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Associated factors with patient-reported unmet food needs among emergency department adult patients - A social need perspective.

Citation
Sharareh N, Wallace AS, Brintz BJ, Wan N, Guo JW, Wong B. Associated factors with patient-reported unmet food needs among emergency department adult patients - A social need perspective. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Sep 7;29:101974. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101974. PMID: 36161133; PMCID: PMC9502286.
Principal Investigator
Wallace, Andrea
Project Name
From Emergency to Community: Implementing a Social Needs Assessment and Referral Infrastructure Using Health Information Technology

The use of automated machine translation to translate figurative language in a clinical setting: Analysis of a convenience sample of patients drawn from a randomized controlled trial.

Citation
Tougas H, Chan S, Shahrvini T, Gonzalez A, Chun Reyes R, Burke Parish M, Yellowlees P. The use of automated machine translation to translate figurative language in a clinical setting: Analysis of a convenience sample of patients drawn from a randomized controlled trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2022 Sep 6;9(9):e39556. doi: 10.2196/39556. PMID: 36066959; PMCID: PMC9490520.
Principal Investigator
Yellowlees, Peter M.
Project Name
A Clinical Trial to Validate an Automated Online Language Interpreting Tool With Hispanic Patients Who Have Limited English Proficiency

Developing messaging content for a physical activity smartphone app tailored to low-income patients: User-centered design and crowdsourcing approach.

Citation
Pathak LE, Aguilera A, Williams JJ, Lyles CR, Hernandez-Ramos R, Miramontes J, Cemballi AG, Figueroa CA. Developing messaging content for a physical activity smartphone app tailored to low-income patients: User-centered design and crowdsourcing approach. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2021 May 19;9(5):e21177. doi: 10.2196/21177. PMID: 34009130; PMCID: PMC8173396.
Principal Investigator
Aguilera, Adrian
Project Name
Improving Diabetes and Depression Self-management Via Adaptive Mobile Messaging

Parent experience and cost savings associated with a novel tele-physiatry program for children living in rural and underserved communities.

Citation
Davidson L, Haynes SC, Favila-Meza A, Hoch JS, Tancredi DJ, Bares AD, Mouzoon J, Marcin JP. Parent experience and cost savings associated with a novel tele-physiatry program for children living in rural and underserved communities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2022 Jan;103(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.807. Epub 2021 Aug 21. PMID: 34425088.
Principal Investigator
Marcin, James
Project Name
School-Based Tele-Physiatry Assistance for Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs Living in Rural and Underserved Communities

Implementing Personalized Cross-Sector Transitional Care Management to Promote Care Continuity, Reduce Low-Value Utilization, and Reduce the Burden of Treatment for High-Need, High-Cost Patients

Description

This research will integrate cross-sector care alerts and interoperable personalized care planning into the existing Coordinating Transitions Intervention (CTI) tool and evaluate the impact of the revised tool on patient burden, care team collaboration, and utilization value for high-need, high-cost patients.

Grant Number
R01 HS028000
Principal Investigator(s)
Hewner, Sharon

Predictive Modeling for Social Needs in Emergency Department Settings

Description

This research will compare the use of predictive modeling versus traditional questionnaires to identify those with unmet social needs, use the superior method to inform the development of a clinical decision support tool, and evaluate the tool’s impact on referrals to social providers.

Grant Number
R01 HS028008
Principal Investigator(s)
Vest, Joshua Ryan