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 research will create clinical decision support artifacts for three patient-centered outcomes research guidelines around advanced diagnostic imaging using standards to allow them to be shareable, interoperable, and scalable; and implement them in different workflows and settings measuring their impact.Principal Investigator: Lacson, RonildaProject Dates: September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025
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Description: This research developed, refined, and assessed the validity of methods for handling missing data in distributed data networks, without sharing individual-level data, to improve data quality and research validity.Principal Investigator: Toh, DarrenProject Dates: September 30, 2018 to September 29, 2022
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Description: This research studied errors in medical documents created with speech recognition software and developed natural language processing methods to detect such errors.Principal Investigator: Zhou, LiProject Dates: September 30, 2015 to September 29, 2019
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Description: This project designed and validated a new diabetes quality of care process measure.Principal Investigator: Turchin, AlexanderProject Dates: September 30, 2007 to September 29, 2010
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Description: This project evaluated the readiness and feasibility of EHR data for ambulatory clinical performance measurement in a community-wide, multi-payer HIE.Principal Investigator: Schneider, EricProject Dates: September 12, 2007 to August 31, 2011
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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: Stone, DianeProject Dates: September 30, 2005 to December 31, 2007
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Description: Assesses the value of health IT to clinicians through creation of CDSS tools integrated with clinical documentation workflow and physician performance feedback, its impact on clinical decision support and quality assessment, and its cost-effectiveness.Principal Investigator: Middleton, BlackfordProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2009
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Description: Systematically assessed improvements in patient safety and experience of care associated with implementation of four decision support function embedded in an electronic health record: 1) the influence of weight based dosing on pediatric adverse drug events; 2) the influence of a test result tracking system on appropriate followup of ordered tests; 3) the influence of automated reminders on symptom monitoring and medications for children with asthma and attention deficit disorder.Principal Investigator: Ferris, TimothyProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2008
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Description: This project developed and evaluated the Secure Architecture For Exchanging Health Information (SAFEHealth), a health information exchange in Massachusetts.Principal Investigator: Garber, LawrenceProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2009