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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 5 of 5 Research Studies DisplayedShi Y, Amill-Rosario A, Rudin RS
Barriers to using clinical decision support in ambulatory care: do clinics in health systems fare better?
In this study, the investigators quantified the use of clinical decision support (CDS) and the specific barriers reported by ambulatory clinics and examined whether CDS utilization and barriers differed based on clinics' affiliation with health systems, providing a benchmark for future empirical research and policies related to this topic.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Shi Y, Amill-Rosario A, Rudin RS .
Barriers to using clinical decision support in ambulatory care: do clinics in health systems fare better?
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021 Jul 30;28(8):1667-75. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocab064..
Keywords: Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Shared Decision Making, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Health Information Technology (HIT), Health Systems
Agniel D, Haviland A, Shekelle P
Distinguishing high-performing health systems using a composite of publicly reported measures of ambulatory care.
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure that ranks health care systems by ambulatory care quality. The authors concluded that their measure, using publicly reported data to produce valid, reliable, and stable ranks of ambulatory care quality for health care systems in Minnesota and California, could also be used in other applications.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Agniel D, Haviland A, Shekelle P .
Distinguishing high-performing health systems using a composite of publicly reported measures of ambulatory care.
Ann Intern Med 2020 Nov 17;173(10):791-98. doi: 10.7326/m20-0718..
Keywords: Health Systems, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Quality Indicators (QIs), Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Provider Performance, Healthcare Delivery
Fischer SH, Rudin RS, Shi Y
Trends in the use of computerized physician order entry by health-system affiliated ambulatory clinics in the United States, 2014-2016.
This study examined trends in the use of computerized physical order entry (CPOE) by health-system affiliated ambulatory clinics from 2014-2016 in the United States. A total of 19,109 ambulatory clinics that participated in all 3 years of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Analytics survey was analyzed. They calculated descriptive statistics to examine overall trends in use, location of order entry, and system-level use of CPOE. The use of CPOE increased from than 9 percentage points from 2015 to 2016, from 58% to 67%. Larger clinics and those affiliated with multi-health hospital systems were more likely to use CPOE.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Fischer SH, Rudin RS, Shi Y .
Trends in the use of computerized physician order entry by health-system affiliated ambulatory clinics in the United States, 2014-2016.
BMC Health Serv Res 2020 Sep 7;20(1):836. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05679-4..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Health Systems
Shi Y, Amill-Rosario A, Rudin RS
Health information technology for ambulatory care in health systems.
The adoption and use of health information technology (IT) by health systems in ambulatory care can be an important driver of care quality. In this study, the authors examine recent trends in health IT adoption by health system-affiliated ambulatory clinics in the context of the federal government's Meaningful Use and Promoting Interoperability programs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024067.
Citation: Shi Y, Amill-Rosario A, Rudin RS .
Health information technology for ambulatory care in health systems.
Am J Manag Care 2020 Jan;26(1):32-38..
Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Health Systems, Healthcare Delivery
Harrison MI, Grantham S
AHRQ Author: Harrison MI
Learning from implementation setbacks: identifying and responding to contextual challenges.
The authors addressed organizational learning about implementation context during setbacks to primary care redesign in an ambulatory system. They found that redesigned teams were not implemented as widely or rapidly as anticipated and did not deliver hoped-for gains in operational metrics; however, team redesign was leading to improvements in chronic care and prevention and eased provider burden. Redesign and system leaders engaged in more thorough organizational learning. Their responses to challenges helped to strengthen the redesign's prospects, improved the delivery system's position in its labor market, and helped the system prepare to meet emerging requirements for value-based care and population health.
AHRQ-authored; AHRQ-funded; 2902010000341.
Citation: Harrison MI, Grantham S .
Learning from implementation setbacks: identifying and responding to contextual challenges.
Learn Health Syst 2018 Oct;2(4):e10068. doi: 10.1002/lrh2.10068..
Keywords: Organizational Change, Learning Health Systems, Health Systems, Primary Care: Models of Care, Primary Care, Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Implementation