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Electronic patient-centered clinical decision support enhances chronic disease self-management, yet few studies describe how qualitative user feedback is systematically translated into programming improvements. The Collaboration-Oriented Approach to Controlling High Blood Pressure (COACH) is a patient-facing decision support tool for hypertension management, designed for primary care and integration with electronic health records (EHRs) and patient portals.This study aimed to describe how end-user feedback informed COACH programming decisions and the MoSCoW (Must [...]

The objective of this study is to determine whether primary care electronic health record (EHR) data are sufficiently complete and plausible to support automated audits of antimicrobial prescribing quality.Cross-sectional descriptive assessment of antimicrobial auditing-related fields in Patron, a large Australian primary care EHR dataset with 3.5 million patients from 129 consenting general practices. Data from 2018 to 2022 were evaluated using the Harmonized Data Quality Assessment Terminology and Framework, covering [...]

Guidelines recommend measuring glycated hemoglobin (HgbA1c) levels on all inpatients with diabetes mellitus, if untested in the prior 3 months. In response, our health system applies default HgbA1c orders in the electronic insulin orders for qualifying patients. However, recent red blood cell transfusions may cause falsely low HgbA1c values, leading to inappropriate management. Clinicians often forget to deselect default HgbA1c orders after transfusion, leading to erroneous results. We evaluated a [...]

Despite widespread adoption, electronic health records (EHRs) continue to present persistent challenges related to usability, workflow inefficiencies, and clinician burden. Structured EHR optimization programs that address these issues in a scalable and replicable manner remain limited in the literature.This study aimed to describe the development, implementation, and outcomes of the EASY (Eliminate, Automate, Standardize, and Simplify, Y'all) EHR Optimization program-designed to enhance EHR usability, provider satisfaction, and workflow efficiency through [...]

This study applies object-centric process mining (OCPM) techniques to analyze laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) procedures. Traditional process mining techniques are limited in analyzing workflows involving multiple interacting entities (patients, surgeries, anesthesia physical status, etc.).This study aimed to construct an Object-Centric Event Log (OCEL) from LC procedures, discover multientity process patterns, identify workflow bottlenecks, and analyze how patient complexity affects perioperative dynamics.An OCEL representing 1,186 LC cases (1,108 performed, 78 cancelled) from [...]

Federal healthcare legislation has played a central role in shaping the digital transformation of U.S. healthcare. Key legislative milestones-including the Health Security Act of 1993, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and the 21st Century Cures Act-collectively accelerated the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), promoted interoperability, and expanded [...]

People with physical disabilities are one of the largest subgroups of people with disabilities, and this group experiences significant health disparities. Given the risk of preventable multimorbidity among this group, there is an opportunity to improve primary care for this population.The goal of this study was to use a clinical decision support (CDS) tool to improve preventive screenings in primary care for people with physical disabilities.We used a convergent mixed [...]

In recent years, there has been an emerging wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools in healthcare, thereby revolutionizing clinical practice. As health systems are increasingly utilizing these tools as a means to improve clinical and operational performance outcomes, it becomes imperative to train and professionally develop key frontline stakeholders, such as clinicians, in digital health and clinical AI to ensure seamless and responsible adoption within healthcare settings.This paper [...]

Clinical informatics (CI) fellowship training equips physicians to design, implement, and evaluate health information systems in support of patient care. While core curricula emphasize academic health system experiences, fellows may benefit from exposure to industry settings where much health technology innovation originates.This study aimed to characterize the structure, perceived value, and logistical challenges of industry electives among CI fellowship programs and to synthesize best practices for integrating these experiences into [...]