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USA, IL, Chicago
Using Location-Based Smartphone Alerts Within a System of Care Coordination
This project will design and implement a care coordination system using a smartphone application that sends location-based alerts to care managers when high-risk patients receive care at a regional hospital or emergency room.
Improving Outpatient Safety of Older Adults Through Electronic Patient Portals
This feasibility study will assess whether providing caregivers of older adults proxy access to an electronic patient portal improves outpatient medication safety and communication between caregivers and health care providers.
Best Practices For Integrating Clinical Decision Support Into Clinical Workflow
This project will assess the effectiveness of applying the Clinical Decision Support Five Rights framework to support the successful implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 3 objectives.
NICU-2-HOME: Using Health IT to Support Parents of NICU Graduates Transitioning to Home
This project designed, implemented, and evaluated a NICU-2-Home mobile phone application that supports parents of very low birth weight babies transitioning from the neonatal intensive care unit to the home.
Symptom Monitoring and Reporting System for Pediatric Chronic Illness
This project evaluated the feasibility of implementing The Symptom Monitoring & Systematic Assessment in Young Survivors (SyMon-SAYS) in pediatric oncology clinics.
Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange / Illinois
Thirty-three states and 1 territory formed the HISPC, which aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration.
Using Information Technology for Patient-Centered Communication and Decisionmaking about Medications
This project looked at the integration of patient-centered interventions targeting patients, their providers, and their health care organization in an attempt to improve the medication management process.
Enhancing Quality in Patient Care (EQUIP) Project
Implemented an electronic health records system in a network of community health centers and developed a data warehouse to monitor, aggregate, and provide data for quality improvement.
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge Information
Assessed the value of software applications to facilitate information transfer during the high-risk transition from hospital to home at discharge, and compared health information technology to usual care for benefits outcomes, adverse events, effectiveness, costs, and satisfaction among patients and physicians.
Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care
This project evaluated the CancerHelp® Talking Touchscreen, a low-literacy, multimedia information technology system that provides patient education on cancer diagnoses, treatment, support, side effects, prevention, and screening.
