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Incorporating patient, caregiver, and provider perspectives in the co-design of an app to guide Hospital at Home admission decisions: a qualitative analysis.

Citation
Kowalkowski M, Eaton T, Reeves KW, Kramer J, Murphy S, Hole C, Chou SH, Aneralla A, McWilliams A. Incorporating patient, caregiver, and provider perspectives in the co-design of an app to guide Hospital at Home admission decisions: a qualitative analysis. JAMIA Open. 2024 Aug 16;7(3):ooae079. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooae079. PMID: 39156047; PMCID: PMC11328531.
Principal Investigator
Kowalkowski, Marc
McWilliams, Andrew D.
Project Name
Personalized Clinical Decision Support to Improve Participation in Hospital at Home

Impact of personalized risk scores on shared decision making in left ventricular assist device implantation: Findings from a qualitative study.

Citation
Kaplan H, Kostick-Quenet K, Lang B, Volk RJ, Blumenthal-Barby J. Impact of personalized risk scores on shared decision making in left ventricular assist device implantation: Findings from a qualitative study. Patient Educ Couns. 2025 Jan;130:108418. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2024.108418. Epub 2024 Sep 11. PMID: 39288559.
Principal Investigator
Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer
Project Name
A Multi-Site Trial to Test Benefits of Adding a Personalized Risk Calculator to an Online Decision Aid for Left Ventricular Assist Device

Using Large Language Models to Identify Social Determinants of Health to Enhance Healthcare Services and Equity

Description

This research explores using natural language processing and generative AI to capture and structure social determinants of health from patient narratives, aiming to improve data completeness and quality, enhance clinical decision support, and reduce the manual burden on clinical staff in routine care.

Grant Number
R21 HS029991
Principal Investigator(s)
Goss, Foster R.
Zhou, Li

Clinician perceptions on the use of free-text communication orders.

Citation
Kandaswamy S, Pruitt Z, Kazi S, Marquard J, Owens S, Hoffman DJ, Ratwani RM, Hettinger AZ. Clinician perceptions on the use of free-text communication orders. Appl Clin Inform. 2021 May;12(3):484-494. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1731002. Epub 2021 Jun 2. PMID: 34077971; PMCID: PMC8172259.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign – Final Report

Citation
Ratwani R., Hettinger A. Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign – Final Report. (Prepared by MedStar Health Research Institute under Grant No. R01 HS025136). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2024.
Principal Investigator
Ratwani, Raj M.
Hettinger, Aaron Zachary
Project Name
Improving Patient Safety and Clinician Cognitive Support Through eMAR Redesign

Barriers to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in a pediatric inpatient healthcare setting after implementation of clinical decision support.

Citation
Kandaswamy S, Masterson E, Blanco R, Shah P, Lantis P, Iyer S, Shane A, Jernigan S, Orenstein E. Barriers to seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in a pediatric inpatient healthcare setting after implementation of clinical decision support. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2022 Jun 6;290:452-456. doi: 10.3233/SHTI220116. PMID: 35673055.
Principal Investigator
Orenstein, Evan William
Project Name
Improving Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Acute Care Settings

Ambulatory care coordination data gathering and use.

Citation
Geary CR, Hook M, Popejoy L, Smith E, Pasek L, Heermann Langford L, Hewner S. Ambulatory care coordination data gathering and use. Comput Inform Nurs. 2024 Jan 1;42(1):63-70. doi: 10.1097/CIN.0000000000001069. PMID: 37748014.
Principal Investigator
Hewner, Sharon
Project Name
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