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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedVest JR, Unruh MA, Freedman S
Health systems' use of enterprise health information exchange vs single electronic health record vendor environments and unplanned readmissions.
Enterprise health information exchange (HIE) and a single electronic health record (EHR) vendor solution are 2 information exchange approaches to improve performance and increase the quality of care. This study sought to determine the association between adoption of enterprise HIE vs a single vendor environment and changes in unplanned readmissions. The investigators concluded that reductions in the probability of an unplanned readmission after a hospital adopts a single vendor environment suggested that HIE technologies can better support the aim of higher quality care.
AHRQ-funded; HS024717.
Citation: Vest JR, Unruh MA, Freedman S .
Health systems' use of enterprise health information exchange vs single electronic health record vendor environments and unplanned readmissions.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2019 Oct;26(10):989-98. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocz116..
Keywords: Health Systems, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospital Readmissions, Hospitals
Lyles CR, Tieu L, Sarkar U
A randomized trial to train vulnerable primary care patients to use a patient portal.
This study examined the use of patient care portals in primary care practices with vulnerable patients such as those with lower socioeconomic status or limited health literacy (LHL). A randomized control trial was created with 93 English-speaking patients with 1+ chronic diseases. The patients were provided with either an 1) in-person tutorial with a research assistant, or 2) a link to view the videos on their own. A third arm of the trial were control patients with just normal access to get to the portal. There was a higher rate of access (21%) after the trial was over with the two intervention groups as compared with 9% for the usual care patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS022408; HS022561; HS023558.
Citation: Lyles CR, Tieu L, Sarkar U .
A randomized trial to train vulnerable primary care patients to use a patient portal.
J Am Board Fam Med 2019 Mar-Apr;32(2):248-58. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2019.02.180263..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Literacy, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Primary Care, Vulnerable Populations