Vest, Joshua Ryan | Digital Healthcare Research

Presence of children in household is associated with increased health-related social need burden.

Citation

Vest JR, Mendonca EA. Presence of children in household is associated with increased health-related social need burden. Pediatrics Open Science. (2025) 1(1):1–8. https://doi.org/10.1542/pedsos.2024-000165.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Computable Social Factor Phenotyping Using EHR and HIE Data

Clusters of health-related social needs among adult primary care patients.

Citation

Vest JR, Wu W, Conner K. Clusters of health-related social needs among adult primary care patients. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 May 12;38(1):119-124. doi:10.3122/jabfm.2024.240173R1. PMID: 40185640.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Computable Social Factor Phenotyping Using EHR and HIE Data

Health-related social needs information in the emergency department: clinician and patient perspectives on availability and use.

Citation

Mazurenko O, Hirsh AT, Harle CA, McNamee C, Vest JR. Health-related social needs information in the emergency department: clinician and patient perspectives on availability and use. BMC Emerg Med. 2024 Mar 18;24(1):45. doi: 10.1186/s12873-024-00959-2. PMID: 38500019; PMCID: PMC10949703.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Predictive Modeling for Social Needs in Emergency Department Settings

Non-response bias in social risk factor screening among adult emergency department patients.

Citation

Vest JR, Mazurenko O. Non-response bias in social risk factor screening among adult emergency department patients. J Med Syst. 2023 Jul 22;47(1):78. doi: 10.1007/s10916-023-01975-8. PMID: 37480515; PMCID: PMC10439727.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Predictive Modeling for Social Needs in Emergency Department Settings

Generalizability and portability of natural language processing system to extract individual social risk factors.

Citation

Magoc T, Allen KS, McDonnell C, Russo JP, Cummins J, Vest JR, Harle CA. Generalizability and portability of natural language processing system to extract individual social risk factors. Int J Med Inform. 2023 Jun 5;177:105115. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2023.105115. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37302362.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Computable Social Factor Phenotyping Using EHR and HIE Data

Accuracy of electronic health record food insecurity, housing instability, and financial strain screening in adult primary care.

Citation

Harle CA, Wu W, Vest JR. Accuracy of electronic health record food insecurity, housing instability, and financial strain screening in adult primary care. JAMA. 2023 Feb 7;329(5):423-424. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.23631. PMID: 36749341.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Computable Social Factor Phenotyping Using EHR and HIE Data

Description

This research will assess the validity of patient-level computable social factor phenotypes used to predict a patient’s risk of increased healthcare utilization and costs.

Grant Number

R01 HS028636

Principal Investigator(s)

Vest, Joshua Ryan

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

The complementary nature of query-based and directed health information exchange in primary care practice.

Citation

Vest JR, Unruh MA, Casalino LP, Shapiro JS. The complementary nature of query-based and directed health information exchange in primary care practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 Jan 1;27(1):73-80. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocz134. PMID: 31592529.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Use of Push and Pull Health Information Exchange Technologies by Ambulatory Care Practices and the Impact on Potentially Avoidable Healthcare Utilization

Use of Push and Pull Health Information Exchange Technologies by Ambulatory Care Practices and the Impact on Potentially Avoidable Health Care Utilization - Final Report

Citation

Vest J. Use of Push and Pull Health Information Exchange Technologies by Ambulatory Care Practices and the Impact on Potentially Avoidable Health Care Utilization - Final Report. (Prepared by Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis under Grant No. R01 HS024556). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2019.

Principal Investigator

Vest, Joshua Ryan

Project Name

Use of Push and Pull Health Information Exchange Technologies by Ambulatory Care Practices and the Impact on Potentially Avoidable Healthcare Utilization