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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCohen DJ, Wyte-Lake T, Dorr DA
Unmet information needs of clinical teams delivering care to complex patients and design strategies to address those needs.
The authors sought to identify the unmet information needs of clinical teams delivering care to patients with complex medical, social, and economic needs, and to propose principles for redesigning electronic health records (EHR) to address these needs. They concluded that developing EHR tools that are simple, accessible, easy to use, and able to be updated by a range of professionals is critical. They recommended that the identified information needs and design principles inform developers and implementers working in community health centers and other settings where complex patients receive care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023324.
Citation: Cohen DJ, Wyte-Lake T, Dorr DA .
Unmet information needs of clinical teams delivering care to complex patients and design strategies to address those needs.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2020 May;27(5):690-99. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa010..
Keywords: Healthcare Delivery, Teams, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Social Determinants of Health, Community-Based Practice, Primary Care
Rodriguez HP, Friedberg MW, Vargas-Bustamante A
The impact of integrating medical assistants and community health workers on diabetes care management in community health centers.
The purpose of this study was to compare the impact of implementing team-based diabetes care management involving community health workers (CHWs) vs. medical assistants (MA) in community health centers (CHCs) on diabetes care processes, intermediate outcomes, and patients' experiences of chronic care. The investigators found that diabetes care improved in CHCs integrating CHWs and MAs onto primary care teams, but the improvements were no different than improvements observed among matched control group patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS02012001.
Citation: Rodriguez HP, Friedberg MW, Vargas-Bustamante A .
The impact of integrating medical assistants and community health workers on diabetes care management in community health centers.
BMC Health Serv Res 2018 Nov 20;18(1):875. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3710-9..
Keywords: Community-Based Practice, Diabetes, Healthcare Delivery, Teams