Phone Versus In-Person Navigation of Social Needs and Caregivers' Desire for Resources in the Pediatric Emergency Department.

Objective: To determine the association between in-person versus telephone-based contact by a resource navigator and caregivers' expressed desire for community-based resources to meet social needs in a pediatric emergency department (PED).

Methods: This retrospective observational study used data from the PED in a large, metropolitan, academic children's hospital. Families were approached by resource navigators and offered community-based resources either in-person or by phone during waiting periods in the PED exam room.

Internet and Social Media Access Among Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: Youth experiencing homelessness are at a risk for a variety of adverse outcomes. Given the widespread use of the internet and social media, these new technologies may be used to address their needs and for outreach purposes. However, little is known about how this group uses these resources.

Crowdsourcing healthcare costs: Opportunities and challenges for patient centered price transparency.

Efforts to improve health care price transparency have garnered significant attention from patients, policy makers, and health insurers. In response to increasing consumer demand, state governments, insurance plans, and health care providers are reporting health care prices. However, such data often do not provide consumers with the most salient information: their own actual out-of-pocket cost for medical care.

Use of mobile apps: a patient-centered approach.

Objectives: This study explored what smartphone health applications (apps) are used by patients, how they learn about health apps, and how information about health apps is shared.

Methods: Patients seeking care in an academic ED were surveyed about the following regarding their health apps: use, knowledge, sharing, and desired app features. Demographics and health information were characterized by summary statistics.