Breast Cancer | Digital Healthcare Research

Implementing an electronic clinical decision support tool into routine care: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perceptions of a post-mastectomy breast reconstruction tool.

Citation

Boateng J, Lee CN, Foraker RE, Myckatyn TM, Spilo K, Goodwin C, Politi MC. Implementing an electronic clinical decision support tool into routine care: A qualitative study of stakeholders' perceptions of a post-mastectomy breast reconstruction tool. MDM Policy Pract. 2021 Sep 17;6(2):23814683211042010. doi: 10.1177/23814683211042010. PMID: 34553067; PMCID: PMC8450551.

Principal Investigator

Politi, Mary

Project Name

Implementing a Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool in Diverse Practice Settings

A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer care in safety net settings increased cancer knowledge in a randomized controlled trial.

Citation

Peipert JD, Lad T, Khosla PG, Garcia SF, Hahn EA. A low literacy, multimedia health information technology intervention to enhance patient-centered cancer care in Safety Net settings increased cancer knowledge in a randomized controlled trial. Cancer Control. 2021 Jan-Dec;28:10732748211036783. doi: 10.1177/10732748211036783. PMID: 34565193; PMCID: PMC8481731.

Principal Investigator

Hahn, Elizabeth

Project Name

Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care

Patient Engagement in Reporting Medication Events During Transitions of Care

Description

This research will examine the factors affecting cancer patients’ use of an electronic patient safety event reporting system to communicate adverse medication-related events to their care team.

Grant Number

R01 HS027846

Principal Investigator(s)

Jiang, Yun

Gong, Yang

eHealth Activity Among African-American and White Cancer Survivors - Final Report

Citation

Thompson H. eHealth Activity Among African-American and White Cancer Survivors - Final Report. (Prepared by Wayne State University at Indianapolis under Grant No. R01 HS022955). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2020.

Principal Investigator

Thompson, Hayley S.

Project Name

eHealth Activity Among African-American and White Cancer Survivors

Implementing USPSTF Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention by Integrating Clinical Decision Support Tools with the Electronic Health Record

Description

This study will integrate a previously piloted risk tool and clinical decision aid, MammoScreen, with an EHR to provide personalized decision support for both patients and clinicians to improve quality of care for women who are at increased risk for breast cancer.

Grant Number

R01 HS027796

Principal Investigator(s)

Eden, Karen Beekman

Nelson, Heidi

Implementing a Breast Reconstruction Decision Support Tool in Diverse Practice Settings

Description

This research aims to adapt a decision support tool that integrates clinical risk information with patient preferences. The goal of this work is to support patients in making informed breast reconstruction decisions together with their clinicians.

Grant Number

R18 HS026699

Principal Investigator(s)

Politi, Mary

Connected Cancer Care: EHR Communication Networks in Virtual Cancer Care Teams

Description

This research will develop methods for measuring EHR communication networks—defined as EHR-based information sharing connections among healthcare professionals —in virtual care teams and to examine the relationship between EHR communication networks and care quality.

Grant Number

R21 HS026075

Principal Investigator(s)

Zhu, Xi

MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer - Final Report

Citation

Wen KY. MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer - Final Report. (Prepared by the Fox Care Cancer Center under Grant No. K01 HS019001). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.

Principal Investigator

Wen, Kuang-Yi

Project Name

MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer

Patient experience of taking adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: a tough pill to swallow.

Citation

Wen KY, Smith R, Padmanabhan A, et al. Patient experience of taking adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer: a tough pill to swallow. Pat Exp J 2017:4(3); Article 16.

Principal Investigator

Wen, Kuang-Yi

Project Name

MyHealthPortal: Using an Electronic Portal to Empower Patients with Breast Cancer

Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - Final Report

Citation

Mazur L. Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow-up on Abnormal Test Results - Final Report. (Prepared by the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill under Grant No. R21 HS024062). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.

Principal Investigator

Mazur, Lukasz

Project Name

Enhancing Providers' Ability to Follow Up on Abnormal Test Results