Health Decision Technologies

CAPABILITIES

100% focused on health industry, committed to research-driven products. Full lifecycle intervention development; from requirements analysis to finished application.

APPLICATION HOSTING

HIPAA-compliant data and application hosting with 24/7 support and maintenance.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

IRB and Human Subjects Certification experience
Grant administration, accounting, and reporting

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Requirements analysis and discovery
Specifications & wire frames
UX/User interface design & content development
Usability testing
Database design and maintenance
Android and IOS app programming and enterprise distribution
Reporting and analytics

MEMBERSHIPS

Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
The International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII)
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative at the University of Miami (CITI)
Apple iOS Enterprise Registered Developer
Google Android Registered Developer

PARTNERS

University of Virginia School of Medicine: Department of Family Medicine
University of Virginia Center for Global Health
University of Kentucky College of Medicine: Department of Behavioral Science
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: Section on Infectious Diseases
American Lung Association in South Carolina

HDT's WORK

Health Decision Technologies works as either a prime contractor, usually on HHS/NIH research grants; or as consortium member on Heath IT research projects. Current and past projects have covered smoking cessation, diabetes management, obesity, alcohol abuse, medication adherence, and HIV management.

CURRENT PROJECTS

DIALYSISPRO
Development of a dialysis compliance support smart phone application and web based ecosystem.
(Role: Technology Partner). Internal Private Grant (Bowman, Rosner). 10/01/14 – present. University of Virginia, Department of Medicine

POSITIVE LINKS: SMART PHONES AND SUPPORT FOR SUCCESSFUL LINKAGE TO HIV CARE
This program promotes better linkage to care, through a smart phone application that delivers personalized, interactive reminders; offers a virtual community; and monitors adherence and other key behaviors or conditions (like substance abuse or depression).
(Role: Technology Partner). Retention in Care (RiC) Grant (Dillingham). 02/01/13 – present. AIDS United.

QUITADVISORDDS: A POINT-OF-CARE TOBACCO CESSATION TOOL FOR DENTAL SETTINGS
This Phase II project evaluates QuitAdvisorDDS as a tool for dental providers to advise patients on tobacco cessation.
(Role: Primary Investigator). R44DE021327 (Reynolds, Studts). 09/01/13 – present. NIH/NIDCR

QUITADVISORMD: A POINT-OF-CARE TOOL FOR BRIEF SMOKING CESSATION INTERVENTIONS
The overall goal of the project is to develop a prototype point-of-care computer software application to enhance clinician effectiveness in smoking intervention at the primary care level.
(Role: Investigator). R44 DA026682-02 (Reynolds, Strayer, Zarnegar). 03/01/09 – present. NIH/NIDA.

PAST PROJECTS

QUITADVISOROB: A TOOL FOR DELIVERING SMOKING CESSATION GUIDANCE TO PREGNANT WOMEN.
The long-term objective of this project is to provide a smoking-cessation intervention tool for health care providers in prenatal settings. (Role: Primary Investigator) R41DA032201 (Reynolds, Studts) - NIH/NIDA03/01/13 - 02/28/15

CALL 2 HEALTH
This project assessed the impacts of a combined modality SMS text messaging and group educational session intervention for women living with diabetes in rural Virginia. (Role: Technology Partner) Together on Diabetes (Nadkarni). Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation. 5/01/11 - 4/30/13.

TEXT MESSAGING ADHERENCE ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION TOOL FOR RURAL HIV+ DRUG USERS.
Using formative research with the targeted patients and partnership with a technology developer, we will develop the application and administrative system, Treatment Extension by Text (TxTEXT). (Role: Technology Partner). R34DA031640-02 (Ingersoll). NIH/NIDA. 4/01/11 - 3/31/13.

WEIGHTADVISORMD: A COMPUTER-BASED OBESITY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION TOOL
This Phase I STTR project will lead to development of WeightAdvisorMD, a set of brief clinical assessment and intervention instruments for weight loss counseling of overweight and obese patients in primary care settings. (Role: Investigator). R41DK083178 (Strayer). NIH/NIDDK.09/10/09 – 07/31/10.

AMIT: A STAGE-BASED TAILORED SUPPORT TOOL FOR ALCOHOL COUNSELING AT THE POINT OF CARE
This grant funded identifying brief evidence-based clinical instruments to assess problem drinking at the point of care; developed a functioning prototype of an Alcohol Misuse Intervention Tool (AMIT), a portable software tool designed to facilitate delivery of those instruments. (Role: Investigator) R41 AA016030-01 (Strayer). NIH/NIAAA. 09/01/08 - 08/31/09.

QUITADVISORMD: A PDA-BASED SCREENING AND SMOKING INTERVENTION TOOL
The goal of the project was to develop an interactive web-based and network-synchronizable clinical decision support tool to aid physicians and other health care providers in delivering evidence-based behavioral change interventions at the point of care. Contract HHSN261200644004C (PI: Reynolds). NIH/NCI. 09/01/06 - 02/28/07.

Health Interventions with Proven Impact

Adherence, Smoking, Obesity, Diabetes