What Does CIIS Fund?
CIIS seeks Pilot Grant Program proposals that aim to promote systematic uptake of evidence into practice and rigorously measure outcomes associated with efforts to improve health care delivery.
Previously Funded Projects
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2016 Pilot Studies
Brian Jack, MD: Implementation of a Health Information Technology System for Young African American Women into A Community-Based Clinical Site
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD: Capitalizing on Hospitalization to Promote Smoking Cessation: An Implementation Study
Karen Lasser, MD, and Kristen Lee, MD: Implementing a Financial Incentive Program to Improve Linkage to and Retention in Hepatitis C Care and Adherence to Treatment among Primary Care Patients at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital
Shannon Sauer-Zavala, MD, Luana Marques, PhD: Transdiagnostic Approaches to Facilitate Sustainable Implementation of Evidence-based Mental Health Treatment in Safety Net Settings
2017 Pilot Study
Jonathan Berz, MD: Implementation Strategies to Increase Use of Community-Based Diabetes Prevention Programs by Primary Care Patients at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital
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bShojania KG, Grimshaw JM. (2005). Evidence-based quality improvement: the state of the science. Health Affairs, 24(1), 138-150.