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 project will evaluate the effects of a technology-based patient-reported outcomes system on patient management of type 2 diabetes in primary care practices.Principal Investigator: Schoenthaler, Antoinette, Mann, Devin MProject Dates: September 01, 2018 to June 30, 2023
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Description: This study will evaluate the effectiveness of patient photographs displayed in electronic health record systems for preventing wrong-patient errors.Principal Investigator: Adelman, Jason StuartProject Dates: September 30, 2017 to July 31, 2023
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Description: This research showed that automated measurement of electronic order errors can be readily integrated into electronic health records to study the epidemiology of order errors and to test the effectiveness of proposed system improvements on order error outcomes.Principal Investigator: Adelman, Jason StuartProject Dates: September 01, 2016 to June 30, 2022
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Description: This project compared the risk of orders placed on the wrong electronic patient record when providers were limited to having one patient record open at a time versus up to four and found no difference in errors between the two.Principal Investigator: Adelman, Jason StuartProject Dates: September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2018
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Description: This study aimed to improve care transitions for low-income patients with multiple chronic conditions using health information exchange, and found significant reductions in inpatient and emergency department utilization.Principal Investigator: Hewner, SharonProject Dates: July 15, 2014 to December 31, 2016
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Description: This project examined the concept of geographical area that is fundamental to health information exchange activity, and explored the practical and policy implications of how exchange service areas are defined and measured.Principal Investigator: Vest, Joshua RyanProject Dates: September 01, 2013 to December 31, 2015
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Description: The project developed and pilot-tested a Web-based implementation of a Team Resource Management (TRM) intervention aimed at improving medication safety in primary care.Principal Investigator: Singh, GurdevProject Dates: September 07, 2007 to November 30, 2010
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Description: Thirty-three states and 1 territory formed the HISPC, which aims to address the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange through multi-state collaboration. With the support of its state or territorial governor, each team engaged a steering committee and a range of local stakeholders to 1) assess variations in organization-level business policies and state laws that affect health information exchange; 2) identify and propose practical solutions, while preserving the privacy and security requirements in applicable Federal and State laws and 3) develop detailed plans to implement solutions.Principal Investigator: Flink, EllenProject Dates: September 30, 2005 to December 31, 2007
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Description: Added a health care portal to the existing community-wide electronic data exchange which will allow for use of the current electronic messaging system along with migration to a full EMR; evaluated physician office efficiency improvement and cost reduction, payer return on investment, and safety and quality improvement.Principal Investigator: Blair III, JohnProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to March 31, 2008
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Description: Researched the implementation of an electronic medical record (EMR )in the medical community and the use of electronic ordering; identified a system that allows for the seamless exchange of clinical information throughout the medical community.Principal Investigator: Federaman, JayProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2006