Merly Thomas

ORCID: 0009-0004-8075-9128
Publications
Citations
Views
---
Saved
---
About
Contact & Profiles
Research Areas
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Loyola University Chicago
2023

University of Chicago
2023

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2013-2018

Background A significant health challenge is evident in the United States, with 6 10 adults having a chronic disease and 4 2 or more. Chronic self-management aims to prevent delay progression disability reduce mortality risk. The evidence support use of information technology tools, including mobile apps, web-based portals, educational interventions, that improve clinical outcomes growing. Customer discovery value proposition design methodology form stakeholder engagement based on marketing...

10.2196/50334 article EN cc-by JMIR Formative Research 2023-10-05

Free clinics are volunteer based organizations that provide health care services to low-income individuals for free or minimal cost. Communities served by a clinic can ambulatory uninsured individuals, reducing reliance on costly hospital admissions sensitive conditions. This study examines whether in North Carolina reduce hospitalizations conditions adults. The used discharge data from 2003 2007, restricted adults residing (N = 270,325). Prevention Quality Indicators identified entry of new...

10.1186/s12913-018-3082-1 article EN cc-by BMC Health Services Research 2018-04-12

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> A significant health challenge is evident in the United States, with 6 10 adults having a chronic disease and 4 2 or more. Chronic self-management aims to prevent delay progression disability reduce mortality risk. The evidence support use of information technology tools, including mobile apps, web-based portals, educational interventions, that improve clinical outcomes growing. Customer discovery value proposition design methodology form stakeholder...

10.2196/preprints.50334 preprint EN 2023-07-10
Coming Soon ...