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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 6 of 6 Research Studies DisplayedCurtis LM, Mullen RJ, Russell A
An efficacy trial of an electronic health record-based strategy to inform patients on safe medication use: the role of written and spoken communication.
The researchers tested the feasibility and efficacy of an electronic health record (EHR) strategy that automated the delivery of print medication information at the time of prescribing. They found that written information and physician counseling were independently associated with patient understanding of risk information and that receiving both was most beneficial. They concluded that although an EHR can be a reliable means to deliver tangible, print medication education to patients, it cannot replace physician-patient communication, and that offering both written and spoken information resulted in a synergistic effect for informing patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS017220.
Citation: Curtis LM, Mullen RJ, Russell A .
An efficacy trial of an electronic health record-based strategy to inform patients on safe medication use: the role of written and spoken communication.
Patient Educ Couns 2016 Sep;99(9):1489-95. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2016.07.004.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Communication, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Medication: Safety, Medication
Menon S, Murphy DR, SIngh H
Workarounds and test results follow-up in electronic health record-based primary care.
This study sought to understand why primary care practitioners use workarounds to manage test results by analyzing data from a previously conducted national cross-sectional survey on test result management. It concluded that workarounds to manage EHR-based test results are common, and their use results from unmet provider information management needs.
AHRQ-funded; HS022901; HS022087.
Citation: Menon S, Murphy DR, SIngh H .
Workarounds and test results follow-up in electronic health record-based primary care.
Appl Clin Inform 2016 Jun 22;7(2):543-59. doi: 10.4338/aci-2015-10-ra-0135.
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Keywords: Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Primary Care, Workflow
Stockwell MS, Natarajan K, Ramakrishnan R
Immunization data exchange with electronic health records.
The researchers assessed the impact of exchange of immunization information between an immunization information system (IIS) and an electronic health record on up-to-date rates, overimmunization, and immunization record completeness for low-income, urban children and adolescents. Their findings demonstrated that data exchange can improve child and adolescent immunization status.
AHRQ-funded; HS022667.
Citation: Stockwell MS, Natarajan K, Ramakrishnan R .
Immunization data exchange with electronic health records.
Pediatrics 2016 Jun;137(6). doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-4335.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Information Technology (HIT), Vaccination
Murphy DR, Meyer AN, Russo E
The burden of inbox notifications in commercial electronic health records.
The researchers quantified the notifications that physicians received via inboxes of commercial EHRs to estimate their burden. They found that across 3 sites, 46 primary care physicians received a mean of 76.9 total notifications per day; of which a mean of 15.5 notifications per day (20.2 percent) were related to test results.
AHRQ-funded; HS022087.
Citation: Murphy DR, Meyer AN, Russo E .
The burden of inbox notifications in commercial electronic health records.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Apr;176(4):559-60. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0209..
Keywords: Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care
Prey JE, Polubriaginof F, Kuperman GJ
International perspectives on sharing clinical data with patients.
The researchers investigated the current state of approaches for providing patients with access to their own clinical information. Participants span 16 countries across six continents, and the authors found that there is considerable variability in the level of maturity, the degree of government involvement, the technical infrastructure, and the plans for future development across the world. They concluded that we are still in the early stages of deploying patient engagement technologies and have yet to identify optimal strategies in this arena.
AHRQ-funded; HS021393; HS21816.
Citation: Prey JE, Polubriaginof F, Kuperman GJ .
International perspectives on sharing clinical data with patients.
Int J Med Inform 2016 Feb;86:135-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.11.007.
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Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient and Family Engagement
Ratanawongsa N, Barton JL, Lyles CR
Association between clinician computer use and communication with patients in safety-net clinics.
The researchers studied associations between clinician computer use and communication with patients with diverse chronic diseases in safety-net clinics. They found that high computer use by clinicians in safety-net clinics was associated with lower patient satisfaction and observable communication differences.
AHRQ-funded; HS022561; HS022408.
Citation: Ratanawongsa N, Barton JL, Lyles CR .
Association between clinician computer use and communication with patients in safety-net clinics.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Jan;176(1):125-8. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6186.
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Keywords: Clinician-Patient Communication, Communication, Chronic Conditions, Patient Experience, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)