Health Information Technology
Video Telehealth Access and Changes in HbA1c Among People With Diabetes
Video telehealth can offer people convenient, real-time access to clinicians without arranging transportation or time off work. Among people with diabetes, this study examines the association between video telehealth access and changes in HbA1c.Characteristics of Patients Engaging in Quitline Counseling After an Electronic Referral
Proactive, electronic referral of primary care patients to quitlines has great potential to provide evidence-based tobacco-cessation assistance to tobacco users. However, the quitline contact rates and engagement of individuals beyond 1 counseling call are poor. This study examines the characteristics of electronically referred patients who engage with the quitline.A Pilot Study Examining the Efficacy of Delivering Colorectal Cancer Screening Messages via Virtual Health Assistants
Patients are more likely to complete colorectal cancer screening when recommended by a race-concordant healthcare provider. Leveraging virtual healthcare assistants to deliver tailored screening interventions may promote adherence to colorectal cancer screening guidelines among diverse patient populations. The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the efficacy of the Agent Leveraging Empathy for eXams virtual healthcare assistant intervention to increase patient intentions to talk to their doctor about colorectal cancer screening.Pediatric Resident Training in Tobacco Control and the Electronic Health Record
Given the dangers posed by tobacco use and tobacco smoke exposure, pediatricians should address tobacco use and exposure with patients and parents at every opportunity, but this is not consistently done in practice. One reason may be that many medical residents do not receive education on how to address tobacco use and tobacco smoke exposure with patients and their parents. In a 2012 survey of U.S. pediatric program directors, 65% of programs reported covering tobacco control in their curricula, but most training programs focused on tobacco's health effects and not intervention strategies for clinical practice.A Comparison of Smoking History in the Electronic Health Record With Self-Report
Knowing patients’ smoking history helps guide who may benefit from preventive services such as lung cancer screening. The accuracy of smoking history electronic health records remains unclear.Wearable Technology and Physical Activity in Chronic Disease: Opportunities and Challenges
Increased physical activity (PA) is associated with the prevention and delayed onset of many noncommunicable chronic conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and health benefits, for example reduced risk of disease progression, secondary chronic conditions, and mortality, for individuals with chronic conditions.1 PA is also associated with reduced cognitive dysfunction and functional limitations and enhanced mental health and quality of life.2 Thus, identifying strategies to increase activity in high-risk individuals, as in those with at least one major risk factor, and those with chronic conditions remains a priority.Mobile Technology for Treatment Augmentation in Veteran Smokers With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of incorporating a mobile application, Stay Quit Coach, into an integrated care smoking-cessation treatment protocol for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Denominator Issues for Personally Generated Data in Population Health Monitoring
Widespread use of Internet and mobile technologies provides opportunities to gather health-related information to complement data generated through traditional healthcare and public health systems. These personally generated data (PGD) are increasingly viewed as informative of the patient experience of conditions, symptoms, treatments, and side effects.1 Behavior, sentiment, and disease patterns can be discerned from mining unstructured PGD in text, image, or metadata form, and from analyzing PGD collected via structured, opt-in, and web-enabled platforms and devices, including wearables.
