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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSockolow PS, Bowles KH, Le NB
There's a problem with the problem list: incongruence of patient problem information across the home care admission.
The purpose of this observational field study was to illustrate patterns of patient problem information received and documented across the home health care (HHC) admission process and offer practice, policy, and health information technology recommendations to improve information transfer. The investigators concluded that diagnosis or problem information transferred from the referral source or gathered during an in-home assessment did not appear in the plan of care. Because of the EHR structure, clinicians could not identify inactive problem or problem priority.
AHRQ-funded; HS024537.
Citation: Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Le NB .
There's a problem with the problem list: incongruence of patient problem information across the home care admission.
J Am Med Dir Assoc 2021 May;22(5):1009-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.06.032..
Keywords: Home Healthcare, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Adelsberger MC
Challenges and facilitators to adoption of a point-of-care electronic health record in home care.
In order to identify challenges to the adoption of electronic health records (EHR) in the home care setting, the researchers assessed clinician satisfaction, informed by workflow and patient outcomes. Using a combination of surveys, observations, and interviews in an agency with 137 clinicians, the researchers found that adoption challenges included: (a) hardware problems coupled with lack of field support; (b) inadequate training; and (c) mismatch of EHR usability/functionality and workflow.
AHRQ-funded; HS021008.
Citation: Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Adelsberger MC .
Challenges and facilitators to adoption of a point-of-care electronic health record in home care.
Home Health Care Serv Q 2014;33(1):14-35. doi: 10.1080/01621424.2013.870098..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Home Healthcare
Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Adelsberger MC
Impact of homecare electronic health record on timeliness of clinical documentation, reimbursement, and patient outcomes.
The study objective was to assess the impact of attaining efficiency and health goals of a point-of-care EHR in home care. To realize this objective, the researchers compared clinical documentation workflow, financial time-to-billing and patient physiological and behavioral outcomes to evaluate its impact. The findings indicate that EHR use significantly improved the timeliness of clinical documentation and billing for reimbursement but had limited impact on improving patient outcomes.
AHRQ-funded; HS021008.
Citation: Sockolow PS, Bowles KH, Adelsberger MC .
Impact of homecare electronic health record on timeliness of clinical documentation, reimbursement, and patient outcomes.
Appl Clin Inform 2014;5(2):445-62. doi: 10.4338/aci-2013-12-ra-0106..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Home Healthcare