Jennylee Swallow, doctoral student at the University of Michigan, presented at the Academy Health Research meeting on our team’s ongoing work focused on the addressing the administrative burden experienced by patients in navigating financial resources for their medications. You can find the poster and abstract at the following QR code:
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Presenting at to the Qualitative & Mixed Methods Learning Lab
Had the wonderful opportunity to present to the Qualitative and Mixed Methods Learning Lab (QMMLL) at Michigan Medicine on Integrated mixed methods analyses: from beginning to end. In this presentation I go through my process of integrated mixed methods that I applied in my dissertation research.
Human technology intermediation to reduce cognitive load: understanding healthcare staff members’ practices to facilitate telehealth access in a Federally Qualified Health Center patient population
My research team has a published a paper on how healthcare staff helped patients get connected to their telehealth visits. Through data collected from interviews with staff (n=9) and patients (n=22) we propose approaches to support access to and usage of video visits and patient portals: (1) shielding patients from cognitive overload; (2) drawing from… Continue reading Human technology intermediation to reduce cognitive load: understanding healthcare staff members’ practices to facilitate telehealth access in a Federally Qualified Health Center patient population
From illness management to quality in supporting progressive, potentially fatal illness experiences
A paper from my dissertation has been published in the Journal of the Medical Informatics Association, titled From illness management to quality of life: rethinking consumer health informatics opportunities for progressive, potentially fatal illnesses. In this paper we advocate the need to reconceptualize consumer health technologies to prioritize quality of life for people with a… Continue reading From illness management to quality in supporting progressive, potentially fatal illness experiences
What’s Next for Modernizing Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Terminology in Digital Health Systems? Viewpoint on Research and Implementation Priorities
The University of Victoria’s GSSO (gender, sex and sexual orientation team) has published a paper on their research discussions from 2021-2022. In this paper we provide a list of six priorities that identified through monthly discussions with a policy-makers, community groups and advocates working with 2SLGBTQIA+.
Telehealth, Cognitive Load, and Health Equity
Our team’s paper on how a helping intervention for targeting cognitive load has been published in JMIR. Through this paper we demonstrate how cognitive load can be impacted through context-switching involved when navigating multiple healthcare technologies — and how this becomes even more challenging when people experience environmental distractions introduced through unreliable internet connections, and… Continue reading Telehealth, Cognitive Load, and Health Equity
Advancing digital patient-centered measurement methods for team-based care
Wrapped up 2022 with a publication on ‘Advancing digital patient-centered in team-based care.’. In this paper our team proposes five methods that could be used to help conceptualize how to integrate patient-centered measurements into team-based care. These include: 1) Patient-centered measurement Team Mapping; 2) Longitudinal Care Alignment; 3) Digital Tool Exploration; 4) Team-based Quality Improvement;… Continue reading Advancing digital patient-centered measurement methods for team-based care
Developing Standards on Racism and Discrimination – A Working Group Paper
Thanks to all of the members of the Canada Health Infoway Social Determinants of Health Working Group. In our inaugural year of the group we looked at measures on racism and discrimination as first steps towards conceptualizing standards for this domain. The summary of our discussion and review are presented in the paper “Towards developing… Continue reading Developing Standards on Racism and Discrimination – A Working Group Paper
Honorable mention by IJMI
The International Journal of Medical Informatics (IJMI) conducts an annual review of papers making an impact in Medical Informatics. For 2021, one of their focuses was on Addressing Bias, Equity, and Literacy to Strengthen Health Systems. My team’s publication on Toward an inclusive digital health system for sexual and gender minorities in Canada was one… Continue reading Honorable mention by IJMI
AMIA Panel: Human intermediaries as core infrastructure for addressing telehealth access inequities
Really appreciated the chance to be part of the panel discussion at the American Medical Informatics Conference (AMIA) with Alicia Williamson, Dr. Elaine Khoong, Dr. Jorge A. Rodriguez, Lucy Gray, and Dr. Tiffany Veinot. The began panel with a quick overview of theories that have been applied in intermediary interventions for addressing digital health inequities.… Continue reading AMIA Panel: Human intermediaries as core infrastructure for addressing telehealth access inequities