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Research Studies is a monthly compilation of research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers and recently published in journals or newsletters.
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Kukhareva PV, Caverly TJ, Li H
Inaccuracies in electronic health records smoking data and a potential approach to address resulting underestimation in determining lung cancer screening eligibility.
The authors sought to characterize EHR smoking data issues and to propose an approach to addressing these issues using longitudinal smoking data. They found that over 80% of evaluated records had inaccuracies, including missing packs-per-day or years-smoked, outdated data, missing years-quit, and a recent change in packs-per-day resulting in inaccurate lifetime pack-years estimation. Further, addressing these issues by using longitudinal data enabled the identification of 49.4% more patients potentially eligible for lung cancer screening.
AHRQ-funded; HS026198.
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Kukhareva PV, Caverly TJ, Li H .
Inaccuracies in electronic health records smoking data and a potential approach to address resulting underestimation in determining lung cancer screening eligibility.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Apr 13;29(5):779-88. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocac020..
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Screening, Cancer: Lung Cancer, Cancer
Grauer A, Kneifati-Hayek J, Reuland B
Indication alerts to improve problem list documentation.
This study examined the effects of alerts integrated into the inpatient and outpatient computerized provider order entry systems to assist in adding problems to the problems list when ordering medications that lacked a corresponding indication. Medication orders from 2 healthcare systems that used an innovative indication alert were analyzed. Data from site 1 was collected between December 2018 and January 2020, and at site 2 between May and June 2021. Alerts were triggered 131,34 times at site 1, and 6178 times at site 2. The authors reviewed samples of 100 charts that had problems added in response to the alert. Of those, reviewers deemed 88% ± 3% at site 1 and 91% ± 3% at site 2 to be accurate, respectively.
AHRQ-funded; HS024945; HS026121.
Citation:
Grauer A, Kneifati-Hayek J, Reuland B .
Indication alerts to improve problem list documentation.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Apr 13;29(5):909-17. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab285..
Keywords:
Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Huo T, Li Q, Cardel MI
Enhancing quality measurement with clinical information: a use case of body mass index change among children taking second generation antipsychotics.
The authors sought to examine the extent to which body mass index (BMI) was available in electronic health records for Florida Medicaid recipients aged 5 to 18 years taking Second-Generation Antipsychotics (SGAP). They concluded that meeting the 2030 CMS goal of digital monitoring of quality of care will require continuing expansion of clinical encounter data capture to provide the data needed for digital quality monitoring. Using linked electronic health records and claims data allows identifying children at higher risk for SGAP-induced weight gain.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; HS025298.
Citation:
Huo T, Li Q, Cardel MI .
Enhancing quality measurement with clinical information: a use case of body mass index change among children taking second generation antipsychotics.
Acad Pediatr 2022 Apr;22(3S):S140-S49. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.11.012..
Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication, Obesity, Obesity: Weight Management, Quality Measures, Quality of Care
Lin Y, Sharma B, Thompson HM
External validation of a machine learning classifier to identify unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients.
This study’s objective was to validate a machine learning approach to alcohol screening using a natural language processing (NLP) classifier developed at an independent medical center. This retrospective cohort study took place at a midwestern US tertiary-care, urban medical center that has an inpatient structured universal screening model for unhealthy substance use and an active addiction consult service. The cohort included 57,605 unplanned admissions of adult patients between October 23, 2017 and December 31, 2019 with electronic health record (EHR) documentation of manual alcohol screening. The authors examined error in manual screening and reviewed discordance between the NLP classifier and AUDIT-derived reference. The classifier demonstrated adequate sensitivity and specificity for routine clinical use as an automated screening tool for identifying at-risk patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS026385.
Citation:
Lin Y, Sharma B, Thompson HM .
External validation of a machine learning classifier to identify unhealthy alcohol use in hospitalized patients.
Addiction 2022 Apr;117(4):925-33. doi: 10.1111/add.15730..
Keywords:
Alcohol Use, Behavioral Health, Screening, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Huang J, Graetz I, Millman A
Primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient's choice of video versus telephone visit.
The goal of this study was to examine the association between patient characteristics and primary care telemedicine choice among integrated delivery system patients self-scheduling visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings showed that patients of Black or Hispanic race/ethnicity, or living in low socioeconomic status or low internet access neighborhoods were less likely to schedule video visits. Also, patients 65 years or older, with prior video visit experience or mobile portal access, or visiting their own personal provider were more likely to schedule video visits. While video adoption was substantial in all patient groups examined, differences in telemedicine choice suggested the persistence of a digital divide.
AHRQ-funded; HS025189.
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Huang J, Graetz I, Millman A .
Primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient's choice of video versus telephone visit.
JAMIA Open 2022 Apr;5(1):ooac002. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac002..
Keywords:
COVID-19, Primary Care, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Access to Care
Mason M, Cho Y, Rayo J
Technologies for medication adherence monitoring and technology assessment criteria: narrative review.
This narrative review summarizes the technical features, data capture methods, and various advantages and limitations of medication adherence monitoring technology along with proposed criteria for assessing medication adherence monitoring technologies. Technology assessment criteria were identified and organized into the following five categories: development information, technology features, adherence to data collection and management, feasibility and implementation, and acceptability and usability.
AHRQ-funded; R01 HS027846.
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Mason M, Cho Y, Rayo J .
Technologies for medication adherence monitoring and technology assessment criteria: narrative review.
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2022 Mar 10;10(3):e35157. doi: 10.2196/35157..
Keywords:
Medication, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Jacobsohn GC, Leaf M, Liao F
Collaborative design and implementation of a clinical decision support system for automated fall-risk identification and referrals in emergency departments.
The authors used a collaborative and iterative approach to design and implement an automated clinical decision support system (CDS) for Emergency Department (ED) providers to identify and refer older adult ED patients at high risk of future falls. The system was developed using collaborative input from an interdisciplinary design team and integrated seamlessly into existing ED workflows. A key feature of development was the unique combination of patient experience strategies, human-centered design, and implementation science, which allowed for the CDS tool and intervention implementation strategies to be designed simultaneously. Challenges included: usability problems, data inaccessibility, time constraints, low appointment availability, high volume of patients, and others. The study concluded that using the collaborative, iterative approach was successful in achieving all project goals, and could be applied to other cases.
AHRQ-funded; HS024558.
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Jacobsohn GC, Leaf M, Liao F .
Collaborative design and implementation of a clinical decision support system for automated fall-risk identification and referrals in emergency departments.
Healthc 2022 Mar;10(1):100598. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2021.100598..
Keywords:
Elderly, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Decision Making, Falls, Risk, Emergency Department, Health Information Technology (HIT)
Hays RD, Skootsky SA
Patient experience with in-person and telehealth visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at a large integrated health system in the United States.
Researchers sought to compare patient experience by visit type and before and during the pandemic. Using CAHPS® data, they found that patient experience with telehealth visits was as positive as or more positive than that with traditional office-based visits. Doctor communication on telehealth visits was viewed as slightly more positive than that of in-office or telephone visits. Telehealth visits were also slightly more positive than in-office visits for care coordination, overall rating of the doctor, and willingness to recommend to family and friends. Office staff were viewed less positively on the telephone than telehealth or in-office visits. Further, patient experience was similar before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHRQ-funded; HS025920.
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Hays RD, Skootsky SA .
Patient experience with in-person and telehealth visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic at a large integrated health system in the United States.
J Gen Intern Med 2022 Mar;37(4):847-52. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07196-4..
Keywords:
COVID-19, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Experience, Healthcare Delivery
Ray KN, Bohnhoff JC, Schweiberger K
Use of telemedicine for initial outpatient subspecialist consultative visit: a national survey of general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.
The authors performed a survey of general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists about the use of telemedicine for patients newly referred for pediatric subspecialty care. They found that 76% of respondents thought telemedicine should be offered for some and 11% thought telemedicine should be offered for all initial subspecialist visits. Factors perceived to reduce the appropriateness of telemedicine for subspecialty consultation included the need for interpreter services and a prior history of frequent no-shows. They further found that responses from generalists and subspecialists rarely differed significantly.
AHRQ-funded; HS026393.
Citation:
Ray KN, Bohnhoff JC, Schweiberger K .
Use of telemedicine for initial outpatient subspecialist consultative visit: a national survey of general pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.
Healthc 2022 Mar;10(1):100600. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2021.100600..
Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Provider: Physician, Ambulatory Care and Surgery
Lin E, Uhler LM, Finley EP
Incorporating patient-reported outcomes into shared decision-making in the management of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol.
This article describes a US-based 2-year, two-site hybrid type 1 study to assess clinical effectiveness and implementation of a machine learning-based patient decision aid integrating patient-reported outcomes and clinical variables to support shared decision-making for patients with knee osteoarthritis considering total knee replacement. Study results will be disseminated through conference presentations, publications and professional societies.
AHRQ-funded; HS027037.
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Lin E, Uhler LM, Finley EP .
Incorporating patient-reported outcomes into shared decision-making in the management of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study protocol.
BMJ Open 2022 Feb 21;12(2):e055933. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055933..
Keywords:
Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Decision Making, Arthritis, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Orthopedics, Health Information Technology (HIT), Evidence-Based Practice
Patterson ES, Rayo MF, Edworthy JR
Applying human factors engineering to address the telemetry alarm problem in a large medical center.
Alarms in hospitals are frequently misunderstood, disregarded, and overridden.
The purpose of this study was to address the alarm problem by redesigning, reorganizing, and reprioritizing to better discriminate alarm sounds and displays in a hospital. The investigators concluded that this unique collaboration allowed them to make progress on the alarm problem by making unintuitive leaps, avoiding common missteps, and refuting conventional healthcare approaches.
The purpose of this study was to address the alarm problem by redesigning, reorganizing, and reprioritizing to better discriminate alarm sounds and displays in a hospital. The investigators concluded that this unique collaboration allowed them to make progress on the alarm problem by making unintuitive leaps, avoiding common missteps, and refuting conventional healthcare approaches.
AHRQ-funded; HS024379.
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Patterson ES, Rayo MF, Edworthy JR .
Applying human factors engineering to address the telemetry alarm problem in a large medical center.
Hum Factors 2022 Feb;64(1):126-42. doi: 10.1177/00187208211018883..
Keywords:
Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Gustafson DH, Kornfield R, Mares ML
Effect of an eHealth intervention on older adults' quality of life and health-related outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.
The authors sought to assess effects of an eHealth intervention for older adults in three Wisconsin communities (urban, suburban, and rural) on quality of life, independence, and related outcomes. They found that interventions like ElderTree may help improve quality of life and socio-emotional outcomes among older adults with more illness burden.
AHRQ-funded; HS019917.
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Gustafson DH, Kornfield R, Mares ML .
Effect of an eHealth intervention on older adults' quality of life and health-related outcomes: a randomized clinical trial.
J Gen Intern Med 2022 Feb;37(3):521-30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-06888-1..
Keywords:
Elderly, Quality of Care, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT)
KS Cash, RE Adeoye, O
Estimated population access to acute stroke and telestroke centers in the US, 2019.
In order to provide an update on population-level access to stroke care, the investigators estimated the proportion of the US population with access to an ED with acute stroke capabilities and assessed the specific contribution of telestroke services to US population access. They observed a substantial increase in population access to acute stroke care in this cross-sectional study relative to previous reports using alternative methods, likely due to the extensive and ongoing work to improve stroke systems of care, including greater stroke center accreditation and expansion of telestroke capacity.
AHRQ-funded; HS024561.
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KS Cash, RE Adeoye, O .
Estimated population access to acute stroke and telestroke centers in the US, 2019.
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Feb;5(2):e2145824. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45824..
Keywords:
Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Stroke, Cardiovascular Conditions, Critical Care, Access to Care
Turvey CL, Fuhrmeister LA, Klein DM
Patient and provider experience of electronic patient portals and secure messaging in mental health treatment.
This study explored patient and provider experience of patient electronic access to the mental health treatment record and the use of secure messaging. Participants received online surveys with questions about their experiences. Researchers concluded that the implementation of electronic access to mental health notes requires a transition from viewing the medical record as the exclusive tool of providers to that of a collaborative tool for patients and providers to achieve treatment goals.
AHRQ-funded; HS025785.
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Turvey CL, Fuhrmeister LA, Klein DM .
Patient and provider experience of electronic patient portals and secure messaging in mental health treatment.
Telemed J E Health 2022 Feb;28(2):189-98. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0395..
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient Experience, Behavioral Health, Patient and Family Engagement
Cross DA, Stevens MA, Spivack SB
Survey of information exchange and advanced use of other health information technology in primary care settings: capabilities in and outside of the safety net.
This study’s aim was to estimate advanced use of health information technology (health IT) use in safety net versus nonsafety net primary care practices. The authors explored domains of patient engagement, population health management, and electronic information exchange. They examined organizational characteristics that may differently predict advanced use of IT across these settings. A cross-sectional analysis of a national survey of 1776 physician practices was conducted. Health IT use was found to be common across primary care practices, but advanced use of health IT functionalities ranged from only 30% to 50% use. A lag was found for advanced feature use with safety net practices. However, safety net practices who were members of a health system or practice network had comparable health IT capabilities to those in nonsafety net sites.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075.
Citation:
Cross DA, Stevens MA, Spivack SB .
Survey of information exchange and advanced use of other health information technology in primary care settings: capabilities in and outside of the safety net.
Med Care 2022 Feb;60(2):140-48. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001673.
AHRQ-funded; HS024075..
AHRQ-funded; HS024075..
Keywords:
Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Information Technology (HIT), Primary Care
Kronk CA, Everhart AR, Ashley F
Transgender data collection in the electronic health record: current concepts and issues.
The authors present recommendations and common pitfalls involving sex- and gender-related data collection in electronic health records (EHRs) regarding the over 1 million transgender people living in the United States. They also briefly discuss adequate additions to the EHR considering name and pronoun usage. They conclude that collaborations between local transgender and gender-diverse persons and medication providers as well as open inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse individuals on terminology and standards boards is crucial to shifting the paradigm in transgender and gender-diverse health.
AHRQ-funded; HS026385; HS000029.
Citation:
Kronk CA, Everhart AR, Ashley F .
Transgender data collection in the electronic health record: current concepts and issues.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Jan 12;29(2):271-84. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab136..
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Vulnerable Populations
Senathirajah Y, Cho H, Fawcett J
Application of natural language processing to learn insights on the clinician's lived experience of electronic health records.
In this study, the investigators interviewed six clinicians to learn about their lived experience using electronic health records (EHR, Allscripts users) using a semi-structured interview guide in an academic medical center in New York City from October to November 2016. Novel findings included the need for a concise and organized display and data entry page, the user controlling functions for orders, medications, radiology reports, and missing signals of indentation or filtering functions in the order page and lab results.
AHRQ-funded; HS023708.
Citation:
Senathirajah Y, Cho H, Fawcett J .
Application of natural language processing to learn insights on the clinician's lived experience of electronic health records.
Stud Health Technol Inform 2022 Jan 14;289:81-84. doi: 10.3233/shti210864..
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Douthit BJ, Walden RL, Cato K
Data science trends relevant to nursing practice: a rapid review of the 2020 literature.
This study’s objective was to summarize the latest research and applications of nursing-relevant patient outcomes and clinical processes in the data science literature. Numerous contemporary data science methods were represented in the literature including the use of machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing. This review provides an overview of the data science trends that were relevant to nursing practice in 2020.
AHRQ-funded; HS026395.
Citation:
Douthit BJ, Walden RL, Cato K .
Data science trends relevant to nursing practice: a rapid review of the 2020 literature.
Appl Clin Inform 2022 Jan;13(1):161-79. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1742218..
Keywords:
Nursing, Health Information Technology (HIT), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
Apathy NC, Holmgren AJ, Werner RM
Growth in health information exchange with ACO market penetration.
This study’s objectives were to assess whether hospitals expand the network breadth of their health information exchange (HIE) partners after joining an accountable care organization (ACO) and to analyze whether this HIE network expansion effect varies across markets with differing levels of ACO penetration. The authors used data from the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and Information Technology Supplement to measure nonfederal acute care hospitals from 2014-2017. There was a 30.7% increase in HIE breadth for 0.35 partner types with ACO participation. This effect was larger for hospitals in high-ACO penetration markets (32% increase) and smaller for hospitals in low-ACO penetration markets (24.8% increase).
AHRQ-funded; HS026116.
Citation:
Apathy NC, Holmgren AJ, Werner RM .
Growth in health information exchange with ACO market penetration.
Am J Manag Care 2022 Jan;28(1):e7-e13. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2022.88815..
Keywords:
Health Information Exchange (HIE), Electronic Health Records (EHRs), 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, Rehabilitation
Hoonakker PLT, Hose BZ, Carayon P
Scenario-based evaluation of team health information technology to support pediatric trauma care transitions.
This study’s objective was to examine if the Teamwork Transition Technology (T(3)) supports teams and team cognition. Using a scenario-based mock-up methodology with 36 clinicians and staff from the different units and departments who are involved in pediatric trauma to examine T(3), results showed that most participants agreed that the technology helped to achieve the goals set out in the design phase. Respondents thought that T(3) organized and presented information in a different way that was helpful to them. The authors concluded that the results of their evaluation showed that participants agreed that T(3) does support them in their work and increases their situation awareness.
AHRQ-funded; HS023837.
Citation:
Hoonakker PLT, Hose BZ, Carayon P .
Scenario-based evaluation of team health information technology to support pediatric trauma care transitions.
Appl Clin Inform 2022 Jan;13(1):218-29. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1742368.
AHRQ-funded; HS023837..
AHRQ-funded; HS023837..
Keywords:
Children/Adolescents, Transitions of Care, Health Information Technology (HIT), Teams, Trauma
Pylypchuk Y, Meyerhoefer CD, Encinosa W
The role of electronic health record developers in hospital patient sharing.
This study’s objective was to determine whether hospital adoption of a new electronic health record (EHR) developer increases patient sharing with hospitals using the same developer. Data was extracted on patients shared with other hospitals for 2076 US nonfederal acute care hospitals from the 2011 to 2016 CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns database. The authors calculated the ratio of patients shared with hospitals outside of the focal hospital’s network that use the same EHR developer as the focal hospital. Switching to a new developer increased the ratio of patients shared with other hospitals using the same developer by 4.1-19.3%, depending on model specification. Magnitude of this effect varied by EHR developer and was increasing in developer market share.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation:
Pylypchuk Y, Meyerhoefer CD, Encinosa W .
The role of electronic health record developers in hospital patient sharing.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2022 Jan;29(3):435-42. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab263..
Keywords:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Exchange (HIE), Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitals
Schnock KO, Snyder JE, Gershanik E
Unique patient-reported hospital safety concerns with online tool: MySafeCare.
This study evaluated the MySafeCare (MSC) application at six acute care units for 18 months as part of a patient-centered health information technology intervention to promote engagement and safety in the acute care setting. This web-based application allowed hospitalized patients to submit safety concerns anonymously and in real time. The authors evaluated rates of submissions to MSC and compared them to the hospital’s submissions to the Patient Family Relations Department. They received 46 submissions to MSC, and 33% of them were received anonymously. The overall rate of submissions was 0.6 submissions per 1000 patient-days, which was considerably lower than the rate of submissions to the Patient Family Relations Department during the same time period (4.1 per 1000 patient-days). MSC did capture important content concerning unmet care needs and preferences, inadequate communication, and concerns about safety of care.
AHRQ-funded; HS023535.
Citation:
Schnock KO, Snyder JE, Gershanik E .
Unique patient-reported hospital safety concerns with online tool: MySafeCare.
J Patient Saf 2022 Jan;18(1):e33-e39. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000697..
Keywords:
Patient Safety, Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitals, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Patient and Family Engagement
Rodriguez DV, Lawrence K, Luu S
Development of a computer-aided text message platform for user engagement with a digital diabetes prevention program: a case study.
Investigators partnered with a Digital Diabetes Prevention Programs (dDPP) vendor to develop a personalized automatic message system (PAMS) to promote user engagement to the dDPP platform by sending messages on behalf of the user’s primary care provider. In this article, they discussed the design and development of their system, including key requirements and features, the technical architecture and build, and preliminary user testing.
AHRQ-funded; HS026120.
Citation:
Rodriguez DV, Lawrence K, Luu S .
Development of a computer-aided text message platform for user engagement with a digital diabetes prevention program: a case study.
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021 Dec 28;29(1):155-62. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab206..
Keywords:
Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Diabetes, Prevention
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
