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Accessibility and Beyond: Designing Consumer Health IT for Disabled Individuals
The purpose of this project is to improve health care quality by creating design guidance for consumer health information technology that is responsive to the needs and preferences of individuals with physical, cognitive, and sensory disabilities.
AcademyHealth Electronic Data Methods Forum (EDM) for Comparative Effectiveness Research
The Electronic Data Methods Forum is charged with advancing the national dialogue on the infrastructure and methods of health research and quality improvement using electronic clinical data, with the goal of improving patient care and outcomes.
Improving Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology (IT) for People With Intellectual Disabilities
This project evaluated the feasibility and usability of using a personal health record for adults with intellectual disabilities with a group of caregivers who had an adult child participating in the Healthy Athletes Special Olympics program.
Barriers and Drivers of Health Information Technology Use for the Elderly, Chronically Ill and Underserved
This project reviewed the evidence on the barriers and drivers to the use of interactive consumer health information technology by the elderly, those with chronic conditions or disabilities, and the underserved.
Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs
This project developed a secure Web-based electronic health record for children with special health care needs called the Tennessee Child Health Profile.
Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs
Developed a database that includes diagnoses, health records, and educational information on children with special health care needs, with emphasis on children with genetic conditions and developmental disabilities. This information was made available to physicians via a secure Web-based system.
