Improvement Initiatives

2025

Health System 
Title 
Sponsor 
Project/process owner 
Lifelong MedicalOptimizing engagement in Remote Patient Monitoring services for HTN and DM as a health equity initiativeYui ShiikeAnupama Navuduri
Lifelong MedicalImproving Colon Cancer Screening by optimizing Cologuard implementation by addressing barriers to patient and care team engagementYui ShiikeAnupama Navuduri
Lifelong MedicalEvaluation of Team-Based care in action: is continuity with provider and care team optimization at odds? The patient and provider experienceYui ShiikeYui Shiike
San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) 
Improving Diabetes Health for Patients at the San Francisco Health Care System 
Josue Zapata 
Sara Rumrill 
SFVAMC 
Improving Catheter Associated UTIs at the San Francisco VA Health Care System 
Josue Zapata 
Josue Zapata
SFVAMC 
Improving Sepsis Care at the San Francisco VA  
Josue Zapata 
Josue Zapata 
SFVAMC 
Improving Length of Stay at the San Francisco VA 
Josue Zapata 
Josue Zapata 
UCSF Health 
Assessment of social needs and partnering with community stakeholders to prospectively address local barriers to prostate cancer care 
Laura Crocitto 
Samuel L. Washington III 
UCSF Health 
Increasing Transitional Care Management visits at UCSF Health 
Timothy Judson
Anoop Muniyappa
UCSF Health 
Identifying and implementing a readmission risk stratification tool 
Timothy Judson
Anoop Muniyappa
Zuckerberg San Franciso General Hospital/ San Francisco Health Network (ZSFG/SFHN) 
Evaluation of the Impact of Food Pharmacies in SFHN Primary Care 
Anusha McNamara 
Sona Aggarwal  
ZSFG/SFHN 
Improving Hospital Discharges from Medical Surgical Units at ZSFG 
Tanvi Bhakta 
Lisa Winston 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Advanced Access Transformation for SF Health Network Primary Care 
Emily Wistar, Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette 
Emily Wistar, Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette
ZSFG/SFHN 
Advancing hypertension equity 
Sona Aggarwal 
Elaine Khoong 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Achieving Safe and Equitable Staff Experience 
Hemal Kanzaria 
KPO Team (William Huen, Christopher Peabody) 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Impact of Enrolled Not Yet Seen (ENYS) Patients on QIP Metrics 
Todd Barrett 
Renata Ferreira 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Advancing Hepatitis C Cure in the San Francisco Health Network (SFHN) through inpatient HCV treatment initiation and enhanced outpatient panel management 
Annie Luetkemeyer and Stephanie Cohen
Annie Luetkemeyer and Stephanie Cohen
ZSFH/SFHNImplementation of Equity-Transformed A3 and Quality Improvement Processes and ToolsBlake GregoryTiffany Kenison
ZSFH/SFHNAddressing Bias and Inequities in Patient Experience: Focus on Systemic and Capacity Building Improvements  Blake GregoryTiffany Kenison

2024

Health System 
Title 
Sponsor 
Project/process owner 
UCSF Health 
Reducing Hospital-Acquired Sepsis Mortality 
Amy Lu 
David Shimabukuru 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Leveraging Design and Technology to Improve Sepsis Care and Bundle Compliance in the Emergency Department 
Christopher R. Peabody
Christopher R. Peabody
ZSFG/SFHN 
Reducing no-shows in ZSFG specialty care clinics 
Delphine Tuot 
Delphine Tuot 
ZSFG/SFHN 
Achieving Hypertension Equity in Primary Care:  
Blake Gregory
Elaine Khoong
ZSFG/SFHN 
Improving Diabetes Equity 
Blake Gregory
Elaine Khoong
SFVAMC 
Improving Colon Cancer Screening at the SFVA Health Care System 
Josue Zapata, Bruce Ovbiagele 
Sara Rumrill, Kate Murphy
SFVAMC 
Improving Hypertension Control in the outpatient setting 
Josue Zapata, Bruce Ovbiagele 
Sara Rumrill
SFVAMC 
A Pilot Digital Literacy Intervention to Engage Hospitalized Veterans with MyHealtheVet and VA Video Connect 
Josue Zapata, Bruce Ovbiagele 
Charlie Wray
UCSF Health 
Pediatrics-Child Psychiatry Collaborative Care Clinic 
Anne Glowinski 
Anne Glowinski
UCSF Health 
Clinical pathway and care redesign for high impact procedures and conditions 
Amy Lu
Amy Lu
ZSFG/SFHN 
Reducing Disparities amongst OB metrics: length of induction of labor (IOL), rates of c-section, postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and severe maternal mortality (SMM).  
Gillian Otway 
Ana Delgado, Ben Li, Mara Fox 
UCSF Health 
Readmission root cause analysis at UCSF 
Tim Judson
Tim Judson
ZSFG/SFHN 
Optimizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Initiation in Emergency Settings 
Hemal Kanzaria
Seth Goldman
UCSF Health 
Delirium Reduction in the Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A cross- bay interdisciplinary approach 
Deborah Franzon
Mandeep Chadha
UCSF Health 
Providing Equitable Access to Untreated Patients for Outpatient Physical Therapy Services  
Amber Fitzsimmons  
Heather Bhide  
UCSF Health 
Improving Food Insecurity Management in UCSF Pediatric Nephrology Clinics 
Deborah Franzon 
Aris Oates, Erica Winnicki 
UCSF Health 
Optimizing Outpatient Antibiotic Use for Pediatric Patients with Neurodevelopmental Disorders  
Prachi Singh
Prachi Singh