A National Web Conference on the Role of Health IT to Improve Care Transitions
Description:
AHRQ hosted a free Web conference on Thursday, September 26th from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. EST, to discuss how health IT can improve care transitions for patients with complex conditions. Specifically, presenters discussed their work on smartphone-based applications to improve care coordination, an interactive patient-centered discharge toolkit to promote self-management, and the role of clinical decision support in improving care transitions for patients with multiple chronic diseases.
Confirmed Speakers:
David T. Liss, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Northwestern University
Anuj K. Dalal, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital University
Sharon Hewner, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor and Department Chair, Family, Community & Health Systems Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo University
Moderator:
Commander Derrick L. Wyatt
USPHS Commissioned Corps, Division of Health IT Research Grants Manager, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement at AHRQ
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this web conference, participants should be able to:
- Describe the role of health IT in improving health outcomes during care transitions for patients with complex conditions.
- Describe how mHealth technology can be used to improve care coordination and transitions.
- Identify barriers and facilitators of implementation, adoption, and use of a patient-centered discharge toolkit.
- Discuss the use of clinical decision support tools to improve the quality of transitions for adults with multiple chronic diseases.
Event Materials:
If you have any questions, please send an email to DigitalHealthcareResearch@ahrq.hhs.gov.