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Functional Assessment Screening Patient Reported Information: FAST-PRI
This study evaluated the Functional Assessment Screening Tablets (FAST) tool that provides patients with self-management support and found that FAST prompted discussions about healthy behaviors between patients and providers.
Decision Support to Improve Dental Care for Medically Compromised Patients
This randomized clinical trial assesses clinical decision support systems to improve dental care of patients with chronic medical conditions. The project integrates electronic dental and medical records through a health information exchange.
Utilizing Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality
The overall objective of this project was to examine the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of an established computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy program among anxious children at community mental health centers.
Data Flow & Clinical Outcomes in a Perinatal Continuum of Care System
This project will evaluate use of integrated electronic medical record systems that link Obstetric Gynecology practices to a hospital labor and delivery unit to coordinate perinatal care as patients transition between practice and hospital settings.
Health Information Technology Enhanced Family Health History Documentation & Management in Primary Care
This study evaluated whether collecting risk factors to generate an electronic personalized health risk appraisal for coronary heart disease, diabetes, and breast and colorectal cancer was associated with improved patient-provider communication, risk assessment, and breast cancer screening plans in the subsequent year.
Trial of the CarePartner Program for Improving the Quality of Transition Support
This project evaluated and established the feasibility of CarePartner, a novel intervention designed to improve the effectiveness of transition support for common chronic conditions.
Improving Post-Hospital Transitions and Ambulatory Care for Children with Asthma
This project worked to develop and implement two health information technology (IT) applications to improve care transitions from the hospital setting to the ambulatory and home settings.
Health Information Technology to Support Clinical Decision Making in Obesity Care
A computer support system for clinical decisionmaking and tailoring patient education called HeartSmartKids™, has been developed to facilitate the translation of recommendations into practice. This current study will employ a comparative-effectiveness trial to evaluate clinician decision support and tailored patient education on the implementation of the current guidelines at school based health clinics.
Facilitators and Barriers to Adoption of a Successful Urban Telemedicine Model
This project expanded the use of telemedicine for the management of acute childhood illness into schools, daycare facilities, and after-hours neighborhood settings, and evaluated facilitators and barriers to its implementation.
The Medication Metronome Project
This project conducted a randomized trial of a medication management system that supports medication adjustments and scheduling of laboratory tests independent of office visits.
