2024
Use of Telehealth Information for Early Detection: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Haenchen S, McCabe B, Mack W, Doctor J, Linder J, Persell S, Tibbels J, Meeker D. Use of Telehealth Information for Early Detection: Insights From the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal Of Public Health 2024, 114: 218-225. PMID: 38335480, PMCID: PMC10862224, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2023.307499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelehealth dataDistrict of ColumbiaNational Syndromic Surveillance ProgramSyndromic Surveillance ProgramTelemedicine encountersSurveillance infrastructureTelehealthModest improvementsObservational studyUS statesSurveillance programCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicEarly detectionCase countsService providersForecasts of casesMortalityCOVID-19 casesEncountersStandard forecastForecastingProvidersTelemedicine
2022
The protocol of improving safe antibiotic prescribing in telehealth: A randomized trial
McCabe B, Linder J, Doctor J, Friedberg M, Fox C, Goldstein N, Knight T, Kaiser K, Tibbels J, Haenchen S, Persell S, Warberg R, Meeker D. The protocol of improving safe antibiotic prescribing in telehealth: A randomized trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2022, 119: 106834. PMID: 35724841, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute respiratory infectionsInappropriate antibiotic prescribingAntibiotic prescribing ratesAntibiotic prescribingPrescribing ratesRandomized quality improvement trialAntibiotic stewardship interventionsInappropriate antibiotic prescriptionsUrgent care visitsPrevious randomized trialsPrimary care clinicsQuality improvement trialEffective antibiotic useElectronic health recordsARI visitsInappropriate prescribingAntibiotic prescriptionsCare visitsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRespiratory infectionsCare clinicsRandomized trialsStewardship interventionsAntibiotic use
2019
Patient Commitment to Health (PACT-Health) in the Heart Failure Population: A Focus Group Study of an Active Communication Framework for Patient-Centered Health Behavior Change
Meeker D, Goldberg J, Kim K, Peneva D, De Oliveira Campos H, Maclean R, Selby V, Doctor J. Patient Commitment to Health (PACT-Health) in the Heart Failure Population: A Focus Group Study of an Active Communication Framework for Patient-Centered Health Behavior Change. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2019, 21: e12483. PMID: 31389339, PMCID: PMC6701162, DOI: 10.2196/12483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeart failure populationHeart failureFailure populationHealth coachingDietary habitsMedication adherence barriersPatient-centered themesChronic heart failurePatient focus groupsHealth behavior changeRegimen complexityAdherence barriersMedication adherenceExercise regimensDisease progressionExercise habitsLocal cardiologistsLifestyle changesPatient commitmentCare providersFocus groupsSide effectsSemistructured interview toolPatientsAppropriate exercise