Physician Assistant

Survey-based work system assessment to facilitate large-scale dissemination of healthcare quality improvement programs.

Citation
Xie A, Koontz DW, Voskertchian A, Fackler JC, Milstone AM, Woods-Hill CZ. Survey-based work system assessment to facilitate large-scale dissemination of healthcare quality improvement programs. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Apr 9;5(2):e288. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000288. PMID: 32426645.
Principal Investigator
Xie, Anping
Project Name
Development of a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Facilitating Naturalistic Decision Making and Improving Blood Culture Utilization

An analysis of primary care clinician communication about risk, benefits, and goals related to chronic opioid therapy.

Citation
Danielson EC, Mazurenko O, Andraka-Christou BT, DiIulio J, Downs SM, Hurley RW, Harle CA. An analysis of primary care clinician communication about risk, benefits, and goals related to chronic opioid therapy. MDM Policy Pract. 2019 Dec 10;4(2):2381468319892572. doi: 10.1177/2381468319892572. PMID: 31853506.
Principal Investigator
Harle, Christopher Albert
Project Name
Designing User-Centered Decision Support Tools for Chronic Pain in Primary Care

Health Information Technology and Provider Communication

Description
This is a questionnaire designed to be completed by physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in a perioperative/operative and hospital setting. The tool includes questions to assess the current state of health information technology including clinical documentation, computerized provider order entry systems, clinical decision support systems, hardware, mobile devices, secure messaging, text messaging, and EHRs/EMR.
Year of Survey
2015

Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support

Description

This research successfully adapted and evaluated scaling of the Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department medication safety program to an additional commercial electronic health record and added additional sites, finding a significant reduction in potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in the emergency department setting. 

Grant Number
R18 HS026877
Principal Investigator(s)
Vandenberg, Ann E.

Association of electronic health record design and use factors with clinician stress and burnout.

Citation
Kroth PJ, Morioka-Douglas N, Veres S, Babbott S, Poplau S, Qeadan F, ParshallC, Corrigan K, Linzer M. Association of electronic health record design and use factors with clinician stress and burnout. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Aug 2;2(8):e199609. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.201 .9609. PMID: 31418810.
Principal Investigator
Kroth, Philip
Project Name
Minimizing Stress, Maximizing Success of Physician's Use of Health Information

Comparison of a prototype for indications-based prescribing with 2 commercial prescribing systems.

Citation
Garabedian PM, Wright A, Newbury I, Volk LA, Salazar A, Amato MG, Nathan AW, Forsythe KJ, Galanter WL, Kron K, Myers S, Abraham J, McCord SK, Eguale T, Bates DW, Schiff GD. Comparison of a prototype for indications-based prescribing with 2 commercial prescribing systems. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Mar 1;2(3):e191514. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.1514. PMID: 30924903.
Principal Investigator
Schiff, Gordon David
Project Name
Enhancing Medication CPOE Safety and Quality by Indications-Based Prescribing