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Delivery Science Grants Program

Hybrid Effectiveness Trial for Remote Engagement for Supervised Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Arterial Disease (RESET-PAD)

Robert Chang, Vivian Ho | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2026 Ongoing

Feasibility and impact of social needs screening and resource navigation program on healthcare utilization for adult patients with lung cancer

Meera Ragavan, Raymond Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2026 Ongoing

Risk Stratification Tools to Aid Decision Making for Pulmonary Nodules Suspicious for Lung Cancer

Nareg Roubinian, Lori Sakoda | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2026 Ongoing

Urinary Tract Infection Prevention Program (UPP): A regional model for postmenopausal recurrent urinary tract infection education, prevention and point-of-care management

Aviva Weinberg, Alex Wu, Jacek Skarbinski | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2026 Ongoing

HPV self-testing options for cervical cancer screening

Betty Suh-Burgmann, Julie Schmittdiel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2026 Ongoing

Reward Efficiency. Set priorities. Empower Teams (RESET)

Stacy Fletcher, Julie Schmittdiel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Development and Validation of the Kaiser Permanente Active Surveillance Assessment (KPASA) Calculator

Joseph Presti, Andy Avins | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Laying the foundation for building a resilient KPNC community in the face of worsening air quality due to wildfire smoke

Laura Myers, Mary Meyer | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Evaluation of Mental Heath Services Referrals and Utilization Among Pregnant Patients with ACEs and/or Low Resilience

Kelly Young-Wolff, Carey Watson | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Kaiser Permanente Accelerate for Depression (KPX-D) Treatment Track Outcomes

Samuel Ridout, Ai Kubo | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

The Kaiser Permanente Cardiovascular Health Enhancement and Monitoring for Oncology (KP CHEMO) study

Samir Thadani, Andrew Ambrosy | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Evaluating the De-implemntation of Outdated Colonoscopy Surveillance Intervals in Patients with Low-risk Adenomas Regionwide (DESIRE 2)

Jeffrey Lee, Jeffrey Fox | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2025 Ongoing

Improving Multidisciplinary Care for Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Andrea Harzstark, Marilyn Kwan | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Reducing infectious complications in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Sumanth Rajagopal, Jacek Skarbinski | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Susanna Mitro, Mara Greenberg | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Impact of vision screening on amblyopia diagnosis and treatment in a large and diverse pediatric population

Mara Greninger, Hélène Choquet | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Risk-stratified care for KPNC members with newly diagnosed diabtes: A randomized trial

Lisa Gilliam, Anjali Gopalan | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Grasshopper: A Novel Clinical Dashboard for Radiologists

Vignesh Arasu, Jason Balkman | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Ongoing

Social Expression in the Treatment of Gender Dysphoria: Longitudinal Outcomes from a Novel Gender Expression Care Program

Andrew Avins, Grace Firtch | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Completed

Population Management of Post Bariatric Surgery Patients to Prevent Micronutrient Deficiencies

Helene Choquet, Sanjoy Dutta | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Completed

Telehealth Population Care Management by Clinical Pharmacists for Patients with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: Expanded Assessment of Clinical Impact 2 Years Post-implementation

Esti Iturralde, Lisa Fazzolari | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Completed

Sexual Health E-visit as a Tool to Improve Access to Prevention and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections

Jacek Skarbinski, Amanda Thornton, Dana Clutter | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Completed

Gestational Diabetes Screening: Are Changes in Recommended Timing Associate with Perinatal Outcomes?

Assiamira Ferrara, Mara Greenberg | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2024 Completed

Use and outcomes of intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy for complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion and empyema in Kaiser Permanente Northern California

Eduardo Solbes, Laura Myers | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Improving quality by TARGETing LDL using a systems-based approach to evaluate our current performance (TARGET-LDL)

Adam Rogers, Carlos Iribarren | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Extending Intravenous Tenecteplase Beyond 4.5-hour Window for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Mai Nguyen-Huynh, Jeff Klingman | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Understanding the Risk of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Patients with 3-4 Non-advanced Adenomas Compared to Those with 1-2 Non-advanced Adenomas

Jeff Lee, Theodore Levin | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Improving Care by Defining the Role of ElectroNic HealTh Record-Based Alerts In a Fully Integrated Health Care Delivery SYstem for Worsening Heart Failure (IDENTIFY-WHF)

Drew Ambrosy | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 Completed

Validation of a Novel Algorithm for Emergency Department Patients with Possible Acute Coronary Syndromes Following the Transition to a High-Sensitivity Troponin Assay

Dustin Mark, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Evaluating patient engagement in “KP Connected Pregnancy Care” and its association with utilization and perinatal outcomes

Mara Greenberg, Monique Hedderson | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 Completed

Testing a new population management model for hypoglycemia prevention in high-risk KPNC members

Lisa Gilliam, Richard Grant | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 Completed

Incorporation of informed-decision making into the e-visit for PSA testing

Joseph Presti, Andy Avins | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 Completed

Evaluation of the EmbrACE Intervention for Adults with a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Kathryn Erickson-Ridout, Lyndsay Avalos | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 Completed

Improving Shared Decision Making for Prostate Cancer Screening through use of an E-visit

Joseph Presti, Andy Avins | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2023 | View Summary Completed

Toward Reducing Surgical Complications After Urgent and Emergent Surgery

Edward Yap, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 | View Summary Completed

Does timing to surgery for lung cancer have an effect on outcomes?

Jeffrey Velotta, Lori Sakoda | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 | View Summary Completed

Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-Cov-2 Infection (PASC) in Adult KPNC Members

Mary Reed, Dustin Ballard | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 | View Summary Completed

Development of a scalable and adaptable clinical workflow for machine learning (ML)-based suicide prevention in mental health care

Honor Hsin, Esti Iturralde, Vincent Liu, Stacy Sterling and Kristine Girard | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

Naturalistic longitudinal examination of electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and intravenous ketamine for treatment-resistant depression in a large integrated healthcare system

Kevin Li , Esti Iturralde | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

What factors affect time to surgery for lung cancer and moderate its associations with patient outcomes?

Jeffrey Velotta, Lori Sakoda | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

Implementation of Artificial Intelligence Algorithm in Breast Imaging for Screening Backlog Management

Vignesh Arasu, Laurel Habel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 | View Summary Completed

Predictive Analytics for Newborn Bilirubin Management

Michael Kuzniewicz, Dan Brugger | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

Comparative effectiveness of intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) vs. self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) among insulin-treated type 2 diabetes patients in Kaiser Permanente

Lisa Gilliam, Andrew Karter | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record-Based Risk Stratification Algorithm for Perioperative Medicine Triage

Brad Cohn, Vincent Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2022 Completed

Identifying Best Practices of Early Phase Pediatric Eating Disorder Care

Josephine Lau, Stacy Sterling | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 | View Summary Completed

De-implementation of Outdated Colonoscopy Surveillance Interval Recommendations Among Patients with Low-risk Adenomas (DESIRE)

T.R. Levin, Jeffrey Fox, Jeffrey Lee | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 | View Summary Completed

Population management for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, and bipolar disorder utilizing trained psychiatric pharmacists

Lisa Fazzolari, Esti Iturralde | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 | View Summary Completed

Reducing Variation in Hospitalization and Processes of Care in Emergency Department Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial

David Vinson, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 Completed

Novel Risk Stratification Optimizes Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance Protocols and Guidelines

Varun Saxena, Julie Schmittdiel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 | View Summary Completed

Outreach to Enhance COVID-19 Vaccination Among Hesitant Elderly

Tracy Lieu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2021 | View Summary Completed

Lymphatic Microsurgical Preventative Healing Approach to Prevent Lymphedema in Patients Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer

Amanda Graff-Baker, Marilyn Kwan | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Development and implementation of an evidence-based risk calculator for diabetic retinopathy screening and population management

Dariusz Tarasewicz, Oleg Sofrygin | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Novel KP Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator Leads to Better Selection of Men Needing a Biopsy in Those with Mild PSA Elevations

Joseph Presti, Andrew Avins | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Automatic risk stratification for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism to improve utilization of risk-appropriate pharmacological prophylaxis

Raymond Liu, Gabriel Escobar, Vincent Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

COVID-19 related changes in health care delivery and health outcomes among pregnant women and their newborns

Mara Greenberg, Assiamira Ferrara | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

A Prenatal Care Strategy that Included Telehealth had Similar Outcomes as In-Person Visits

Assiamira Ferrra, Mara Greenberg | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

A learning health care system in action: Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Gabriel Escobar, Laura Myers, Vincent Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

A Randomized, Multi-Drug De-Prescribing Intervention did not Change Medication Use or Geriatric-Syndrome Diagnoses

Maisha Draves, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Strategies for optimizing video care in a diverse population

Irene Chen, Tracy Lieu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 Completed

Kidney Disease Population Care

Sijie Zheng, Alan Go | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

No Differences in ED Visits, Hospitalizations, or Mortality Among Heart Failure Patients with Remote Telemonitoring

Amir Axelrod, Andrew Ambrosy, Alan Go | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Electronically Identifying Patients at Elevated Risk of HIV Increased Pharmacologic HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use: A Clinical Trial

Michael Silverberg, Jonathan Volk | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Developing a TPMG Pathway for Selective Oncotype Testing in Early Breast Cancer

Veronica Shim, Laurie Habel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Use of a modified Eat, Sleep, Console tool for management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Lisa Chyi, Michael Kuzniewicz | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Predictive Modeling to Streamline Care

Mustafa Bseikri, Elizabeth Feliciano | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Does Centering Pregnancy Impact Patient Satisfaction with Prenatal Care and Maternal Health and Behavioral Outcomes?

Lyndsay Avalos, Joanna Stark | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 | View Summary Completed

Evaluate “Centering Pregnancy”, a group prenatal care program, impact on health outcomes and health care utilization.

Joanna Stark, Lyndsay Avalos | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 Completed

Physical Function in Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Stephen Van Den Eeden, | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2020 Completed

Evaluation of the Achieving Depression and Anxiety Patient Centered Treatment (ADAPT PLUS) Program as a model for immediate care delivery to outpatients with depression and anxiety

Kathryn Erickson-Ridout, Connie Weisner. Esti Iturralde, Samuel Ridout | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary | Physician Researcher Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Implementation of Patient Reported Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer

Jed Katzel, Stephen Van Den Eeden | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Predicting Adverse Outcomes and Poorer Quality of Life After TAVR is Challenging in Real World Populations

Ed McNulty, Alan Go | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Adductor Canal Catheters not Superior to Conventional Therapy for Postoperative Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Trial

Adrian Hinman, Andy Avins | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Glyburide vs insulin for the treatment of women with gestational diabetes

Yvonee Crites, Anne Regenstein, Monique Hedderson | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

PRognostic Information SysteM (PRISM): refinement and testing in actual practice

David Baer,Tracy Lieu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Genetic testing of women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome

Bethan Powell, Larry Kushi | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Evaluating outcomes and efficiency of consolidated multidisciplinary care for head and neck cancer

Charles Meltzer, Lori Sakoda | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Tele-dermatology to diagnose rash

Sangeeta Marwaha, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Colorectal cancer screening in African-American patients

TR Levin | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Targeted Outreach Improve Treatment Initiation Post-Fracture

Joan Lo, Kendal Hamann | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 | View Summary Completed

Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI)

Andrea Rubinstein, Cynthia Campbell | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 Completed

Effects of prenatal screening biochemical analyte levels on pregnancy outcomes

Leslie Manace Brenmann, Erica Gunderson | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 Completed

Mobile health mindfulness in cancer palliative care

Tatjana Kolevska, Yan Li, Ai Kubo | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 Completed

Screening for adverse childhood experiences in pediatric primary care

Paul Espinas, Stacy Sterling | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2019 Completed

Evaluation of More Than Words Program at KPNC

Meghan Davignon, Lisa Croen | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 Completed

Real-time decision support algorithms for pulmonary embolism in the ED

CREST Network, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 | View Summary Completed

Improving Outcomes and Care Experience among Dual Eligible Members: The Role of Health System Factors

Somalee Banerjee, Alyce Adams | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 | View Summary Completed

Complex chronic patients

Julie Sandoval, Richard Grant | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 Completed

Development and testing of a mobile-health (m-health) intervention tool to help obese women achieve appropriate gestational weight gain

Tracy Flanagan, Sarah Mandel, Monique Hedderson | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 Completed

Assessing practice patterns and potential quality gaps in primary nodule evaluation

Archan Shah, Dinesh Kotek, Lori Sakoda | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2018 Completed

Outcomes of door-to-needle times in stroke patients

Alex Flint, Jeff Klingman, Mai Nguyen-Huynh | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 | View Summary Completed

Regionalization of testicular cancer

Andrea Harzstark, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 | View Summary Completed

Patient reported outcomes in pancreatic cancer

Piyush Srivastava, Stephen Van Den Eeden | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 | View Summary Completed

Improving ARDS care

Greg Marelich, Vincent Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

The relationship of robotic approach and surgical volume with outcomes of hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease (Phase 2)

Fred Ramos, Tracy Flanagan, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

Effectiveness and safety of interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection

David Witt, Michael Allerton, Michael Silverberg | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 | View Summary Completed

Practice of Embracing each Moment (POEM)

Ai Kubo | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

Electronic inbasket strategies

Jeff East, Mark Moeller, Tracy Lieu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 | View Summary Completed

Evaluation of a novel equity-focused intervention to optimize thiazide dosing & improve blood pressure control among African Americans

Joe Young, Alyce Adams | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

VentViz: mechanical ventilation and ARDS care through data visualization

Greg Marelich, Vincent Liu | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

Patient experiences with video visits

Irwin Barr, Craig Wargon, Rahul Parikh, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

Population management reports

Quality & Operations Support, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2017 Completed

Heart failure readmission intervention

Keane Lee, Alan Go | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2016 Completed

Use and outcomes of CT angiography

Jamal Rana, Alan Go | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2016 | View Summary Completed

Improving risk stratification of E.D. patients with acute heart failure: external validation of the STRATIFY tool

Dana Sax, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2016 | View Summary Completed

Delivery Science Rapid Analysis Program (RAP)

Rick Dlott, Julie Schmittdiel | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2016 Completed

KP-specific cardiac history and risk summaries: standardizing Emergency Work-ups Around Risk Data (STEWARD) Chest Pain Project – Phase 3

Dustin Mark, Mary Reed | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2015 | View Summary Completed

Robotic hysterectomy for benign gynecologic disease – Phase 1 feasibility

Fred Ramos, Tina Raine-Bennett, Lisa Herrinton | Delivery Science Grants Program | 2014 Completed

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