Health Services Research

Cross-Cutting

Geriatric Rehabilitation

Measurement

Symposium

(603098) Potential and Pitfalls with Electronic Health Records for Postacute Care Research

Presenter(s)

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  Amol Karmarkar, PhD

  Professor
  Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) & RTI International, Virginia
• 

  Ickpyo Hong, PhD, OTR

  Assistant Professor
  University of Texas Medical Branch
  Galveston, Texas
• 

  James Graham, PhD

  Director, Center for Community Partnerships; Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado
• 

  Amit Kumar, MPH, PhD

  Assistant Professor
  Northern Arizona University
  Flagstaff, Arizona
• 

  Meghan Warren, PT, MPH, PhD

  Professor
  Northern Arizona University
  Flagstaff, Arizona
• 

  Pamela Bosch, PhD, DPT, PT

  Associate Professor
  Northern Arizona University
  Phoenix, Arizona
• 

  Matt Malcolm, PhD, OTR/L

  Associate Professor
  Colorado State University
  Fort Collins, Colorado

Non-presenting Author(s)

• 

  Patricia Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM

  Associate Professor
  University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  Aurora, Colorado

This special symposium and interactive forum discussion will highlight utility and opportunities with Electronic Health Records for disability and rehabilitation researchers. The targeted patient population will be older adults with varying diagnosis and impairment conditions with medically complex conditions and comorbidities

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about electronic health records (EHR) and their utility for health services research
• Describe common challenges related to access and analysis of EHR.
• Resources available for conducting health services research with EHR.
• Apply the special symposium knowledge into clinical practice