USA, MD, Baltimore
Development of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Facilitating Naturalistic Decision-Making and Improving Blood Culture Utilization
This project will develop and evaluate an electronic health record-embedded clinical decision support tool that draws upon the strength of analytical and naturalistic decision-making to optimize the use of blood cultures in critically ill children.
Electronic Health Record-linked Decision Support for Communicating Genomic Data
This project will develop and evaluate a clinical decision support system that will effectively communicate genomic data to clinicians that can help them make better health care decisions.
A Theory-Based Patient Portal eLearning Program for Older Adults With Chronic Illnesses
This project will optimize and implement a vendor-agnostic eLearning program that supports older adults in using patient portals for their care.
HopScore: An Electronic Outcomes-Based Emergency Triage System
The project will develop and pilot a novel, outcomes-based emergency department triage tool to predict patients’ risk for time-sensitive critical health events.
Care Transitions and Teamwork in Pediatric Trauma: Implications for Health Information Technology Design
This project seeks to develop an understanding of the cognitive work of clinician teams and family members involved in pediatric trauma care transitions in order to design usable and useful health information technologies.
Use of Electronic Personal Health Records as a Health Risk-Reduction Discussion Tool
The Electronic Sexual Health Information Notification and Education study examined the use of mobile personal health records (PHRs) among black youth as a risk reduction tool for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections and found that they are useful discussion tools for partners.
A Community Health Information Exchange-based Hospital Readmission Risk Prediction & Notification System
This project developed and validated a 30-day readmission risk prediction model that incorporated data from a health information exchange.
Evaluation of Stage 3 Meaningful Use Objectives: Analysis in Maryland and Arkansas
This project evaluated the feasibility of two Stage 3 Meaningful Use Care Coordination measures and provided feedback to policymakers and providers for their improvement.
Towards Effective and Efficient Adoption of Health Information Technology in Home Health Care
This project used qualitative methods to identify strategies for effective and efficient adoption of health information technology by home health agencies.
Medication Monitoring for Vulnerable Populations via Information Technology (MMITI)
This project demonstrated the ability of an interoperable health information exchange and an electronic health record to provide useful quality and safety measures for the vulnerable populations served by two community health center clinics.

