Research Overview
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CHPR faculty members and staff design and execute innovative research using advanced methodologies to improve evidence-based decision-making by public and private entities at the local, state, national, and international levels.
CHPR supports innovative research using methods such as:
- Online and telephone surveys
- Economic evaluation
- Patient-centered outcomes research
- Multi-modal program evaluation
- Public deliberation about healthcare
- Qualitative interviews and focus groups
- Policy analysis
- Complex statistical modeling including large dataset analysis
- Systematic reviews and evidence synthesis
CHPR Faculty and staff offer broad subject matter expertise in:
- Study design options
- Consumer behavior
- Disparities and health equity
- Healthcare access, coverage, and utilization
- ICD-9 / ICD-10 translation
- Insurance models & delivery
- Mental/behavioral health
- Physician-patient communication
- Prescription drug use and cost
- Prevention and screening
- Quality of care measurement
- Tobacco cessation
- Substance use
- Women’s health
Harnessing Patient Narrative to Promote Opioid Tapering in Primary Care
Funding agency: NIH
PI: Stephen Henry, M.D.
A Clinician Training Intervention to Improve Pain-related Communication, Pain Management, and Opioid Prescribing in Primary - Care
Funding agency: NIH
PI: Stephen Henry, M.D.
Developing Patient-level Risk Prescription Models for Prescription Opioid Overdose
Funding agency: NIH
PI: Stephen Henry, M.D.
Reliable Failure-to-Rescue
Funding agency: AHRQ/CHOP
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Building Tobacco Cessation Connections Across Los Angeles County Providers
Funding agency: TRDRP
PI: Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
CA Quits
Funding Agency: CDPH
PI: Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
Reliability of Diagnoses Coding with ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM
Funding agency: NIH
PI: Eduard Poltavskiy, Ph.D.
A Case-Control Study to Identify Potentially Modifiable Risk Factors for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicator 11-Postoperative Respiratory Failure
Funding Agency: American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
PI: Jacqueline Stocking, Ph.D. (c), M.B.A., M.S.N.
Tailored Activation in Primary Care to Reduce Suicide Behaviors in Middle Aged Men
Funding Agency: CDC
PI: Anthony Jerant, M.D.
Symptoms and Care-Seeking Behvior During Acute Stroke
Funding Agency: Genentech, Inc.
PI: Pat Zrelak, Ph.D., C.N.R.N., C.N.A.A., B.C.
Sacramento Taking Action Against Nicotine Dependence on Community College Campuses
Funding Agency: TRDRP
PI: Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
Impact of Cancer Communication Intervention on Caregiver Bereavement
Funding Agency: University of Rochester, NIH
PI: Richard Kravitz, M.D., M.S.P.H.
SpeakOut: Empowering Teen to Teen Communication About Highly Effective Contraception
Funding Agency: DHHS
PI: Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D.
Understanding Consumer's Views of Cost Sharing, Quality, and Network Choice
Funding Agency: RWJF
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
California Healthcare Benefits Review Program
Funding Agency: UCOP
PI: Joy Melnikow, M.D., M.P.H.
Evidence - Based Practice Centers (Kaiser, Northwest, AHRQ): Systematic Reviews
Funding Agency: Kaiser Northwest
PI: Joy Melnikow, M.D., M.P.H.
Analytic Enhancement of AHRQ Quality Indicators
Funding Agency: AHRQ
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Medical Failure to Rescue
Funding Agency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Technical Assistance to CDC Surveillance Programs for ICD-10 Transition
Funding Agency: National Association of Health Data Organizations
Sacramento Taking Action Against Nicotine Dependence on Community College Campuses
Funding Agency: UCOP
PI: Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
Innovation Evaluation Center
Funding Agency: UCOP
PI: Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
N-of-1 Trials Using mHealth in Chronic Pain
Funding Agency: NIH
PI: Richard L. Kravitz, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Values and Options in Cancer Care (VOICE)
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
PI: Richard L. Kravitz, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Stakeholder Feedback-Secret Shopper Study of Medi-Cal Enrollees
Funding Agency: California Health Care Foundation
PI: Joy Melnikow, M.D., M.P.H.
When the Price Is Not Right: State Options on Prescription Drug Pricing
Funding Agency: Center for Healthcare Decisions
PI: Jeffrey Hoch, Ph.D.
Development of Ambulatory Care Outcome Measures
Funding Agency: CMS (Subcontract with Yale University)
PI: Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Acting to Reduce Variations in Utilization: Advance Care Planning for Heart Failure
Funding Agency: CHF/UCLA
PI: Patrick S. Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
CalPERS Strategic Healthcare Measures Evaluation
Funding Agency: CalPERS
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Technical Assistance to CDC Surveillance Programs for ICD-10 Transition
Funding Agency: NAHDO
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
UC Tobacco Cessation Network
Funding Agency: CHQI
PI: Elisa Tong, M.D., M.A.
CHPR Outcomes and Evaluations Core, Behavior Health Center of Excellence
Funding Agency: BHCOE UC Davis
PI: Joy Melnikow, M.D., M.P.H.
Improve Information Transparency of Healthcare Pricing and Quality Outcomes
Funding Agency: State Dept. of Insurance
PI: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Use of Administrative Data to develop and Validate a Set of Nurse Sensitive Measures in Patients With Stroke
Funding Agency: Neuroscience Nursing Foundation
PI: Patricia Zrelak, Ph.D., C.N.R.N., C.N.A.A., B.C.
Exploring Disparities: Urinary incontinence Treatment Seeking in Mid-life Women
Funding Agency: NIH
PI: Elaine Waetjen, M.D.
Provider Training to Support Patient Self-efficacy for Depression Care
Funding Agency: NIH
PI: Anthony F. Jerant, M.D.
Promoting Patient-centered Counseling to Reduce Inappropriate Diagnostic Tests
Funding Agency: PCORI
PI: Joshua Fenton, M.D., M.P.H.
Symptoms and Care-Seeking Behavior During Acute Stroke, A Descriptive Study
PI: Patricia Zrelak, Ph.D., C.N.R.N., N.E.A.-B.C.
Source of Support: Genentech
AHRQ Quality Indicators Emergency Preparedness Measures
Principal Investigator: Patrick Romano, M.D., M.P.H.
Source of Support: Batelle Memorial Institute
Approved/Proposed Dates: 1/1/08- (contract extensions and modifications ongoing)
