Ranjit Singh MB BChir, MBA
Ranjit Singh
MB BChir, MBA
Associate Professor; Vice Chair for Research, Director, Primary Care Research Institute
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Family Medicine; Health Services Research; Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Medication Safety; Workforce Development
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
My work focuses on putting patient safety at the heart of medical education and practice. I care for inpatients at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) as well as in nursing home settings.
I conduct research on patient safety and quality of care, focusing especially on the role of system science and information technology in improving safety in primary care. I have served as a co-investigator on grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and as the principal investigator on various other grants, including a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant that examined adopting health information technology in primary care offices and its current and potential impacts on patient safety. I bring together methods from diverse fields, including systems and reliability theory, complexity science and management science to create unique approaches to improving care.
I mentor medical students on research projects. I also supervise master’s and doctoral students in UB’s School of Management who are interested in the field of management in health care settings. As vice chair for research in the Department of Family Medicine and director of the Primary Care Research Institute, my goal is to foster high quality health services research aimed at improving patient care and patient health while keeping costs down.
My teaching of medical students and residents also focuses on patient safety, including medication safety and medical error disclosure. I teach these topics during clerkship, in lectures and small groups. I also teach clinical skills and supervise medical students in both outpatient and inpatient settings. I supervise family medicine residents on the inpatient service at ECMC and in nursing homes.
Education and Training:
- MBA, University at Buffalo (2003)
- Teambuilding, Cornell University (2000)
- Family Medicine, University at Buffalo (1999)
- Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. (1994)
- BA, Management Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England. (1992)
Employment:
- Associate Professor, Family Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2016-present)
- Director, Patient Safety Research Center, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2013-present)
- Vice Chair for Research and Development, Dept. of Family Medicine, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2012-present)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Management Science and Systems, University at Buffalo School of Management (2011-present)
- Associate Professor (Clinical), Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2009-present)
- Attending Physician, Erie County Medical Center (2000-present)
- Associate Director, Patient Safety Research Center, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2001–2013)
- Medical Director, Cleve Hill Family Health Center (2010–2012)
- Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Family Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2000–2009)
- Medical Director, Long Term Care, Erie County Medical Center (2000–2008)
- Clinical Assistant Instructor, Family Medicine, Erie County Medical Center Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1996–1999)
- House Officer in General Medicine/Geriatrics, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (1995–1996)
- House Officer in General Surgery, St James's University Hospital (1995)
Awards and Honors:
- UB Medical Alumni Association: Distinguished Resident Award (2019)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2017)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2016)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2015)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2010)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2009)
- Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award (2007)
- Award for Excellence as a Preceptor (2002)
- North American Primary Care Research Group - Best Paper (2001)
- ECMC Excellence Award (1999)
- University at Buffalo 1999 Resident Scholarly Exchange Day- 1st place (1999)
- American Academy of Family Physicians 1999 Resident Scholars Competition (1999)
- Outstanding Service Award (1998)
Research Expertise:
- Deprescribing
- Family Medicine
- Health Services Research
- Implementation Science
- Medication Safety
- Workforce Development
UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:
- Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- September 2018–August 2023
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) T13HP31907 Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Training Primary Care Champions (T13)
Buffalo Primary Care Champion Program in Addiction Medicine & Population Health
Role: Principal Investigator
$394,362 - September 2017–August 2022
K12 HL138052 National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, UB Clinical Scholar Program in implementation science to achieve triple aims
UB Clinical Scholar Program in Implementation Science to Achieve Triple Aims
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$1,022,277 - September 2017–August 2022
HRSA-17-071
New York State Area Health Education Center System
Role: Co-Investigator
$893,167 - August 2020–July 2021
Planning for NIA R21/R33 Grant- Patient Driven Deprescribing to Enhance Successful Aging
US Deprescribing Research Network
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
$60,000 - July 2019–July 2021
Retirement Research Foundation Grant #2019060- Community-Based Participatory Research for Reducing Medication Harm among Retirees.
Retirement Research Foundation
Role: Principal Investigator
$200,000 - July 2016–June 2021
HRSA T0BHP30017 Primary Care Training and Enhancement Program
The Buffalo Inter-professional Advanced Primary Care Training Program
Role: Co-Investigator
$577,971 - January 2020–December 2020
The Deprescribing Network of Western New York for Successful Aging
UB Seeds for Innovation in Successful Aging
Role: Principal Investigator
$19,620 - March 2019–March 2020
Buffalo Blue Sky Award
Role: Co-Investigator
$30,000 - June 2018–June 2019
Collaborative Drug Safety Management with Frail Elders & Caregivers for Successful Aging
University at Buffalo, Innovative Micro-Programs Accelerating Collaboration in Themes (IMPACT)
Role: Principal Investigator
$35,000 - April 2017–March 2018
Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Seed Support Program
Role: Co-Investigator
$10,000 - September 2011–September 2016
Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care
Health Resources and Services Admin
Role: Principal Investigator
$765,239
Journal Articles:
- Stoll J, Ranahan M, Richbart MT, Brennan-Taylor M, Taylor JS, Brady L, Cal J, Baumgartner A, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2021) Development of Video Animations to Encourage Patient-Driven Deprescribing: A Team Alice Study. Patient Education and Counseling. (May) doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.03.041
- Ndabu T, Mulgund P, Sharman R, Singh R. (2021) Perceptual Gaps Between Clinicians and Technologists on Health Information Technology-Related Errors in Hospitals: Observational Study. JMIR Hum Factors (Feb), 8(1): 21884-21884.
- Baumgartner A, Kunkes T, Clark CM, Brady LA, Monte SV, Singh R, Wahler RG, Chen HW. (2020) Opportunities and Recommendations for Improving Medication Safety: Understanding the Medication Management System in Primary Care Through an Abstraction Hierarchy. JMIR Hum Factors (Aug), 7(3): 18103-18103.
- Baumgartner AD, Clark CM, LaValley SA, Monte SV, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2020) Interventions to deprescribe potentially inappropriate medications in the elderly: Lost in translation?. J Clin Pharm Ther (Jun), 45(3): 453-461.
- Clark CM, LaValley SA, Singh R, Mustafa E, Monte SV, Wahler RG. (2019) A pharmacist-led pilot program to facilitate deprescribing in a primary care clinic. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) (Nov), 60(1): 105-111.
- Satchidanand N, Servoss TJ, Singh R, Bosinski AM, Tirpak P, Horton LL, Naughton BJ. (2018) Development of a Risk Tool to Support Discussions of Care for Older Adults Admitted to the ICU With Pneumonia. Am J Hosp Palliat Care (Feb)1049909118-1049909118.
- Eftekhari S, Yaraghi N, Singh R, Gopal RD, Ramesh R. (2017) Do Health Information Exchanges Deter Repetition of Medical Services. Transactions on Management Information Systems (May), 8(1) doi:10.1145/3057272
- Polsinelli VB, Satchidanand N, Singh R, Holmes D, Izzo JL. (2017) Hypertension and aging in rural Haiti: results from a preliminary survey. J Hum Hypertens (Feb), 31(2): 138-144.
- Vest BM, Hall VM, Kahn LS, Heider AR, Maloney N, Singh R. (2017) Nurse perspectives on the implementation of routine telemonitoring for high-risk diabetes patients in a primary care setting. Prim Health Care Res Dev (Jan), 18(1): 3-13.
- Mohammadpour A, Anumba C, Bulbul T, Messner J, Singh G, Singh R. (2016) Impact Analysis of Facility Failures on the Healthcare Delivery Process: A Use Case Driven Approach. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (Aug), 30(4): 1-10.
- Vest B, Hall V, Singh R, Kahn LS. (2016) Nurse Perspectives on the Implementation of Routine Telemonitoring for High Risk Diabetes Patients in a Primary Care Setting. Primary health care research and development (Jun), 2016: 1-11.
- Kahn LS, Vest BM, Madurai N, Singh R, York TR, Cipparone CW, Reilly S, Malik KS, Fox CH. (2015) Chronic kidney disease (CKD) treatment burden among low-income primary care patients. Chronic Illn (Sep), 11(3): 171-183.
- Cipparone CW, Withiam-Leitch M, Kimminau KS, Fox CH, Singh R, Kahn LS. (2015) Inaccuracy of ICD-9 Codes for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Study from Two Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs). J Am Board Fam Med (Sep), 28(5): 678-682.
- Yaraghi N, Sharman R, Gopal R, Singh R, Ramesh R. (2015) Drivers of Information Disclosure on Health Information Exchange Platforms: Insights from an Exploratory Empirical Study. J Am Med Inform Assoc (Aug).
- Han W, Sharman R, Heider A, Maloney N, Yang M, Singh R. (2015) Impact of electronic diabetes registry ‘Meaningful Use‘ on quality of care and hospital utilization. J Am Med Inform Assoc (Jul).
- Maloney MC, Heider AR, Rockwood A, Singh R. (2014) Creating a connected community: lessons learned from the Western new york beacon community. EGEMS (Wash DC) (Oct), 2(3): 1091.
- Heider AR, Maloney N, Satchidanand N, Allen G, Mueller R, Gangloff S, Singh R. (2014) Developing a Communitywide Electronic Health Record Disease Registry in Primary Care Practices: Lessons Learned from the Western New York Beacon Community. eGEMs (Sep), 2(3): 1089.
- Allen A, Des Jardins TR, Heider A, Kanger CR, Lobach DF, McWilliams L, Polello JM, Rein AL, Schachter AA, Singh R, Sorondo B, Tulikangas MC, Turske SA. (2014) Making It Local: Beacon Communities Use Health Information Technology to Optimize Care Management. Popul Health Manag (Jun), 17(3): 149-158.
- Allen C, Des Jardins TR, Heider A, Lyman KA, McWilliams L, Rein AL, Schachter AA, Singh R, Sorondo B, Topper J, Turske SA. (2014) Data Governance and Data Sharing Agreements for Community-Wide Health Information Exchange: Lessons from the Beacon Communities. eGEMS (Apr), 2(1).
- Singh R, Hickner J, Mold J, Singh G. (2014) "Chance favors only the prepared mind": preparing minds to systematically reduce hazards in the testing process in primary care. J Patient Saf (Mar), 10(1): 20-28.
- Ziao N, Mahajan S, Kishore R, Venkata VM, Shaik NA, Anand EJ, Singh R. (2014) Successful Implementation of eRx Systems: Creating Technology-Organization Alignment Using the Strategy Map Approach. Information Systems Management (Feb), 31(2): 104-119.
- Singh R, Singh A, Rowe J, Singh G, Stott E. (2013) Engaging Stakeholders in Reporting Adverse Drug Events with a Common Visual Language. Home Health Care Management (Jan).
- Yaraghi N, Du AY, Sharman R, Gopal RD, Ramesh R, Singh R, Singh G. (2013) Professional and geographical network effects on healthcare information exchange growth: does proximity really matter?. J Am Med Inform Assoc (Jan).
- Wisniewski AM, Luczkiewicz DL, Servoss TJ, Bisanz AM, Singh R, Singh G, Naughton BJ. (2012) What happens to orders written for older primary care patients?. Fam Med (Apr), 44(4): 252-258.
- Singh R, Anderson D, McLean-Plunkett E, Brooks R, Wisniewski A, Satchidanand N, Singh G. (2012) IT-enabled systems engineering approach to monitoring and reducing ADEs. Am J Manag Care (Mar), 18(3): 169-175.
- Singh R, Anderson DR, McLean-Plunckett EA, Brooks R, Wisniewski A, Singh G. (2012) IT-Enabled Systems Engineering Approach to Monitoring and Reducing ADEs. Am J Man Care (Jan), 18(3): 169-175.
- Singh R, Lichter M, Danzo A, Rosenthal TC. (2012) The Adoption and Use of Health Information Technology in Rural Areas: Results of a National Survey. Journal of Rural Health (Jan), 28: 16-27.
- Singh R, Lichter MI, Danzo A, Taylor J, Rosenthal T. (2012) The adoption and use of health information technology in rural areas: results of a national survey. J Rural Health (Jan), 28(1): 16-27.
- Xiao N, Sharman R, Singh R, Singh G, Danzo A, Rao HR. (2012) "Meaningful Use" of Ambulatory EMR: Does It Improve the Quality and Efficiency of Health Care?. Health Policy and Technology (Jan), 1(1): 28-34.
- Singh R, Anderson DR, McLean-Plunckett EA, Wisniewski A, Kee R, Fox CH, Gold K, Singh G. (2012) Effects of Self-Empowered Teams on Rates of Adverse Drug Events in Primary Care. Int J Fam Med (Jan).
- Singh R, Singh A, Anumba C, Singh G. (2011) Enhancing and measuring patient safety with an innovative web-based system approach. International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (Jan), 3(2): 164-177.
- Singh R, Roberts AC, Singh A, Heider A, Norris T, Porecca D, Singh G. (2011) Improving transitions in inpatient and outpatient care using a paper or web-based journal. J R Soc Med Sh Rep (Jan), 2(6).
- Singh R, Singh A, Singh G. (2011) Creating a common vision for all stakeholders to make healthcare safer with interactive visual modeling. International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (Jan), 3(3): 223-239.
- Naughton BJ, Singh R, Wisniewski A, Singh G, Anderson DR. (2010) Improving Quality of NSAID Prescribing by Internal Medicine Trainees with an Educational Intervention. Teaching and Learning in Medicine (Jan), 22(4): 287-292.
- Singh R, McLean-Plunckett EA, Kee R, Wisniewski A, Cadzow R, Okazaki S, Fox C, Singh G. (2009) Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary care. Qual Saf Health Care (Jun), 18(3): 199-204.
- Singh R, Singh A, Fish R, McLean D, Anderson DR, Singh G. (2009) A patient safety objective structured clinical examination. J Patient Saf (Jun), 5(2): 55-60.
- Wisniewski AM, Erdley WS, Singh R, Servoss TJ, Naughton BJ, Singh G. (2007) Assessment of safety attitudes in a skilled nursing facility. Geriatr Nurs (Mar), 28(2): 126-136.
- Singh R, Singh A, Servoss TJ, Singh G. (2007) Prioritizing threats to patient safety in rural primary care. J Rural Health (Jan), 23(2): 173-178.
- Singh R. (2006) How a series of errors led to recurrent hypoglycemia. Journal of Family Practice (Jan), 55(6): 489-497.
- Singh R, Singh, Ashok, Taylor JS, Rosenthal TC, Singh G. (2006) Learning Practices with Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Patient Safety. Journal of Health Management (Jan), 8(1): 91-118.
- Singh R, Naughton B, Taylor JS, Koenigsberg MR, Anderson DR, McCausland LL, Wahler RG, Robinson A, Singh G. (2005) A comprehensive collaborative patient safety residency curriculum to addressthe ACGME core competencies. Med Educ (Dec), 39(12): 1195-1204.
- Singh R, Singh A, Fox CH, Seldan Taylor J, Rosenthal T, Singh G. (2005) Computer visualisation of patient safety in primary care: a systems approach adapted from management science and engineering. Inform Prim Care (Jan), 13(2): 135-144.
- Singh R, Servoss T, Kalsman M, Fox CH, Singh G. (2004) Estimating impacts on safety caused by the introduction of electronic medical records in primary care. Inform Prim Care (Jan), 12(4): 235-242.
Books and Book Chapters:
- Singh R, Sharman R, Singh A, Brooks R, McLean D, Singh G. (2012) Recent Advances in Computer Science and Information Engineering- Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering. In: Innovative Web-based Tool for Safer Transitions of Patients Through Healthcare Systems. Springer
- Singh G, Singh R, Thomas E, Okazaki S. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety. In: Measuring Safety Climate in Primary Care Offices. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 59-72.
- Singh R, Naughton BJ, Anderson DR, Singh G. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety. In: Building Self-Empowered Teams for Improving Safety in Post-operative Pain Management. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 37-50.
- Singh R, Pace W, Singh A, Fox CH, Singh G. (2008) Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Apporaches. In: A Visual Computer Interface Concept for Making Error Reporting Useful at the Point of Care. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstracts:
- Richbart M, Shah D, Stoll J, Clark CM, Singh R, Wahler RG, Jacobs DM. (2020) Association between polypharmacy and patients’ attitudes towards deprescribing. J Am Coll Clin Pharm, (Dec)
- Brady L, LaValley S, Ranahan M, Clark CM, Monte SV, Jacobs DM, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2020) Provider-Identified Deprescribing Facilitators and Strategies for Older Adults in Primary Care: A Team Alice Study. Innov Aging, (Dec) 375-376
- Singh R, LaValley S, Ranahan, M, Clark CM, Brady L, Wahler RG, Brennan-Taylor M, Monte SV. (2019) An innovative partnership to address deprescribing in the older adults: a multi-stakeholder, cross system approach. North American Primary Care Research Group 2019 Annual Meeting., (Nov)
- Ranahan M, Brennan-Taylor M, Richbart MG, Clark CM, Gadzo R, Singh R, Wahler RG. (2019) Elder Voices Network: Partnering with Older People and their Caregivers to Avoid Medical Harm. Innovation in Aging, (Jan) 690
- LaValley, S, Wahler RG, Monte SV, Verni, C, Clark C, Baumgartner, A, Gawronski, C, Taylor JS, Singh R. (2018) Provider-identified barriers and facilitators to successful clinical pharmacist integration into primary care for deprescribing plans in older adults. North American Primary Care Research Group 2018 Annual Meeting., (Nov)
- Baumgartner, A, Verni, C, LaValley, S, Monte SV, Wahler RG, Singh R. (2018) A Review of Interventions to Reduce Polypharmacy in the Elderly: Lost in Translation?. (Nov)
- LaValley, S, Wahler RG, Singh R, Monte SV, Brady, L. (2018) Caregivers‘ roles in medication management for older family members. Innovation in Aging, (Nov) 290
- Wahler RG, Monte SV, Verni C, LaValley S, Clark CM, Baumgartner A, Gawronski, C, Taylor JS, Singh R. (2017) Collaborative Drug Safety Management Capable of Deprescribing Across the Healthcare System. North American Primary Care Research Group 2017 Annual Meeting, (Nov)
Professional Memberships:
- North American Primary Care Research Group (2001–present)
- American Academy of Family Physicians (1996–present)
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Service Activities:
- AHRQ; Health Care Effectiveness and Outcomes Research;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2013)
- AHRQ; Health Care Quality and Effectiveness Research;; Ad Hoc Reviewer (2010–2011)