Automated Reinforcement Management System: Feasibility study findings of an app-based contingency management treatment for alcohol use disorder.

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is the most prevalent substance use disorder in the United States and is directly related to 5% of all annually reported deaths worldwide. Contingency Management (CM) is among the most effective interventions for AUD, with recent technological advancements allowing CM to be provided remotely. To evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile Automated Reinforcement Management System (ARMS) designed to provide CM for AUD remotely.

Development and Implementation of a Mobile Tool for High-Risk Pregnant Women to Deliver Effective Caregiving for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.

Background: The United States continues to experience an alarming rise in opioid use that includes women who become pregnant and related neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in newborns. Most newborns experiencing NAS require nonpharmacological care, which entails, most importantly, maternal involvement with the newborn. To facilitate positive maternal-newborn interactions, mothers need to learn effective caregiving NAS strategies when they are pregnant; however, an enormous gap exists in the early education of mothers on the symptoms and progression of NAS, partly because no education, training, or other interventions exist to prepare future mothers for the challenges of caring for their newborns at risk for NAS.

Development and application of a primer and reference assessment tool for neonatal abstinence syndrome: A phase I pilot study.

Background: Despite evidence for the efficacy of strict neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) treatment protocols, no national standardized education, diagnosis or treatment strategy is available.

Objectives: To describe the development and preliminary usability of an electronic bedside primer and decision support tool for medical providers, with embedded, interactive education and reference modules.

Methods: A panel of NAS experts established a standard operating procedure for the best practices of NAS management and developed an interactive mobile primer and reference and assessment tool to assess NAS with a curriculum and decision support system.

A Shared Decision-Making Tool to Prevent Substance Abuse: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Substance use disorder (SUD) affects over 20 million adults and costs over $700 billion annually in the United States. It is one the greatest health care challenges we face.

Objective: This research project seeks to enhance the standard practice of Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) through a mobile solution easily incorporated into primary care that will promote shared decision making and increase referral and adherence to specialty care through continued follow-up care.

Evaluation of user interface and workflow design of a bedside nursing clinical decision support system.

Background: Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are important tools to improve health care outcomes and reduce preventable medical adverse events. However, the effectiveness and success of CDSS depend on their implementation context and usability in complex health care settings. As a result, usability design and validation, especially in real world clinical settings, are crucial aspects of successful CDSS implementations.

A personalized automated messaging system to improve adherence to prostate cancer screening: research protocol.

Background: Public adherence to cancer screening guidelines is poor. Patient confusion over multiple recommendations and modalities for cancer screening has been found to be a major barrier to screening adherence. Such problems will only increase as screening guidelines and timetables become individualized.