Physician Attitudes on Ease of Use of EHR Functionalities Related to Meaningful Use
January 8th 2016We assessed physician attitudes on ease of use of electronic health record (EHR) functionalities related to “Meaningful Use” and whether ease of use was associated with EHR characteristics.
Using Aggregated Pharmacy Claims to Identify Primary Nonadherence
We used aggregated pharmacy claims data available within the electronic health record to identify a high rate of primary nonadherence in a nonintegrated primary care network.
Characteristics of Residential Care Communities That Use Electronic Health Records
December 31st 2015Select organizational characteristics and geographic locations were independently associated with the use of any electronic health record system among residential care communities.
Health Information Technology Adoption in California Community Health Centers
December 31st 2015This study examined the adoption of health information technology-electronic health records, health information exchange, and patient engagement-by California state community health centers.
Innovations in Chronic Care Delivery Using Data-Driven Clinical Pathways
December 23rd 2015This paper demonstrates that data-driven clinical pathways can be developed using electronic health record data to facilitate innovations in practice-based care delivery for chronic disease management.
Impact of a National Specialty E-Consultation Implementation Project on Access
E-consult implementation grew from 12 to 122 VHA sites with multiple specialties. The adjusted e-consult rate of 1.93/100 consults saved significant patient travel miles and costs.
Health IT-Assisted Population-Based Preventive Cancer Screening: A Cost Analysis
An automated cancer screening outreach tool implemented in a mature health information technology environment can achieve cost savings through reduced clinician time devoted to screening efforts.
Preventing Patient Absenteeism: Validation of a Predictive Overbooking Model
Electronic health record data can be used to predict patient absenteeism accurately. Predictive overbooking of missed appointments can significantly increase service utilization.
The Impact of Electronic Health Records and Teamwork on Diabetes Care Quality
Patients with diabetes that are cared for by primary care teams with higher cohesion experienced greater EHR-related outcome improvements, compared with patients cared for by lower cohesion teams.
An Introduction to the Health IT Issue
Recent policy changes and technological innovation have led to the widespread adoption of electronic health record systems and other forms of health information technology, which are starting to play an increasingly important role in the US healthcare system to improve quality while reducing costs.
E-Consult Implementation: Lessons Learned Using Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
This paper identified 4 factors associated with implementation success of e-consults in 8 VA medical centers, with implications for implementing similar health IT initiatives elsewhere.
A Health Systems Improvement Research Agenda for AJMC's Next Decade
November 10th 2015The ultimate goal of the research that will be published in the pages of AJMC and elsewhere over the next decade is to provide those on the ground involved in health reform implementation and health systems redesign with critical, timely evidence in order to make mid-term corrections in the redesign of the US health system going forward.