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Published in final edited form as: J Public Health Manag Pract. 2021 May-Jun;27(3):E107–E118. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001092

Table 3.

Characteristics of Included Studies Recommending Health Informatics Strategies

Type of Health Informatics Technology	Primary Role of Health Informatics in Communication	First Author	Study Type	Setting	Comments on Strategy
EHR – Direct Access	Documentation of CHW Encounters	Allen et al, 2014²⁰	Guide	CHW programs in US	Recommend giving supervisor access to EHR or CHW access to EHR templates
		Brown et al⁴⁹	Evaluation of provider views	Bellevue and VA NY Harbor Hospitals	Suggest CHWs enter patient updates into EHRs
		Collinsworth et al⁵⁰	Evaluation of programs	Community clinics in Dallas	Suggest giving CHWs access to EHRs
		Ingram et al⁵¹	Qualitative analysis	Federally qualified health centers	Suggest CHWs use EHRs to collect data
		Matiz et al⁵²	Case study	Patient Centered Medical Homes in New York City	Suggest CHW data collection via EHRs rather than paper forms
		Whiteman et al⁵³	Perspective on programs	N/A	Suggest CHWs should record patient progress summaries in EMRs
Mobile Applications	Documentation of CHW Encounters	Broderick et al⁵⁴	Guide	CHW programs in California	Recommend partnering with mobile health technology organizations to utilize CHW mobile data collection strategies