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Economical Utilization of Health Information with Learning Healthcare System Data Commons

By Thomas O’Hara, PhD; Anil Saldanha, MS; Matthew Trunnell, MSc; Robert L. Grossman, PhD; Bala Hota, MD; and Casey Frankenberger, PhD

The ability to inventory institutional data assets, design research studies, and to share and analyze data has proven challenging for healthcare systems that are focused on delivery of care. Here, the use of data commons is described as a low-cost and low-staff approach to data utilization to...
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Barriers and Facilitators to Automated Self-Scheduling: Consensus from a Delphi Panel of Key Stakeholders

By Elizabeth Woodcock, DrPH, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

Automated self-scheduling may benefit healthcare organizations, yet uptake has been slow. The aim of this study was to develop a consensus statement regarding the organizational-level determinants of implementation success based on the collective knowledge of experts. A three-stage modified...
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Using Health Information Technology to Create Pathways for Hepatitis C Treatment and Cure in West Virginia

By Adam Baus, PhD, MA, MPH; Andrea Calkins, MPH; Judith Feinberg, MD; Kim McManaway; Susan Moser, BSN, RN; Cecil Pollard, MA; and Richard Sutphin, MPH

This case study describes use of health information technology for enhanced team-based care and care coordination between primary care providers and infectious disease specialists for curing and eventually eliminating hepatitis C in West Virginia. This program, the West Virginia Hepatitis...
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Healthcare Fraud Data Mining Methods: A Look Back and Look Ahead

By Nishamathi Kumaraswamy, MS; Mia K. Markey, PhD; Tahir Ekin, PhD; Jamie C. Barner, PhD, FAACP, FAPhA; and Karen Rascati, PhD

Healthcare fraud is an expensive, white-collar crime in the United States, and it is not a victimless crime. Costs associated with fraud are passed on to the population in the form of increased premiums or serious harm to beneficiaries. In this article, healthcare fraud detection systems and...
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Opportunities for Using Health Information Technology for Elderly Care in the Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study

By Ghazal Shagerdi, MSc; Haleh Ayatollahi, PhD; and Morteza Hemmat, PhD

Recently, several technologies have been developed for being used in the field of geriatric emergency medicine. As a large number of elderly patients visit emergency departments, the use of health information technology in this department can help to improve patient care and control the outcome...
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The Next-Generation Electronic Health Record in the ICU: A Focus on User-Technology Interface to Optimize Patient Safety and Quality

By Laleh Jalilian, MD, and Saif Khairat, PhD

As a knowledge-based field of medicine, critical care medicine has benefited from the use of the electronic health records (EHRs) in daily practice, as intensive care unit (ICU) patients generate thousands of pieces of clinical data each day. ICU teams must review, interpret, and take action on...
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