Health Innovation Professor Sridhar Seshadri

Projects Available for Carle Illinois College of Medicine Student Participation

A Field Experiement to Evaluate the Efficacy of Convenient Health Kiosks - The goals are to: 1. Define the requirements of health kiosks from a user perspective. We will employ focus groups and user surveys to define the requirements and functionalities of the kiosk. 2. Second, we will design a prototype kiosk based on the requirements outlined in the step 1. 3. Finally, we will conduct an experiment to validate the efficacy of the kiosk in improving preventative care. Also, we will collect feedback to improve the design of the kiosk. The work is intended to lead to large-scale development and deployment of health kiosks in rural and other underserved areas, possibly through a subsequent larger grant.

Investigating the Impact of Insurance Plans on Variability and Inequity in Patient Care: An Analytical Study Using Transactional Data from a Hospital - We propose the following aims as part of this project.  •    Are there significant variations in insurance-guided allowable limits for specific conditions? How do these limits vary across insurance and across disease conditions? Do these variations impact specific patient groups from different socio-economic conditions and specific disease conditions more intensely than others?  •    What is the impact of such variations on the treatment process and clinical outcomes for different patient groups and disease conditions? We measure impact by the treatment process measures (such as procedures done/testing and detection of disease conditions/admission decision/ discharge decisions), and the resulting clinical outcome measures (such as readmission). We will define the measures more specifically in consultation with healthcare providers to focus on specific conditions. •    Finally, what socio-economic and demographic factors are associated with adverse clinical outcomes if any? What is the long-term cost of the inequity in healthcare access on specific patient groups and the overall healthcare system? 

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