Grants Awarded
January 2025
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute recently received word of 7 new awards.
Evaluation of a Novel mHealth Intervention for People Who Are Ambivalent About Quitting Smoking: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A 5-year, $502,750 grant from the National Cancer Institute. Major goals: To test in a large randomized controlled trial the efficacy of a novel mHealth app designed specifically for smokers who are not yet ready to quit smoking. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Andrea Cook.
Impacts of Access to Services for Alcohol Use Disorders in Older Adults
A 2-year, $144,628 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Major goals: To develop knowledge that will assess the problem of undertreatment of alcohol use disorders in older adults by examining access to care among Medicare Advantage enrollees. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Joseph Glass.
Oakland Resiliency Evaluation
A 4-year, $399,999 grant from Kaiser Permanente Northern California. Major goals: The Oakland Resilience Plan builds on Kaiser Permanente’s legacy of grants, sponsorships, and community partnerships in Oakland, averaging $8 million to $10 million in annual investments. The evaluation goals are to:
- Describe Kaiser Permanente investments and funded activities, with a specific focus on investments in resilience for small and diverse businesses, and health care access (that is, safety net grants).
- Highlight successes that can be leveraged to communicate results, improve outcomes, support sustainability, and inform future investments
- Support learning and program improvement through sharing successes, challenges, and solutions
The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Elena Kuo.
Observational Research on the Impacts and Outcomes of Norovirus (ORION): A Prospective Cohort Study of Adults at Increased Risk of Norovirus Disease in the United States
A 2-year, $614,646 grant from ModernaTX, Inc. Major goals: The major goals of this project are to assess norovirus acute gastroenteritis burden in adults 18 years and older and to examine norovirus acute gastroenteritis severity and impact of quality-of-life indicators. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Lisa Jackson.
Quality Measures to Advance Suicide Prevention and Care Across Health Systems
A 4-year, $554,220 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Major goals: In collaboration with the Joint Commission and National Committee for Quality Assurance, develop quality measures for suicide prevention including:
- Rate of risk assessment with the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) for members who screen positive on item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
- Rate of Stanley Brown concordant safety planning for members who score >=4 on the C-SSRS
- Timely outpatient follow-up for members with emergency department or inpatient visits for suicide attempt
The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Robert Penfold.
Sentinel Year 11 (OY2025) Data Partner Work Order: Kaiser Permanente Washington — Infrastructure
A 1-year, $221,205 grant from the Food and Drug Administration. Major goals: The major goals of this work order are to conduct the querying tasks required for Sentinel Data Partners (DPs) in operational year (OY) 2025. Routine querying involves execution of analytic packages, sometimes supplemented with minimal amounts of custom coding developed by the Sentinel Operations Center (SOC), against a DP’s production Sentinel Distributed Database. DPs will receive query requests and be asked to “opt in” by executing the routine query and transmitting aggregated results back to the SOC. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Gaia Pocobelli.
Sentinel Year 11 (OY2025) Data Partner Work Order: Kaiser Permanente Washington — Querying
A 1-year, $70,701 grant from the Food and Drug Administration. Major goals: The major goals of this work order are to conduct the querying tasks required for Sentinel Data Partners (DPs) in operational year (OY) 2025. Routine querying involves execution of analytic packages, sometimes supplemented with minimal amounts of custom coding developed by the Sentinel Operations Center (SOC), against a DP’s production Sentinel Distributed Database. DPs will receive query requests and be asked to “opt in” by executing the routine query and transmitting aggregated results back to the SOC. The Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute lead investigator is Gaia Pocobelli.
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