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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 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedValdez RS, Lyon SE, Wellbeloved-Stone C
Engaging the disability community in informatics research: rationales and practical steps.
There is an opportunity for the informatics community to expand its impact by focusing on the disability community as a health disparity population. Digital health technologies can be enhanced by approaching disability from a more holistic framework, simultaneously accounting for multiple forms of disability and the ways that disability intersects with other forms of identity. The authors offer a set of guidelines for effective engagement and argue that such engagement is critical to creating digital health technologies which more fully meet the needs of all disabled individuals.
AHRQ-funded; HS023849.
Citation: Valdez RS, Lyon SE, Wellbeloved-Stone C .
Engaging the disability community in informatics research: rationales and practical steps.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Oct 7;29(11):1989-95. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocac136..
Keywords: Patient and Family Engagement, Disabilities, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Davidson L, Haynes SC, Favila-Meza A
Parent experience and cost savings associated with a novel tele-physiatry program for children living in rural and underserved communities.
This study investigated patient and therapist experience and cost savings from the payer perspective associated with a novel tele-physiatry program for children living in rural and underserved communities. Study setting was four school-based clinics in Northern California with a total of 268 encounters (124 telemedicine and 144 in-person). Parent and therapists reported no difference in experience and perceived quality of care between telemedicine and in-person encounters. For parents whose children received a telemedicine encounter, 54.8% reported no preference for their child’s subsequent encounter, 28.8% preferred a physiatrist telemedicine visit, and 12 preferred a physiatrist in-person visit. There was also an average cost savings of $100 per clinic owing to physician milage for in-person visits.
AHRQ-funded; HS025714.
Citation: Davidson L, Haynes SC, Favila-Meza A .
Parent experience and cost savings associated with a novel tele-physiatry program for children living in rural and underserved communities.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2022 Jan;103(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.807..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Healthcare Costs, Rural Health, Vulnerable Populations, Disabilities, Rural/Inner-City Residents
James TG, Sullivan MK, Butler JD
Promoting health equity for deaf patients through the electronic health record.
This perspective article outlines barriers to health equity research serving deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) American Sign Language users due to systems developed by large-scale informatics networks and to institutional policies on self-serve cohort discovery tools. The authors list potential ways to help adequate capture of language status of DHH American Sign Language users in order to promote health equity for this population.
AHRQ-funded; HS027537.
Citation: James TG, Sullivan MK, Butler JD .
Promoting health equity for deaf patients through the electronic health record.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021 Dec 28;29(1):213-16. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab239..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Disabilities
Valdez RS, Roger CC, Claypool H
Ensuring full participation of people with disabilities in an era of telehealth.
This paper discusses the benefits and drawbacks that the widespread use of telehealth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has on people with disabilities. For some it may result in reduced barriers to care, but for others inadequate attention to the design, implementation, and policy dimensions may be detrimental.
AHRQ-funded; HS023849.
Citation: Valdez RS, Roger CC, Claypool H .
Ensuring full participation of people with disabilities in an era of telehealth.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021 Feb 15;28(2):389-92. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa297..
Keywords: Disabilities, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Access to Care, Policy, COVID-19
Bennett WE, Jr., Hendrix KS, Thompson-Fleming RT
Early cow's milk introduction is associated with failed personal-social milestones after 1 year of age.
The researchers used a novel computerized decision support system to gather data from multiple general pediatrics offices.They found an association between the introduction of cow's milk before 1 year of age and the rate of delayed developmental milestones after 1 year of age, adding strength to the recommendations from the AAP and IOM to delay cow's milk introduction until after 1 year of age.
AHRQ-funded; HS017939; HS018453; HS020640.
Citation: Bennett WE, Jr., Hendrix KS, Thompson-Fleming RT .
Early cow's milk introduction is associated with failed personal-social milestones after 1 year of age.
Eur J Pediatr 2014 Jul;173(7):887-92. doi: 10.1007/s00431-014-2265-y.
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Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Disabilities, Health Information Technology (HIT), Newborns/Infants, Nutrition