Patient Contextual Data

A patient’s context, including social determinants of health, shapes health experiences, outcomes, and costs in profound ways. We know from research, and our shared experience in the clinic, that a patient’s context is inextricably linked with their health: Context, — including environment, social and economic factors, and health behavior, — is estimated to determine 80% of a person’s modifiable health outcomes. When patients have unmet needs or have competing priorities they are less likely to have control of her chronic medical conditions, are more likely to miss scheduled outpatient appointments, and more likely to have preventable visits to the emergency department or to be hospitalized. Context, — including environment, social and economic factors, and health behavior, — is estimated to determine 80% of a person’s modifiable health outcomes.

In our work, we are learning how to effectively and scalably collect and analyze contextual data surrounding patients to drive improvements in health and equity.

Members

Melek Somai

Bradley Crotty

Jeana Holt

Rachel Cusatis

Aaron Winn

Onur Asan

Publications

• Impact of Pre-visit Contextual Data Collection on Patient-Physician Communication and Patient Activation: a Randomized Trial

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  Published by Jeana Holt, Rachel Cusatis, Onur Asan, Melek Somai, Bradley Crotty in Journal of General Internal Medicine on February, 2021
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• Racial Disparities in Patient Activation: The Role of Economic Diversity

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  Published by Jeana Holt, Aaron Winn, Bradley Crotty, Rachel Cusatis in Western Journal of Nursing Research on October, 2020
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• The Impact of Previsit Contextual Data Collection on Patient-Provider Communication and Patient Activation: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

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  Published by Jeana Holt, Rachel Cusatis, Bradley Crotty, Melek Somai, Aaron Winn, Onur Asan in JMIR Research Protocols on September, 2020
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• The impact of patient-generated contextual data on communication in clinical practice: A qualitative assessment of patient and clinician perspectives

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  Published by Rachel Cusatis, Jeana Holt, Onur Asan, Bradley Crotty in Patient Education and Counseling on April, 2020
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• Incorporating patient-generated contextual data into care: Clinician perspectives using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Science

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  Published by Jeana Holt, Rachel Cusatis, Onur Asan, Bradley Crotty in Healthcare on March, 2020
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• Developing Our Roadmap For Personalized Care

  Published by Bradley Crotty in Medium on September, 2019
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