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Health Information Technology Studies

Professor Dhavan Shah Awarded WARF Named Professorship

Posted on September 9, 2024

Dhavan Shah, Maier-Bascom Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has been named the Jack M. McLeod Professor of Communication Research through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) Named Professorship award. The WARF named professorship …

Posted in Center for Communication and Civic Renewal, Health Information Technology Studies, Social Media and Democracy

HITS Researchers Use Machine Learning to Explain Recovery Trajectories

Posted on August 14, 2024

HITS used supervised machine learning to understand how communication styles relate to writers’ substance use and well-being outcomes.

Posted in Health Information Technology StudiesTagged addiction, Health Information Technology Studies (HITS), health technology, Research

New Publication on mHealth Support for People Living with HIV and SUDs

Posted on November 13, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group examined the use and utility of an mHealth app designed to support people living with HIV and SUD.

Posted in Health Information Technology StudiesTagged Health Information Technology Studies (HITS), health technology, Research

CHESS Team Publishes Results of Opioid Use mHealth RCT

Posted on November 13, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group tested the impact of combining addiction medications with smartphone intervention technology.

Posted in Health Information Technology StudiesTagged addiction, Health Information Technology Studies (HITS), health technology, Research

New article “Patient-Provider Communication while Using a Clinical Decision Support Tool: Explaining Satisfaction with Shared Decision Making for Mammography Screening”

Posted on August 21, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group reveals the importance of patient-provider communication to predict decision-making satisfaction.

Posted in Health Information Technology Studies

New article “Team Science Principles Enhance Cancer Care Delivery Quality Improvement: Interdisciplinary Implementation of Breast Cancer Screening Shared Decision Making”

Posted on August 21, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group aims to improve the effectiveness, patient-centeredness and efficiency of shared decision making for breast cancer screening.

Posted in Health Information Technology Studies

New article from HITS “The Effects of Vaccine Efficacy Information on Vaccination Intentions through Perceived Response Efficacy and Hope”

Posted on August 21, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group explores the psychological factors involved in communicating vaccine efficacy.

Posted in Health Information Technology Studies

New article “mHealth and Social Mediation: Mobile Support Among Stigmatized People Living with HIV and Substance Use Disorders”

Posted on August 21, 2023

The Health Information Technology Studies group examines the use of social mediation technology for people living with HIV and substance use disorders.

Posted in Health Information Technology Studies

New article from HITS “Coaching older adults discharged home from the emergency department: The role of competence and emotion”

Posted on August 24, 2022

New article “Coaching older adults discharged home from the emergency department: The role of competence and emotion in following up with outpatient clinicians” in Patient Educ Couns. from the Health Information Technology Studies group aiming to answer …

Posted in Health Information Technology Studies

Professor Dhavan Shah Receives ICA B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award

Posted on June 16, 2022

At their 72nd Annual Conference in Paris France, the International Communication Association (ICA) awarded its B. Aubrey Fisher Mentorship Award to SJMC Maier-Bascom Professor Dhavan Shah. Since 1988, the B. Aubrey Fisher Award has been …

Posted in Center for Communication and Civic Renewal, Health Information Technology Studies, Social Media and Democracy
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