Individuals with Low Literacy | Digital Healthcare Research

Designing for Demographics-Optimizing the Usability of Patient Portals - Final Report

Citation

Naheed A. Designing for Demographics-Optimizing the Usability of Patient Portals - Final Report. (Prepared by MedStar Health Research Institute under Grant No. R03 HS026298). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2022.

Principal Investigator

Ahmed, Naheed

Project Name

Designing for Demographics-Optimizing the Usability of Patient Portals

Disparities in use of video telemedicine among patients with limited english proficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Citation

Hsueh L, Huang J, Millman AK, Gopalan A, Parikh RK, Teran S, Reed ME. Disparities in use of video telemedicine among patients with limited english proficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Nov 1;4(11):e2133129. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.33129. PMID: 34735015; PMCID: PMC8569485.

Principal Investigator

Reed, Mary

Project Name

Patient Choice of Telemedicine Encounters

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

Creating a Digital Healthcare Equity Framework With an Accompanying Guide for Its Use

Description

This research will lead to the creation of a digital healthcare equity framework and accompanying guide to assist those in creating digital solutions.

Contract Number

75Q80120D00015 / 75Q80121F32002

Principal Investigator(s)

Hatef, Elham

Austin, Matthew

Adapting patient experience data collection processes for lower literacy patient populations using tablets at the point of care.

Citation

Tieu L, Hobbs A, Sarkar U, Nacev EC, Lyles CR. Adapting patient experience data collection processes for lower literacy patient populations using tablets at the point of care. Med Care. 2019 Jun;57 Suppl 6 Suppl 2:S140-S148. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001030. PMID: 31095053.

Principal Investigator

Lyles, Courtney

Project Name

Engaging Diverse Patients in Using an Online Patient Portal

Association between clinician computer use and communication with patients in safety-net clinics.

Citation

Ratanawongsa N, Barton JL, Lyles CR, Wu M, Yelin EH, Martinez D, Schillinger D. Association between clinician computer use and communication with patients in safety-net clinics. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Jan;176(1):125-8. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.6186. PMID: 26619393.

Principal Investigator

Lyles, Courtney

Project Name

Engaging Diverse Patients in Using an Online Patient Portal

Perspectives of English, Chinese, and Spanish-speaking safety-net patients on clinician computer use: qualitative analysis.

Citation

Khoong EC, Cherian R, Matta GY, Lyles CR, Schillinger D, Ratanawongsa N. Perspectives of English, Chinese, and Spanish-speaking safety-net patients on clinician computer use: qualitative analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2019 May 22;21(5):e13131. doi: 10.2196/13131. PMID: 31120020.

Principal Investigator

Lyles, Courtney

Project Name

Engaging Diverse Patients in Using an Online Patient Portal

Designing for Demographics-Optimizing the Usability of Patient Portals

Description

Researchers surveyed the key features that distinguish active patient portal users from nonusers to best meet the needs of a diverse patient population and inform guidance in areas of need and improvement in portal design and implementation to improve access and reduce barriers.

Grant Number

R03 HS026298

Principal Investigator(s)

Ahmed, Naheed

Integrating Patient-Reported Outcomes into Routine Primary Care: Monitoring Asthma Between Visits

Description

This research is adapting and scaling a previously piloted mobile application for asthma symptom tracking that has been enhanced with functionality relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic to assist primary care clinicians in better managing their patients with asthma.

Grant Number

R18 HS026432

Principal Investigator(s)

Rudin, Robert Samuel

Language-concordant automated telephone queries to assess medication adherence in a diverse population: a cross-sectional analysis of convergent validity with pharmacy claims.

Citation

Ratanawongsa N, Quan J, Handley MA, et al. Language-concordant automated telephone queries to assess medication adherence in a diverse population: a cross-sectional analysis of convergent validity with pharmacy claims. BMC Health Serv Res 2018 Apr 6;18(1):254. PMID: 29625571.

Principal Investigator

Schillinger, Dean

Project Name

Harnessing Health Information Technology for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan