This is an application for a K99/R00 award for Dr. Courtney Lyles, PhD, a health services researcher at the University of California San Francisco, who is establishing herself as a young investigator examining health information technology use among diverse diabetes patients. This award will provide her with the support to transition to an independent academic researcher and to accomplish the following goals: 1) to become an expert in using comparative effectiveness research methods to understand the influence of online patient portal use on diabetes outcomes within racial/ethnic minority groups, 2) to employ qualitative and implementation science skills to understand barriers to portal use and to design a new approach to patient engagement, 3) to apply these rigorous approaches within an integrated delivery system with a mature electronic system (Kaiser Permanente Northern California) and a safety net public hospital system currently implementing an online patient portal (San Francisco General Hospital, SFGH). Dr. Lyles has assembled a multi-disciplinary mentoring team, led by Dr. Dean Schillinger, MD, who is an expert in designing and rigorously evaluating innovative interventions in this safety net setting. This team also includes: Dr. Andrew Karter, PhD, a senior investigator at Kaiser with expertise in racial/ethnic healthcare disparities and comparative effectiveness methodologies;Dr. Rena Pasick, DrPH, a professor at UCSF who is a national leader in mixed methods approaches to understanding diverse patient preferences and needs;Dr. James Ralston, MD, MPH, an investigator at Group Health Research Institute who is an expert in patient portals and designing interventions utilizing technology to improve diabetes care;and Dr. Ralph Gonzales, MD, a professor at UCSF with deep expertise in implementation science and evaluating innovations within the safety net. Although there are marked racial/ethnic disparities in portal use nationwide, we know little about how to engage diverse patients in utilizing these technologies to extend their care beyond in-person office visits to improve diabetes self-care and management.
In Aim 1, we will determine the link between portal use and diabetes outcomes (measured by adherence, missed appointments, and clinical control) among racial/ethnic minority patients at Kaiser.
In Aim 2, we will transition to SFGH to qualitatively assess barriers to portal use among diabetes patients, employing user-centered design methodologies. And finally in Aim 3, we will design and test a novel program that addresses patient-reported barriers to use and trains SFGH patients to access the portal as part of their care routine. This work to actively engage a broader and more diverse group of patients in using new health information technology such as portals has the potential to improve health outcomes and reduce overall disparities in care.

Public Health Relevance

We plan to study diabetes patients'preferences and experiences using electronic health records (also known as portals) as a part of their healthcare experiences. Specifically, we will: 1) examine whether using these technology systems has an influence on diabetes patients'adherence or appointment-keeping behaviors, and whether this differs among patients from racial/ethnic minority groups;2) understand the barriers to using these systems as a part of patients'everyday lives;3) develop an online training for patients to explain online portal features and how they might use them as a part of their care.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Type
Career Transition Award (K99)
Project #
1K99HS022408-01
Application #
8598816
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZHS1-HSR-C (01))
Program Officer
Willis, Tamara
Project Start
2013-08-01
Project End
2015-07-31
Budget Start
2013-08-01
Budget End
2014-07-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2013
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
094878337
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94143
Fontil, Valy; Lyles, Courtney R; Schillinger, Dean et al. (2018) Safety-net institutions in the US grapple with new cholesterol treatment guidelines: a qualitative analysis from the PHoENIX Network. Risk Manag Healthc Policy 11:99-108
Ratanawongsa, Neda; Matta, George Y; Lyles, Courtney R et al. (2017) Multitasking and Silent Electronic Health Record Use in Ambulatory Visits. JAMA Intern Med 177:1382-1385
Ratanawongsa, Neda; Barton, Jennifer L; Lyles, Courtney R et al. (2017) Computer use, language, and literacy in safety net clinic communication. J Am Med Inform Assoc 24:106-112
Garg, Sachin K; Lyles, Courtney R; Ackerman, Sara et al. (2016) Qualitative analysis of programmatic initiatives to text patients with mobile devices in resource-limited health systems. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 16:16
Ratanawongsa, Neda; Barton, Jennifer L; Lyles, Courtney R et al. (2016) Association Between Clinician Computer Use and Communication With Patients in Safety-Net Clinics. JAMA Intern Med 176:125-8
Lyles, Courtney Rees; Godbehere, Andrew; Le, Gem et al. (2016) Applying Sparse Machine Learning Methods to Twitter: Analysis of the 2012 Change in Pap Smear Guidelines. A Sequential Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill 2:e21
Mirsky, Jacob B; Tieu, Lina; Lyles, Courtney et al. (2016) Readability assessment of patient-provider electronic messages in a primary care setting. J Am Med Inform Assoc 23:202-6
Mirsky, Jacob B; Tieu, Lina; Lyles, Courtney et al. (2016) A Mixed-Methods Study of Patient-Provider E-Mail Content in a Safety-Net Setting. J Health Commun 21:85-91
Lyles, Courtney R; Sarkar, Urmimala; Schillinger, Dean et al. (2016) Refilling medications through an online patient portal: consistent improvements in adherence across racial/ethnic groups. J Am Med Inform Assoc 23:e28-33
Lyles, Courtney R; Seligman, Hilary K; Parker, Melissa M et al. (2016) Financial Strain and Medication Adherence among Diabetes Patients in an Integrated Health Care Delivery System: The Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE). Health Serv Res 51:610-24

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