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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedSadasivaiah S, Lyles CR, Kyoi S
Disparities in patient-reported interest in web-based patient portals: survey at an urban academic safety-net hospital.
Offering hospitalized patients' enrollment into a health system's patient portal may improve patient experience and engagement throughout the care continuum, especially across care transitions, but this process is less studied than portal engagement in the ambulatory setting. The objective of this study was to evaluate sociodemographic characteristics associated with interest in a health care system's portal among hospitalized patients and reasons for no interest.
AHRQ-funded; HS022408; HS022561; HS023558.
Citation: Sadasivaiah S, Lyles CR, Kyoi S .
Disparities in patient-reported interest in web-based patient portals: survey at an urban academic safety-net hospital.
J Med Internet Res 2019 Mar 26;21(3):e11421. doi: 10.2196/11421..
Keywords: Disparities, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Delivery, Hospitals, Patient and Family Engagement, Urban Health
Beck A, Davidson AJ, Xu S
A multilevel analysis of individual, health system, and neighborhood factors associated with depression within a large metropolitan area.
This study geocoded depression diagnosis and demographic data from electronic health records to obtain both individual and neighborhood factors related to depression. The researchers found higher depression rates associated with greater age, female gender, white race, medical comorbidities, and with lower rates of home owner occupancy, residential stability, and higher educational attainment, but not with economic disadvantage. Among the cohort, higher depression rates were associated with higher crime rates and a lower percent of foreign born residents and single mother households.
AHRQ-funded; HS022143.
Citation: Beck A, Davidson AJ, Xu S .
A multilevel analysis of individual, health system, and neighborhood factors associated with depression within a large metropolitan area.
J Urban Health 2017 Dec;94(6):780-90. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0190-x..
Keywords: Depression, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Social Determinants of Health, Urban Health
Sadasivaiah S, Smith DE, Goldman S
Improving best possible medication history with vulnerable patients at an urban safety net academic hospital using pharmacy technicians.
A multidisciplinary team designed an EHR-facilitated medication reconciliation program by which pharmacy technicians engaged newly admitted patients and their caregivers at the bedside to develop and electronically document the best possible medication history (BPMH). They found that, by optimizing not only the health information technology platform but also the operational processes, the program achieved a nearly 80 percent generation of BPMH completed by a highly trained pharmacy technician.
AHRQ-funded; HS022561; HS023558.
Citation: Sadasivaiah S, Smith DE, Goldman S .
Improving best possible medication history with vulnerable patients at an urban safety net academic hospital using pharmacy technicians.
BMJ Open Qual 2017 Oct 21;6(2):e000102. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2017-000102.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Medication, Patient Safety, Urban Health, Vulnerable Populations