Dr. Katie Stone is co-Investigator on a project recently funded by Eli Lilly (Rashon Lane, PI) titled “Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Primary Care Clinics”

Dr. Katie Stone is co-Investigator on a project recently funded by Eli Lilly (Rashon Lane, PI) titled “Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) in Primary Care Clinics”. Research suggests that up to 90% of individuals with OSA are undiagnosed.  Among Sutter Health patients, only 2% of patients with underlying risk factors for OSA are provided a referral to sleep medicine specialty clinics and most patients are referred from non-primary care clinics (e.g., cardiology, pulmonary). The objectives of this 18-month mixed methods quality improvement project are to 1) assess the barriers and facilitators in screening for OSA in Sutter primary care settings through use of clinician interviews and focus groups; 2) conduct a pilot intervention for OSA screening in five Sutter primary care clinics. The EHR will be utilized to identify patients at high risk for OSA, and feasibility of home sleep apnea testing administered in primary care practices will be evaluated.