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