Dr. Lisa Vinci is an Associate Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine. She has a longstanding interest in quality improvement and medical education. She received her medical degree from Washington University and completed her residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Medical Center. She is currently the Director of the Primary Care Group, the primary practice site for Internal Medicine resident and general internal medicine faculty at the University of Chicago. In addition, she is the Associate Vic-Chair for Ambulatory Operations for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Vinci is actively involved in medical education and has co-directed the Quality Assessment and Improvement Curriculum (QAIC), a required 2 year longitudinal course in quality improvement for Internal Medicine residents for the last 6 years. She is also Co-Director of the Pritzker Scholarship and Discovery Track in Quality and Safety, a longitudinal 4 year program to develop medical students to become future leaders in quality improvement and patient safety.
In addition she serves as a quality advisor to a collaborative of four community health centers and 2 academic practices focused on improving diabetes care on the South Side of Chicago. Her primary clinical focus is on developing care coordination and care management programs for complex patients across settings of care. She recently completed the Master’s Degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety at Northwestern University.
Implementation of an EHR-integrated web-based depression assessment in primary care: PORTAL-Depression.
Implementation of an EHR-integrated web-based depression assessment in primary care: PORTAL-Depression. JAMIA Open. 2024 Oct; 7(3):ooae094.
PMID: 39473829
Population Health Management Approach to Depression Symptom Monitoring in Primary Care via Patient Portal: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Population Health Management Approach to Depression Symptom Monitoring in Primary Care via Patient Portal: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 38(4):188-195.
PMID: 37314235
Association between wait time and behavioral health appointment attendance across patient characteristics.
Association between wait time and behavioral health appointment attendance across patient characteristics. Psychol Serv. 2023 Nov; 20(4):983-987.
PMID: 37141046
Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Population Health, Portal-Based Depression Screening: the PORTAL-Depression Study.
Pragmatic Clinical Trial of Population Health, Portal-Based Depression Screening: the PORTAL-Depression Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 03; 38(4):857-864.
PMID: 36127535
Improving Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice: 2-Year Follow-Up.
Improving Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration in an Academic Internal Medicine Practice: 2-Year Follow-Up. Am J Med Qual. 2021 Nov-Dec 01; 36(6):379-386.
PMID: 33967190
Medical Assistant Protocol Improves Disparities in Depression Screening Rates.
Medical Assistant Protocol Improves Disparities in Depression Screening Rates. Am J Prev Med. 2021 11; 61(5):692-700.
PMID: 34284914
Use of Report Cards to Increase Primary Care Physician Depression Screening.
Use of Report Cards to Increase Primary Care Physician Depression Screening. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 07; 36(7):2182-2183.
PMID: 32705474
Measuring Perceived Level of Integration During the Process of Primary Care Behavioral Health Implementation.
Measuring Perceived Level of Integration During the Process of Primary Care Behavioral Health Implementation. Am J Med Qual. 2018 May/Jun; 33(3):253-261.
PMID: 29072487
Hypertension Control in the University of Chicago Primary Care Group.
Hypertension Control in the University of Chicago Primary Care Group. Clin Diabetes. 2017 Jul; 35(3):168-170.
PMID: 28761219
Maintenance of Certification Part 4 as an Incentive for Faculty Quality Improvement Education.
Maintenance of Certification Part 4 as an Incentive for Faculty Quality Improvement Education. Acad Med. 2016 Jan; 91(1):8.
PMID: 26714128