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. 2022 Jan 21;10(1):e33518. doi: 10.2196/33518

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.