Satya Surbhi, PhD
Satya Surbhi, an Assistant Professor in the Center for Health System Improvement, College of Medicine, UTHSC, serves as Director of Measurement and Reporting for the Tennessee Population Health Consortium. Dr. Surbhi obtained her Bachelor of Pharmacy degree in India, completed her Master's in Pharmacy Administration from St. John’s University, and obtained her PhD in Health Outcomes and Policy Research from UTHSC. Her current work focuses on medication adherence, social determinants of health, care transitions, quality improvement, and comparative effectiveness of therapies, among vulnerable patients with multiple chronic conditions. She has experience in conducting health services research among medically underserved populations using administrative claims data and electronic medical records, as well as in conducting pragmatic randomized controlled trials. Currently, she is the principal investigator of a study funded through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). The major goal of this project is to test the effectiveness of a pharmacy-led care transitions intervention to provide free medications, convenient medication delivery, and care coordination in improving adherence and reducing hospitalizations, emergency department use, and costs. She is also the principal investigator on the CDC 1815 project in collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Health, which focuses on CDC strategies to improve prevention and management of diabetes, heart disease, and stroke in Tennessee. Additionally, she is the Co-Investigator on quality improvement projects funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and by UnitedHealthcare.
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Type of financial relationship:There are no financial relationships to disclose.Date added:09/19/2023Date updated:09/19/2023