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Table 4 Capability and characteristic frequency

From: Health Information Technologies—Academic and Commercial Evaluation (HIT-ACE) methodology: description and application to clinical feedback systems

Capability/characteristic

Number of systems with capability/characteristic

Percentage of systems with capability/characteristic

Tracks standardized outcomes

46

93.88

Outcome monitoring for provider is a prime function

45

91.84

Contact info of developer

43

87.76

Internet-based

41

83.67

Reports system as evidence-based

41

83.67

Library of measures to choose from

35

71.43

Summary reports

34

69.39

Displays outcomes as graphs

34

69.39

Aggregate data at multiple levels

30

61.22

View option of treatment recipient

28

57.14

Immediate feedback timing

27

55.10

Available for purchase/acquisition

27

55.10

Provides standard gap feedback

22

44.90

Available training for system use other than demo

22

44.90

Available tech support

22

44.90

Alerts to provider

21

42.86

Available demo of system for promotional purposes

20

40.82

Ability to use on mobile devices

20

40.82

Available paper format

20

40.82

Available service recipient portal for data entry

18

36.73

Available instruction manual for system

18

36.73

HIPAA compliant

17

34.69

Available in other languages

16

32.65

Permission-based logins for different users

16

32.65

Ability to use on different devices

16

32.65

Dashboard view option

15

30.61

Tracks idiographic measures relevant to treatment process

14

28.57

Integration with other technologies

14

28.57

Tracks therapeutic processes

13

26.53

Corrective feedback from system

13

26.53

Tracks interventions delivered by providers

12

24.49

Summary reports for service recipient

12

24.49

Ongoing support beyond tech support

12

24.49

Tracks/Measures individual treatment targets (goals)

11

22.45

Software-based

11

22.45

Provider determines frequency of measure administration

10

20.41

New tools and measures can be added

10

20.41

Records treatment goals

9

18.37

Makes referrals

9

18.37

Adaptive measures

8

16.33

Compares service providers to other providers

7

14.29

Ability to create idiographic tracking mechanisms

7

14.29

Alerts to others

5

10.20

Customizable dashboard

5

10.20

Messaging system for treatment providers

5

10.20

HL7 compliant

5

10.20

Generates invoices for billing purposes

5

10.20

Provider can add new tools directly

4

8.16

Available service recipient portal to view outcomes

4

8.16

Tracks critical events for service recipient

3

6.12

Compares treatment outcomes to user-defined goals

3

6.12

Ability to customize alerts

3

6.12

Reports fulfilling “Meaningful use” criteria

3

6.12

Accessible to disabled populations

2

4.08

System is an electronic health record

2

4.08

Blue Button Compliant

0

0.00