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Understanding the Current Landscape of Direct-to-Consumer Health Literacy Interventions

By Michael Truong, BSA, and Susan H. Fenton, PhD, RHIA, FAHIMA, FAMIA

 Health information can be collected through platforms outside of traditional healthcare settings. Examples of these platforms include personal health records, web portals, and mobile health applications. On the personal level, health literacy is the degree to which individuals can find,...
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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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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIM Professionals in a Rural State

By Jaime Sand, EdD, RHIA, CCS, CAHIMS

 The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly disrupted the healthcare industry, impacting health information professionals through facility changes, remote work, shifting priorities, and personal stressors. This study explores the impacts of these disruptions on health information professionals in a rural...
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Perceptions and Concerns of SUD Treatment Organizations Regarding the CARES Act’s Alterations to Patient Confidentiality Regulations

By Julia Ivanova, MA; Michael Saks, PhD; George Karway, MS; Anita Murcko, MD; Candy Espino, MBA; Chase Millea, JD; Melissa Soliz, JD; and Adela Grando

The objective of the study was to learn how substance use disorder (SUD) treatment organizations view and respond to changes in confidentiality and disclosure law following adoption of CARES Act Sec. 3221 and prior to promulgation of revised implementing regulations.


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Observing Provider Utilization of Electronic Health Records to Improve Clinical Quality Metrics

By Kevin Brooks, PhD; Molly Polverento, MSEd, CPH; Laura Houdeshell-Putt, DPH; Erin Sarzynski, MD; and Sabrina Ford, PhD

 This study compared changes of healthcare quality in a Michigan Medicaid population before and after physician adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) via the Meaningful Use (MU) program for selected Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) quality of care...
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Telehealth in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of the Literature

By Leila Beheshti, MSc; Leila R Kalankesh, PhD; Leila Doshmangir, PhD; and Mostafa Farahbakhsh, MD

 The use of telehealth as a viable mobility to deliver quality services steadily increases in various levels of the health system. Despite the increasing use of telemedicine in secondary and tertiary health care services, there is a long way to go in the use of this technology in public health...
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