Title Assistant Professor of Medicine Institution Brigham and Women's Hospital Address Brigham and Women's Hospital General Medicine 1620 Tremont St Boston MA 02120
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Biography
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA | A.B. | 05/2005 | Biochemistry |
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA | M.D. | 05/2011 | |
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA | M.P.H. | 05/2016 | Clinical Effectiveness |
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA | | 06/2014 | Residency in Internal Medicine/Primary Care |
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA | | 06/2016 | Fellowship in Health Policy and Management |
2022
Seema S. Sonnad Emerging Leader in Managed Care Research Award
2021
Department of Medicine Chair's Research Award
2021
Academy Health Publication-of-the-Year Award
2020
New England Regional Award for Excellence in Clinician Investigation
2019
Best Abstract Award, Measuring Safety, Quality, and Value

Overview
Ishani Ganguli MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a general internist at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care. She received her AB, MD, and MPH from Harvard University and completed internal medicine / primary care residency and a fellowship in health policy and management at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her research focused on the value of ambulatory care, the use and consequences (cascades) of low-value care, and how primary care payment, delivery, and policy shape patient and clinician behavior, health outcomes, and spending. Dr. Ganguli serves as an Associate Editor at JAMA Network Open. She is also a former journalist who has written about science and health care for publications including The Boston Globe, Reuters, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.

Research
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R18 HS029348
(Ramin Khorasani)
Sep 30, 2022 - Sep 29, 2026
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
DECODE: Diagnostic Excellence Center on Diagnostic Error
Role Description: We plan to establish a diagnostic excellence center focusing on decreasing diagnostic errors. This study will implement and evaluate a highly resilient system for care planning and coordination, as well as a peer learning system for clinical providers, and establish consensus on recommendations that will focus on enhancing diagnosis of four common diseases – lung, prostate, pancreas and adrenal cancer.
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1R01MD017747-01
(Anna D. Sinaiko)
Sep 22, 2022 - May 31, 2026
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Evaluating an Intervention to Improve Medication Access and Quality of Care for Underserved Populations With Chronic Conditions
Role Description: Major Goals: This project will study how a new intervention --providing real-time information about patient out-of-pocket costs for medications in the electronic health record --affects medication utilization, disparities in receipt of guideline-concordant care for Black, Hispanic, or Latino and rural patients, and the implementation strategies that maximize impact.
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20224037
(Ishani Ganguli)
Jun 15, 2022 - Apr 14, 2023
The Role of Patient Choice in Telemedicine use among Medicare Beneficiaries
Role Description: The goal of this study is to use nationally representative Medicare survey data to assess sociodemographic, clinical, and technology factors associated with beneficiaries being offered or choosing telephone vs video visits.
Role: Principal Investigator
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(Hannah Neprash)
Jan 1, 2022 - Dec 31, 2022
National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation
Making Primary Care Count: Intended and Unintended Consequences of the Evaluation & Management Payment Change.
Role Description: The proposed study will quantify how the Medicare payment policy change to increase clinician reimbursement for E/M services affected spending by and access to primary care and specialist physicians.
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K23AG068240
(GANGULI, ISHANI)
Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026
The Role of Virtual Care in Improving Primary Care Access and Continuity for At-Risk Multimorbid Older Adults
Role: Principal Investigator
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77289
Mar 10, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
A consumer-focused approach to initiate shared decision-making on cost of care cascades after common medical tests
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20202591
(Ishani Ganguli)
Feb 1, 2020 - Jan 31, 2021
The Commonwealth Foundation
Trends in primary and specialty care use among high-need, high-cost (HNHC) patients
Role: Principal Investigator
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R1355
Sep 1, 2019 - Feb 28, 2022
Health System-Level Measurement of Low-value Care: An Essential Ingredient for Effective Reform
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2019A005914
(Ishani Ganguli)
Apr 1, 2019 - Feb 29, 2020
International Business Machines Corporation
Using Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Low-Value Health Care
Role: Principal Investigator
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20181608
Jun 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019
Health Care in America: What do Americans Experience When They Need Health Care?
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R01HS023812
(SEQUIST, THOMAS D)
Sep 30, 2016 - Sep 29, 2021
Identifying Cascades of Low-Value Care and the Organizational Practices that Prevent Them

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