Amanda K Solch
Veterans Health Administration
5 Papers
Amanda K Solch is an academic researcher from Veterans Health Administration. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Psychological intervention. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 4 publications.
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Electronic consultations (E-consults) and their outcomes: a systematic review
Varsha G. Vimalananda,Varsha G. Vimalananda,Jay D. Orlander,Jay D. Orlander,Melissa K Afable,Melissa K Afable,B. Graeme Fincke,B. Graeme Fincke,Amanda K Solch,Seppo T. Rinne,Seppo T. Rinne,Eun Ji Kim,Eun Ji Kim,Sarah L. Cutrona,Sarah L. Cutrona,Dylan D. Thomas,Dylan D. Thomas,Judith L Strymish,Judith L Strymish,Steven R. Simon,Steven R. Simon +20 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of the recent peer-reviewed literature on the effect of e-consults on access, cost, quality, and patient and clinician experience and identified the gaps in existing research on these outcomes found only modest empirical evidence for effectiveness.
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Evaluating the Impacts of Patient Engagement on Health Services Research Teams: Lessons from the Veteran Consulting Network
Vanessa L. Merker,Justeen Hyde,Abigail N Herbst,Amanda K Solch,David C. Mohr,Lauren Gaj,Kelly Dvorin,Eileen M. Dryden +7 more
TL;DR: In this article , the authors explored the impacts of engaging patients as consultants to research studies by examining the experiences, impacts, and lessons learned from a program facilitating patient engagement at a Veterans Health Administration research center.
Concerns of Primary Care Clinicians Practicing in an Integrated Health System: a Qualitative Study
Ekaterina Anderson,Amanda K Solch,B. Graeme Fincke,B. Graeme Fincke,Mark Meterko,Jolie B. Wormwood,Jolie B. Wormwood,Varsha G. Vimalananda,Varsha G. Vimalananda +8 more
TL;DR: Analysis of free-text comment box responses offered on a national survey about care coordination by 555 PCCs in the Veterans Health Administration, one of the largest integrated health systems in the USA, found concerns particular to integrated settings, including “dumping” by specialists and moral distress related to a concern for patients.
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Tools to improve referrals from primary care to specialty care.
Varsha G. Vimalananda,Mark Meterko,Molly E. Waring,Qian S,Amanda K Solch,Jolie B. Wormwood,Benjamin G. Fincke +6 more
TL;DR: Well-designed referral templates may help improve the clarity and completeness of primary care-specialty care referrals and may provide models that can be adapted in collaboration with primary care and broadly applied to improve referrals.
Coordination of Care as Experienced by the Specialist: Validation of the CSC-Specialist Survey in the Private Sector and the Effect of a Shared Electronic Health Record.
Varsha G. Vimalananda,Varsha G. Vimalananda,Mark Meterko,Mark Meterko,Amanda K Solch,Shirley Qian,Jolie B. Wormwood,Jolie B. Wormwood,Carol M Greenlee,Cynthia D. Smith,Benjamin G. Fincke +10 more
TL;DR: A unique survey that demonstrates adequate psychometric performance and is sensitive to use of a shared EHR and can be used alone or with the CSC-PCP to identify coordination problems, guide interventions, and measure improvements.