{"id":137,"date":"2016-12-02T19:04:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T19:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/pci-lab\/?page_id=137"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:00:15","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About PCI-Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1571100287\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2019393247\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Vision:<\/h3>\n<p>To empower primary care and community-based care organizations to effectively implement the best screening, diagnostic and monitoring technologies to improve patient care and outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1476055668\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Mission:<\/h3>\n<p>To generate evidence to accelerate the research and development of emerging diagnostic and monitoring technologies to improve health care delivery, reduce disease burden, and control health care cost growth.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-107117234\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_922663055\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"PCI-Lab at Cambia Grove TRAILS competition\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2020\/12\/TRAILS-2018-Winner-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_922663055 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-661426606\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-661426606 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>What is Primary Care?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Primary care&nbsp;is \u201caccessible, comprehensive, coordinated and continual care delivered by accountable providers of personal health services.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"eop\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">The majority of patients in the United States receive most of their care in primary care settings such as family medicine, general internal medicine, and pediatrics, as well as with many related health professionals in roles such as pharmacy, home health, assisted living etc. Primary care providers increasingly have key roles in coordinating care across the health care system over the patient\u2019s life continuum. There are approximately 1 billion consultations in ambulatory settings per year in the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Effective primary care can be summarized as the \u2018Triple Aim\u2019 of a better experience of care, improved health of populations, and at a lower cost. Many of us add a \u2018Fourth Aim\u2019 to this, of improving primary care provider satisfaction, recognizing the considerable pressures and rates of burnout in primary care. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">At the PCI-Lab, we believe that one way to achieve these aims is through adoption of innovations. There are now a vast array of technology innovators and companies who are focused on primary care. &nbsp;Unfortunately, many of these potential ideas and innovations fail due to:<\/span><span class=\"eop\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Not understanding of the needs, pressures and complexity of primary care<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"paragraph\">Insufficient forward thinking or planning for the evidence needed for regulatory approval and clinical buy-in<\/li>\n<li class=\"paragraph\">Poor understanding of the drivers of implementation and sustainability of new technologies such as impact on providers, on patient workflow, and reimbursement systems.<span class=\"eop\" style=\"color: #555555;font-size: 14.4px\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">We bring unique set of skills and experience in clinical practice, clinical study design, needs alignment, informatics, technology development, and workflow integration, that can help to mitigate these barriers, in &nbsp;the complex and challenging environment of primary care.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Leadership<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1158809639\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-469015390\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/thompsonm.thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/thompsonm.thumbnail.jpg 600w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/thompsonm.thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/thompsonm.thumbnail-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Matthew Thompson<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      MBChB, MPH, DPhil Helen D. Cohen Endowed Professor, Family Medicine                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-thompson-a18522103\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button success\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>LinkedIN<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1141156313\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"707\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/Bianca2c-Frogner1_resize-1-e1545340308573.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Bianca Frogner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/Bianca2c-Frogner1_resize-1-e1545340308573.jpg 623w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/Bianca2c-Frogner1_resize-1-e1545340308573-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Bianca Kiyoe Frogner<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      PhD, Associate Professor Director of Center for Health Workforce Studies, Family Medicine                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/biancafrogner\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button success\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>LinkedIN<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-260524443\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/Cynthia-LeRouge.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Cynthia 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style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>Linkedin<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-776757880\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1174\" height=\"1207\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/VL_HeadshotSeedinvest-e1545344613935.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Victoria Lyon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2018\/12\/VL_HeadshotSeedinvest-e1545344613935.jpg 1174w, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/victorialyon\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button success\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n\t\t<span>linkedin<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h3 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >Affiliate Faculty<\/span><b aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/b><\/h3><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row align-center\"  id=\"row-1756859028\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-17173810\" class=\"col medium-2 small-6 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"503\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/kari-stephens.png\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"Kari Stephens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/kari-stephens.png 503w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/kari-stephens-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/10\/kari-stephens-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/>                         <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n         \n          <div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n                <div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n                  <h4 class=\"uppercase\">\n                    <span class=\"person-name\">Kari Stephens<\/span><br\/>\n                    <span class=\"person-title is-small thin-font op-7\">\n                      PhD, Associate Professor Family Medicine                    <\/span>\n                  <\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\t\n    \n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1533930953\" class=\"col medium-2 small-6 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n    <div class=\"box has-hover has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n                  <div class=\"box-image \" style=\"width:80%;\">\n           <div class=\"box-image-inner image-cover\" style=\"border-radius:100%;padding-top:100%;\">\n              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/colea.thumbnail.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size-\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/pci-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2017\/02\/colea.thumbnail.jpg 600w, 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