Minority Populations

Impact of Meaningful Use Patient Engagement Objectives in a Multicultural Practice-Based Research Network

Description

The goal of this project was to inform development of several Stage 3 Meaningful Use patient engagement objectives.

Grant Number

R18 HS022746

Principal Investigator(s)

Neale, Anne Victoria

Decreasing disparities in breast cancer screening in refugee women using culturally tailored patient navigation.

Citation

Percac-Lima S, Ashburner JM, Bond B, et al. Decreasing disparities in breast cancer screening in refugee women using culturally tailored patient navigation. J Gen Intern Med 2013 Nov;28(11):1463-8.

Principal Investigator

Atlas, Steven J.

Project Name

Technology for Optimizing Population Care in a Resource-Limited Environment

Young, African American adults with asthma: what matters to them?

Citation

Speck AL, Nelson B, Jefferson SO, et al. Young, African American adults with asthma: what matters to them? Ann Allerg Asthma Immunol 2014 Jan; 112(1):35-9.

Principal Investigator

Baptist, Alan

Project Name

An Interactive Health Communication Program For Young Urban Adults With Asthma

An interactive, bilingual touch screen program to promote breastfeeding among hispanic rural women: usability study.

Citation

Joshi A, Wilhelm S, Aguirre T, et al. An interactive, bilingual touch screen program to promote breastfeeding among hispanic rural women: usability study. JMIR Res Protoc 2013 Nov; 2(2):e47.

Principal Investigator

Joshi, Ashish

Project Name

Feasibility of a Touch Screen Computer Based Breastfeeding Educational Support

Informing Consumer Health Information Technology Design: How Patients Use Social Networking Sites

Description

This study showed that there is a range of how people communicate with their social network, how this information is communicated, the types of health information communicated, and the rationales for the communication.

Grant Number

R03 HS022930

Principal Investigator(s)

Valdez, Rupa Sheth

Use of Electronic Personal Health Records as a Health Risk-Reduction Discussion Tool

Description

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.

Grant Number

R36 HS023057

Principal Investigator(s)

Jackman, Kevon-Mark Phillip

Reducing disparities in health care quality: the role of health IT in underresourced settings.

Citation

Gibbons MC, Casale CR. Reducing disparities in health care quality: the role of health IT in underresourced settings. Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Oct;67(5 Suppl):155S-162S.

Principal Investigator

Casale, Cecilia

Project Name

Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality for Priority Populations: An Approach Focused on Improving Care in Under-resourced Settings Using Health IT and Other Quality Improvement Strategies

The use of quality improvement and health information technology approaches to improve diabetes outcomes in African American and Hispanic patients.

Citation

Baig AA, Wilkes AE, Davis AM, et al. The use of quality improvement and health information technology approaches to improve diabetes outcomes in African American and Hispanic patients. Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Oct;67(5 Suppl):163S-197S.

Principal Investigator

Casale, Cecilia

Project Name

Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality for Priority Populations: An Approach Focused on Improving Care in Under-resourced Settings Using Health IT and Other Quality Improvement Strategies

Innovative strategies to reduce disparities in the quality of prenatal care in underresourced settings.

Citation

Lu MC, Kotelchuck M, Hogan VK, et al. Innovative strategies to reduce disparities in the quality of prenatal care in underresourced settings. Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Oct;67(5 Suppl):198S-230S.

Principal Investigator

Casale, Cecilia

Project Name

Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality for Priority Populations: An Approach Focused on Improving Care in Under-resourced Settings Using Health IT and Other Quality Improvement Strategies

Improving communication between patients and providers using health information technology and other quality improvement strategies: focus on Asian Americans.

Citation

Ngo-Metzger Q, Hayes GR, Yunan Chen, et al. Improving communication between patients and providers using health information technology and other quality improvement strategies: focus on Asian Americans. Med Care Res Rev. 2010 Oct;67(5 Suppl):231S-245S.

Principal Investigator

Casale, Cecilia

Project Name

Reducing Disparities in Health Care Quality for Priority Populations: An Approach Focused on Improving Care in Under-resourced Settings Using Health IT and Other Quality Improvement Strategies