology of non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia and gastroenteritis in children
Tara Greenhow | CH | Completed

Surveillance in the management of patients with subsegmental pulmonary embolism
Maheswari Balasubramanian | CH | Completed

Sustainability of Electronic Clinical Decision Support System Effects: an Evaluation of Two Use Cases
Dustin Ballard | CH | Completed

Targeting HIV-Prevention Efforts in a Large Integrated Healthcare System
Jonathan Volk | CH | Completed

Tenofovir Disoproxil vs. Entecavir on the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma, All-Cause Mortality and Liver Transplantation in Kaiser Permanente Northern California Members with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus
Suk Seo | CH | Completed

The Adult Neck Mass: Predictors of Malignancy
Kevin Wang | CH | Completed

The Association of Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia and Other Fibrotic Disorders
Aman Samrao | CH | Completed

The Effect of Fluid Status on Outcomes in Severe Sepsis: The EF SOS Study
Michael Yoo | CH | Completed

The Effectiveness of Bucket Handle Meniscus Repair versus Debridement on ACL Reconstruction
David Ding | CH | Completed

The impact of brachial plexus nerve catheters on the rate of return to care for distal radius fracture repairs
Edward Yap | CH | Completed

The Impact of Centralization on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Dariusz Tarasewicz | CH | Completed

The Impact of COVID-19 on Post-Injury Psychiatric Disorders following mild Traumatic Brain Injuries in the Pediatric Population
Brian Theodore | CH | Completed

The Impact of Free Contraceptive Services on Pregnancy and Termination Rates
Matthew Solomon | CH | Completed

The Impact of Race on Rate of Postmastectomy Immediate Breast Reconstruction in an Integrated Healthcare Model
Chris Gold | CH | Completed

The impact of the continous positive airway pressure treatment on the patients with obstructive sleep apnea in the peri-operative period and after COVID-19 infection
Khodadad Namiranian | CH | Completed

The Impact of Treating Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) on Health Care Utilization
Mustafa Bseikri | CH | Completed

The Incidence of Gastric Adenocarcinoma after Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy in a Large U.S. Population
Dan Li | CH | Completed

The Management of Stable Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in the Community Emergency Department Setting
Ian McLachlan | CH | Completed

The MEND Study: Mitigating the Effects of Natural Disaster with Telehealth Services
Rachel Friedman | CH | Completed

The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), Resilience and Maternal Health Outcomes
Carey Watson | CH | Completed

The Use of Natural Language Processing to Characterize Episodes of Outpatient Worsening Heart Failure within an Integrated Health Care Delivery System
Ambrosy, Andrew, MD | CH | Completed

Through the (Virtual) Looking Glass: A Novel Comparative Analysis of Asynchronous vs Synchronous Acne Care Within Kaiser Permanente Northern California.
Veena Vanchinathan | CH | Completed

Ticagrelor vs. Clopidogrel in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Real-World, Community-Based Comparison of Ischemic and Bleeding Outcomes
Amit Sachdeva | CH | Completed

Travel for liver transplantation: is there a quantifiable benefit for our patients?
Joanna Ready | CH | Completed

Trends in Incidence of Psychotic Disorders Among Different Racial and Ethnic Groups
Winston Chung | CH | Completed

Ultrasound Characterization of Early Stage High Grade Ovarian Cancer
Betty Suh-Burgmann | CH | Completed

Understanding state of hep C infection in KPNC and developing region-wide strategy for screening and staging and curing
Suk Seo | CH | Completed

Using continuous glucose monitoring data to predict acute metabolic crises in diabetes
Lisa Gilliam, Andrew Karter | CH | Completed

Using continuous glucose monitoring data to predict clinically serious and strategically important events
Gilliam, Lisa MD | CH | Completed

Utility of Fluid Resuscitation in Low-Risk Patients with Severe Sepsis
Todd Seigel | CH | Completed

Utility of ultrasound for palpable lumps in fatty breast women
Dawn Nwamuo, Grace Lin | CH | Completed

Utilization of Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiograms at KPNC: Predictors of Higher Yield and Comparison to National Rates
Mamata Kene | CH | Completed

Validation Study of Kids Hearing Game - a Self-Administered Pediatric Audiometry Application
Brian Kung  | CH | Completed

Variable Phenotypes of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Does Gender, Age and Race Play a Role?
Pauline Mysliwiec | CH | Completed

Vitamin D Supplementation and Kidney Stone Risk
Gene Seto | CH | Completed

Wellness coaching during pregnancy and maternal weight outcomes
Sylvia Badon | CH | Completed

What is the optimal schedule and duration of serial ultrasound observation for cancer detection?
Suh-Burgmann, Betty MD | CH | Completed

Will Standardized Treatment of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy Decrease Rates of Anemia at Delivery and/or Rates of Post-Partum Small Volume Blood Transfusions
Justine Chang | CH | Completed

Young Children Presenting to the Emergency Department with Food Allergy Reactions: Triggers, Treatment, Healthcare Utilization, and Outcomes
Jimmy Ko | CH | Completed