Table 1.
Population-centered digital interventions for primary care.
| First author, year | Study design | Description of technology | Sample size | Selected outcomes |
| Nagykaldi, 2014 [172] | Pre-post | Linking of a regional health system, hospital organization, and preventive services reminder system via HIEa. | 346 patients (20% ethnic minorities) | 12%-36% increase in preventive service documentation and delivery (P<.001). 9.6% increase in medication reconciliation (P<.001). |
| Nagykaldi, 2017 [171] | Pre-post | Wellness coordinator connection to HIE organizations, PCPsb, county health departments, and hospitals for preventive care outreach for rural communities. | 9138 rural patients | 3%-215% increase in delivery of 10 preventive services over 12 months (P=.004). 80% ROIc for selective preventive services (range, 32%-122%). 40% ROI on wellness coordinator employment cost. |
| Fanizza, 2018 [81] | Open label nonrandomized | Pharmacist connection to the state HIE for comprehensive medication review after discharge and communication with prescribers. | 40 patients | 25.2% decrease in overall 30-day readmission rates (P=.03). 22.7% decrease in 30-day readmission rates for initial diagnosis (P=.009). |
| Shade, 2015 [199] | Pre-post | Clinic link to the state surveillance system providing alerts when out-of-care HIV patients present in the EDd or other settings. | 6 sites serving underserved communities | ORe 2.61 (95% CI 2.11-3.21) for care retention (P=.001). OR 1.24 (95% CI 1.03-1.49) for being on ARTf (P=.02). OR 4.16 (95% CI 2.54-6.80) for undetectable viral load (P<.001). |
aHIE: health information exchange.
bPCP: primary care provider.
cROI: return on investment.
dED: emergency department.
eOR: odds ratio.
fART: antiretroviral therapy.