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The Role of Clinical Decision Support Systems in Preventing Stroke in Primary Care: A Systematic Review

Salha Fayea Alasiri, Abdel Douiri, Saffanah Altukistani, Talay Porat, Ola Mousa

Computerized clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are increasingly being used to facilitate the role of clinicians in complex decision-making processes. This systematic review evaluates evidence of the available CDSS developed and tested to support the decision-making process in primary...
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Extracting Data from the Electronic Health Record of Patients with ADHD Reveals Pediatricians’ Discussions of Educational Support and Document Collection

Katherine Tennant Beenen, PhD, Nicole Garton, MD, Emily Carroll, BA, Ashley Tang, BS, Shamsi Berry, PhD, Kevin H. Lee, PhD, Theresa McGoff, MBA, RN, Neelkamal Soares, MD

Primary care physicians (PCPs) have an important role in the identification and management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). There is a paucity of research on PCPs’ practices related to the discussion of educational interventions. We conducted a retrospective chart review...
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Methods and Lessons Learned from a Current State Workflow Assessment following Transition to a New Electronic Health Record System

Claire Hayes Watson, PhD, MPH; Anthony Masalonis, PhD; Tim Arnold, PharmD; Neale R. Chumbler, PhD; William Plew

The transition to a new electronic health record (EHR) system requires an understanding of how the new system addresses the needs, business processes, and current activities of a healthcare system. To address such requirements, a multidisciplinary team conducted a current state workflow...
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Best Practices for the Design of COVID-19 Dashboards

By Dillon Malkani, Melina Malkani, Neel Singh, and Eesha Madan

Since 2020, health informaticians have developed and enhanced public-facing COVID-19 dashboards worldwide. The improvement of dashboards implemented by health informaticians will ultimately benefit the public in making better healthcare decisions and improve population-level healthcare outcomes....
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The Natural History of CDI Programs: A Metric-Based Model

By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, and James D. Campbell, MD

The success or failure of a clinical documentation integrity (CDI) program is often evaluated using a designated set of metrics. However, these metrics change over time, and an understanding of these changes is critical to properly judge the efficacy of the CDI effort. The authors propose a...
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Determinants Affecting the Health Information Sharing Management and Practice for Patient Referral in Thailand: The Perceptions of Patients and Healthcare Professionals

By Veerawan Aumpanseang, Kamonchanok Suthiwartnarueput, and Pongsa Pornchaiwiseskul

Despite the cooperative sharing of health information exchange (HIE), various distinct limitations and barriers are found (i.e., substantial time and resources are being used to achieve health information). This paper investigates the limits of healthcare information sharing policy...
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