We spoke with our Principal Investigators to obtain project updates and learn their thoughts on the evolving field of eHealth. August 2005 was our final installment of Meet the Grantees.

August 2005 – The Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH
The Potential of Technology to Improve Chronic Disease Management and Quality of Care
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. C. Martin Harris.

July 2005 – University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Aurora, CO
D-STAR (Diabetes-System To Access Records): An Online Patient Portal to Improve and Sustain Diabetes Self-Care
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Steve Ross.

June 2005 – HispaniCare (DrTango, Inc) in Roswell, GA
Evaluation of the MiDieta (MyDiet) eHealth Portal to Facilitate Improved Diets, Increased Fitness-levels, and Weight-loss Among U.S. Hispanics
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Dirk Schroeder.

May 2005 – Geisinger Health System in Danville, PA
Does Access to an EHR Patient Portal Influence Chronic Disease Outcomes? A Randomized Trial Assessing Clinical and Behavioral Change Outcomes in Patients with CHF, Diabetes, or Secondary CVD
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Walter Stewart.

April 2005 – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA
Improving Chronic Disease Care with PatientSite
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Lisa I. Iezzoni.

March 2005 – University of California in San Francisco
Comparing the Effects of an Internet-Based to an Established Dyspnea Self-Management Program on Dyspnea, Exercise Behavior, and Pulmonary Exacerbations in Patients with COPD
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Virginia Carrieri-Kohlman.

February 2005 – University of Washington in Seattle
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Diabetes Disease Management Over the Internet
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Harold Goldberg.

January 2005 – Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI
Weight Management for a Defined Employee Population using an Interactive eHealth Portal
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Paul Hartlaub.

December 2004 – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Health eCommunities: The Impact of Listservs on Cancer Patients
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Barbara Rimer.

November 2004 – HealthMedia, Inc. in Ann Arbor, MI
Efficacy of a Web-Based Tailored Weight Management Program With and Without Tailored Nutrition and Goal Setting Support
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Kevin Wildenhaus.

October 2004 – The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA
Empowering Elders Through Technology
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Kathryn Dansky.

September 2004 – The MedStat Group in Washington DC
Assessment of a Hand-Held and Internet Information Technology System to Improve Management of Cancer Related Pain, Fatigue, and Depression
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Tami Mark.

August 2004 - University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA
Using Tailored Emails to Motivate Healthy Behavior, Improve Health Status, & Reduce Health Care Costs in Employee Populations: A Randomized Trial
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Patricia Franklin.

July 2004 - University of Washington in Seattle, WA
An Evaluation Framework for eHealth Survey Applications
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Bryant Karras.

June 2004 - University of California Los Angeles
Evaluating the Effectiveness of an eHealth Application to Improve Chronic Disease Management by Urban, Minority Children
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Adrian Casillas.

May 2004 - MedStar Research Institute in Washington DC
Effectiveness Measures for Tele-rehabilitation
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Susan Palsbo.

April 2004 - University of Texas Health Science Center/MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX
Validation of Quality Criteria for Health Information on the World Wide Web
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Elmer Bernstam and Dr. Funda Meric-Bernstam.

March 2004 - Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA
Creation and Evaluation of a Discourse Coding System to Assess the Benefits of Online Discussion on Mental and Physical Health
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Susan Fussell.

February 2004 - Kansas University Medical Center in Kansas City, KS
Development of an eHealth Provider-Patient Communication Measure
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Eve-Lynn Nelson

January 2004 - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD
Measuring and Describing Online Health Seeking among Adolescents
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Dina Borzekowski.

December 2003 - Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA
Internet Diabetes Self-Management: A Randomized Trial and Two Internet Studies: Reliability of Outcome Data Collected via Internet; Recruiting for Internet Studies from Rural America
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Kate Lorig.

November 2003 - Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA
Development of a Longitudinal Qualitative Methods Manual and Quantitative Instrument for Evaluating Use of Multi-Contact eHealth Technologies by Patients and Consumers
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Ramesh Farzanfar.

October 2003 - Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX
Factors Influencing Log-On Rates in an eHealth Obesity Prevention Program Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity to 8-10 Year Old African American Girls
Click here to read a Q&A with Dr. Debbe Thompson.