AHRQ-Funded Projects

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Service Integration

Description: 

Built an integrated communications system with area hospitals, clinics, and service providers in St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish, and Terrebonne Parish that will support chronic disease management and improve patient safety. Authorized health care providers have swift, secure access to important patient information at the point of care.

Principal Investigator: 
Craig Mathews
Project Dates: 
September 30, 2005 to September 29, 2008

Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs

Description: 

This project developed a secure Web-based electronic health record for children with special health care needs called the Tennessee Child Health Profile.

Principal Investigator: 
Carmen Lozzio
Project Dates: 
September 30, 2005 to January 31, 2010

HIT Service Integration

Description: 

Created a detailed assessment of the feasibility of health IT implementation including the development of an implementation plan, specification of clinical and organizational needs, identification of goals, and identification of barriers and ways to address those barriers.

Principal Investigator: 
Michelle Lemming
Project Dates: 
September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2005

Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs

Description: 

Developed a database that includes diagnoses, health records, and educational information on children with special health care needs, with emphasis on children with genetic conditions and developmental disabilities. This information was made available to physicians via a secure Web-based system.

Principal Investigator: 
Carmen Lozzio
Project Dates: 
September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2005