Purpose

This multi-methods-multi-site study aims to adapt and evaluate the effects of an implementation support package of strategies to assist primary care clinics in documenting patients' communication disability (CD) and accommodation needs in the electronic health record (EHR) and providing communication accommodations through EHR data extraction, surveys, focus groups, interviews, and clinical practice observations.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

EHR Data Extraction 1. Adults 18+ years 2. Patients who had at least one visit within the 21-month EHR data collection period at participating study clinics. Clinic Leadership, Providers & Clinic Staff 1. Adults 18+ years 2. Individuals of all genders and members of all racial and ethnic categories employed at participating study clinics will be eligible for inclusion. NYULH study personnel will enroll providers and staff referred for study inclusion from all participating study clinics; not just NYULH staff exclusively. Patients 1. Adults 18+ years 2. Patients with communication disabilities seen at least once at participating study clinics during the 21-month study period. 3. Patients who self-identify as proficient in English communication as defined by English being a preferred language, or self-reported ability to participate in an interview in English without the support of an interpreter.

Exclusion Criteria

EHR Data Extraction 1. Patients whose records are unavailable due to technical issues. 2. Patients who are not seen at least once at participating study clinics during the 21-month data collection period. 3. Duplicate records (e.g., duplicative EHR records marked for deletion). 4. Patients who have opted-out of research participation. Clinic Leadership, Providers & Clinic Staff Interviews and Focus Groups 1. Being <18 years old 2. Not an employed member of a participating study clinic or potential end user of the study implementation strategy. Patient Interviews 1. Being <18 years old 2. Patients without communication disabilities. 3. Patients with communication disabilities seen outside of participating study clinics. 4. Patients who are unable to provide consent for themselves. 5. Patients who report not being proficient in English communication or self-reported inability to participate in an interview in English without the support of an interpreter.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Health Services Research
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Implementation Support Package Clinics
Clinics will receive an implementation support package, designed to integrate patients' disability status into the EHR and provide accommodations for patients with CD
  • Behavioral: Implementation Support Package
    The implementation support package includes materials, activities, and procedures ready for use in diverse primary care practices and will facilitate each clinic's determination of how they will implement collection of disability status and provision of accommodations.
No Intervention
Control Clinics
Clinics will not receive the implementation support package for patients with CD.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado 80045

Denver Health
Denver, Colorado 80204

University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois 60612

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois 60611

NYU Langone Health
New York, New York 10016

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
NYU Langone Health

Study Contact

Megan Morris, PhD
646-501-0027
megan.morris@nyulangone.org

Notice

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