USA, IL, Chicago

This research will assess the impact of AHRQ’s 2016 clinical decision support (CDS) initiative, understand the current state of patient-centered CDS, and identify gaps for future research.

This project demonstrated that the large-scale electronic collection of patient-reported outcome measures in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program is not only feasible but is also a notable step toward improving what matters most to patients.

This research developed and evaluated the Prevent Diabetes Mellitus Clinical Decision Support tool and found that its use improved processes related to care.

This research used a depression screening questionnaire administered via a patient portal and compared its use to usual in-clinic care. Research findings showed that questionnaire administration via the portal increased the number of patients both screened and monitored for depression.

This research expanded, implemented, and evaluated the use of an electronic health record-based patient-reported outcomes screening and needs assessment platform to improve screening and referral for oncology patients.

This research studied whether clinical decision support could reduce contextual errors, improve patient healthcare outcomes, and reduce misuse and overuse of medical services.