Research At Hikma Health

Here at Hikma Health, we believe in the power of research to improve the access that displaced and refugee populations have to continuity of care. We work with our partners at each step of the process to improve the experience of our system for their context. We also pool our findings to advance the implementation of electronic health records in austere settings for displaced populations.

Our Publications

• Shrestha, A., Alawa, J., Ashworth, H., Essar, M.Y. (2022). Innovation is needed in creating electronic health records for humanitarian crises and displaced populations. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4, 939168.

• Buford, A., Ashworth, H. C., Ezzeddine, F. L., Dada, S., Nguyen, E., Ebrahim, S., Zhang, A., Lebovic, J., Hamvas, L., Prokop, L. J., Midani, S., Chilazi, M., & Alahdab, F. (2022). Systematic review of electronic health records to manage chronic conditions among displaced populations. BMJ Open, 12(9), e056987.

• Brotherton, T., Brotherton, S., Ashworth, H., Kadambi, A., Ebrahim, H., & Ebrahim, S. (2022). Development of an Offline, Open-Source, Electronic Health Record System for Refugee Care. Frontiers in Digital Health, 4, 847002.

• Ashworth, H., Ebrahim, S., Ebrahim, H., Bhaiwala, Z., & Chilazi, M. (2022). A Free, Open-Source, Offline Digital Health System for Refugee Care. JMIR Medical Informatics, 10(2), e33848.

• Ebrahim, S., Ashworth, H., Noah, C., Kadambi, A., Toumi, A., & Chhatwal, J. (2020). Reduction of COVID-19 Incidence and Nonpharmacologic Interventions: Analysis Using a US County-Level Policy Data Set. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e24614.

Our Current Projects

We are using an implementation science framework to understand the real-world application of our system across a variety of clinical and cultural settings. Currently, we are in the middle of a feasibility study with two of our partners to investigate the barriers and facilitators to implementing our system across different settings. This is being followed up with an effectiveness trial with 6 partners across the globe.