Validation & Launch

We help our collaborators translate effective technology into products that can be implemented and sustained in real-world settings.  

CipherHealth

We partnered with CipherHealth to design, develop, and implement a population management software in subspecialty clinics serving diverse patients at the San Francisco General Hospital.  

This work was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (P30HS023558).

 

Relevant Publications:

1. Cedars B, Lisker S, Borno HT, Kamal P, Breyer B, Sarkar U. An electronic registry to improve adherence to active surveillance monitoring among men with prostate cancer at a safety-net hospital: protocol for a pilot study. BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2019 Aug 15;5(101). doi: 10.1186/s40814-019-0482-x

2. Ratanawongsa N, Quan J, Handley MA, Sarkar U, Schillinger D. Language-concordant automated telephone queries to assess medication adherence in a diverse population: a cross-sectional analysis of convergeent validity with pharmacy claims. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Apr 6;18(1):256.

3. Tieu L, Sarkar U, Schillinger D, Ralston JD, Ratanawongsa N, Pasick R, Lyles CR. Barriers and Facilitators to Online Portal Use Among Patients and Caregivers in a Safety Net Health Care System: A Qualitative Study. J Med Internet Res. 2015 Dec 3;17(12):e275.

4. Lee SY, Cherian R, Ly I, Horton C, Salley AL, Sarkar U. Designing and implementing an electronic patient registry to improve warfarin monitoring in the ambulatory setting. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017 Jul;43(7):353-360.

5. Sarkar U, Karter AJ, Liu JY, Adler NE, Nguyen R, López A, Schillinger D. The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated health system-results from the diabetes study of northern California (DISTANCE). J Health Commun. 2010;15 Suppl 2:183-96.

6. Hickey MD, Lisker S, Brodie S, Vittinghoff E, Russell MD, Sarkar U. Customized registry tool for tracking adherence to clinical guidelines for head and neck cancers: protocol for a pilot study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020;6:16. Published 2020 Feb 7. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-0552-0.