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Perceptions And Experiences Of Adopting A Technology Based Intervention For Alcohol Screening And Referral To Treatment In Primary Care, Sonya L. Lachance Dec 2020

Perceptions And Experiences Of Adopting A Technology Based Intervention For Alcohol Screening And Referral To Treatment In Primary Care, Sonya L. Lachance

Doctoral Dissertations

Alcohol abuse is a significant concern in the United States. Today in the U.S., 15.1 million adults ages 18 and older, have been identified as having an alcohol use disorder. Alcohol abuse and binge drinking are highest amongst college students. More than 58.0 percent of college students admit to regular binge drinking or heavy alcohol use every month. Left unaddressed, this leads to negative health consequences later in life. The United States Preventive Services Task Force states that there is strong evidence that screening patients in primary care can reduce alcohol use disorder. Though screening, brief intervention, and referral to …


Technical Standards For Bioinformatics And Medical Informatics, Jorge L. Contreras, Adrian Thorogood Aug 2020

Technical Standards For Bioinformatics And Medical Informatics, Jorge L. Contreras, Adrian Thorogood

Utah Law Faculty Scholarship

With a few exceptions, the biomedical industry, and the informatics field in particular, have not been affected by the standards litigation that has plagued the ICT sector. But with the increasing adoption of standards by informatics researchers and vendors, the issues faced by ICT standards groups will become increasingly relevant. This chapter summarizes general legal issues associated with standards development, then surveys standardization efforts in the informatics space and reviews the policies and procedures adopted by SDOs operating in the informatics area. It concludes with recommendations regarding prudent policy adoption by SDOs developing standards for informatics applications.


Electronic Health Records And Health Information Exchange And Their Impact On International Healthcare System Efficiency, David Pfaehler May 2020

Electronic Health Records And Health Information Exchange And Their Impact On International Healthcare System Efficiency, David Pfaehler

Honors Theses

The 19th century epidemiological transition in healthcare caused a major shift in physician focus from curing one-time, deadly illness to managing chronic disease. Now, even the most advanced international healthcare systems must find a way to increase their efficiency in order to compensate for heightened strains on medical systems and swelling costs of healthcare delivery. Fortunately, recent technological innovation and, chiefly, the growth of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) provide a potential solution to this looming threat. EHRs are digital charts with the potential to store and share patient health data among providers to offer the most informed, streamlined care available. …