AHRQ Funded Projects
Search the entire portfolio of AHRQ-funded digital healthcare research projects. Projects can be identified by technology studied, medical condition, population, status of the project, principal investigator, organization, funding mechanism and location.
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Description: This study will create an innovative electronic medication administration record prototype and a medication administration workflow risk assessment to improve the medication administration process and the usability and safety of the electronic medication administration records in response to challenges from COVID-19.Principal Investigator: Ratwani, Raj M., Hettinger, Aaron ZacharyProject Dates: July 01, 2018 to April 30, 2024
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Description: This study showed the feasibility and value of creating a methodology and process for a health information technology black box to inform electronic health record design and usability.Principal Investigator: Hettinger, Aaron ZacharyProject Dates: July 01, 2017 to June 30, 2019
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Description: Analysis of 5,200 patient safety event reports showed an association between electronic health record (EHR) usability and patient safety in both adults and children and led to development of an EHR usability and safety assessment tool that healthcare facilities can use to identify usability and safety issues.Principal Investigator: Ratwani, Raj M.Project Dates: September 30, 2015 to July 31, 2021
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Description: This project developed and pilot-tested a novel, outcomes-based emergency department triage tool and found that risk stratification and waiting times were improved for some patients.Principal Investigator: Levin, Scott R.Project Dates: August 01, 2015 to July 31, 2018
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Description: This research study used cognitive systems engineering approaches to understand the decision making process in the emergency department and proposed models and solutions to some of the biggest challenges in practicing medicine in this complex environment.Principal Investigator: Hettinger, Aaron ZacharyProject Dates: September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2020
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Description: This project supported the Workshop on Health Information Technology and Economics (WHITE) conference that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and communication in health information technology research by providing a forum for knowledge creation, sharing, and dissemination.Principal Investigator: Agarwal, RituProject Dates: September 01, 2011 to November 30, 2013
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Description: Through the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Information Model project, Westat aims to develop a functional model to define the PCMH that would describe it in both narrative and technical terms through the interactions between and among PCMH stakeholders.Principal Investigator: Waldren, StevenProject Dates: August 02, 2010 to August 01, 2011
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Description: This project helped to identify the impact of Meaningful Use incentive payments on dentists serving Medicaid-eligible children and how these payments might expand access to quality oral health care for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).Principal Investigator: Austein-Casnoff, CherylProject Dates: June 30, 2010 to June 30, 2011
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Description: This project demonstrated the ability of an interoperable health information exchange and an electronic health record to provide useful quality and safety measures for the vulnerable populations served by two community health center clinics.Principal Investigator: Lehmann, ChristophProject Dates: September 21, 2007 to May 31, 2010