USA, GA, Atlanta

This research developed and evaluated three clinical decision support interventions to promote influenza vaccinations among hospitalized children and found that the tools increased vaccine uptake.

This research successfully adapted and evaluated scaling of the Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department medication safety program to an additional commercial electronic health record and added additional sites, finding a significant reduction in potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in the emergency department setting. 

This research developed an interactive and engaging computer tablet-based, virtual program to prepare children with cancer for radiation therapy.

This project piloted an embodied conversational agent to support shared decisionmaking for prostate cancer treatment and found that the tools was technically feasible however, many men preferred receiving information from their providers.

This project built and evaluated SurvivorLink, an information technology  system available via the Web that provides information on the life-long health care needs of childhood cancer survivors.

Implemented a series of new health information technologies in carefully staged processes over 2 years to include an Inpatient Pharmacy System, Electronic Medication Administration Record, Bar Coding System, and a CPOE System; evaluated the impact of these systems on safety, quality, and efficiency.

The Computer Assisted Medication and Patient Information Interface project developed and tested “My Medication Helper”, an innovative computer assisted self-interview tool delivered via a kiosk for use in a hospital diabetes clinic.

Investigators from Emory University adapted an existing personal health record to better meet the needs of patients with serious mental illness and one or more co- morbid medical conditions.