Health Information Technology Resources to Support Measurement-Based Care

John Torous; Adam C Powell; Elena Rodriguez-Villa

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.011

Health Information Technology Resources to Support Measurement-Based Care

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2020 Oct;29(4):763-773. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.011. Epub 2020 Jul 22.

Authors

John Torous¹, Adam C Powell², Elena Rodriguez-Villa³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: jtorous@bidmc.harvard.edu.
² Payer+Provider Syndicate, 11 Beach Street, Ste. 4E, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 32891375
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2020.06.011

Abstract

To increase utilization and convert health information technology into measurement-based care, this article highlights 4 criteria and actions that help distinguish successful mobile mental health interventions: first, interest: draw on pervading interest in mobile mental health; second, engagement: offer personalized design features and recommendations; third, specificity and simplicity: provide simple, specific, and timely feedback; fourth, support: incorporate support from peers, family and friends, and caregivers.

Keywords: Apps; Measured based care; User-centered design.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Medical Informatics*
Mental Health Services / standards*
Mobile Applications*
Patient Reported Outcome Measures*
Psychometrics
Self Care
Telemedicine*
User-Computer Interface