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Health Equity/Research Interest

My primary area of research is in patient use of health information technologies such as patient portals; although I’ve done work in health numeracy/literacy and patient decision making I have also found that some of the most effective ways to increase patient engagement are actually system-level changes rather than individual-level interventions. My secondary area of interest is in clinical decision making supported by health information technologies such as clinical decision support. I am currently doing work exploiting default options in the EHR to facilitate optimal decision-making without interrupting workflow. I have applied for grants to combine these two interests by redesigning EHR interfaces to promote more equitable treatment of patient populations by clinicians.