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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedWalker DM, Sieck CJ, Menser T
Information technology to support patient engagement: where do we stand and where can we go?.
The authors evaluated the current capability of hospitals to offer health information technology that facilitates patient engagement (PE). They concluded that, while hospitals have reached modest levels of adoption of PE technologies, consistent monitoring of this capacity can identify opportunities to use technology to facilitate engagement.
AHRQ-funded; HS024091.
Citation: Walker DM, Sieck CJ, Menser T .
Information technology to support patient engagement: where do we stand and where can we go?.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2017 Nov 1;24(6):1088-94. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocx043.
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Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitals, Patient and Family Engagement
Khan A, Coffey M, Litterer KP
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance.
This study compared error and adverse event (AE) rates among hospitalized children : (1) gathered systematically with vs without family reporting, (2) reported by families vs clinicians, and (3) reported by families vs hospital incident reports. Among the findings: Family-reported error rates were 5.0-fold higher and AE rates 2.9-fold higher than hospital incident report rates.
AHRQ-funded; HS022986; HS000063.
Citation: Khan A, Coffey M, Litterer KP .
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance.
JAMA Pediatr 2017 Apr;171(4):372-81. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4812.
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Keywords: Adverse Events, Children/Adolescents, Hospitals, Medical Errors, Patient and Family Engagement