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: The research team will implement and evaluate an integration application that incorporates relevant health information exchange data directly into the electronic health record in the emergency department.Principal Investigator: Schleyer, TitusProject Dates: September 30, 2020 to September 29, 2024
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Description: This research assessed the use of a health information exchange system in emergency department settings, finding that although overall usage is relatively low, additional functionalities such as single sign on add value to clinical decision making and enable faster retrieval of patient records from external sources compared to traditional methods when embedded into existing workflows.Principal Investigator: Dixon, BrianProject Dates: September 01, 2017 to August 31, 2020
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Description: This project will enhance novel algorithms for matching patient health information across data sources, implement them, and evaluate their accuracy.Principal Investigator: Grannis, ShaunProject Dates: July 01, 2017 to April 29, 2023
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Description: This research demonstrated primary care providers’ complementary use of “push” and “pull” health information exchange technologies to meet their information needs and provides evidence that “pull” exchange reduces potentially avoidable healthcare utilization.Principal Investigator: Vest, Joshua RyanProject Dates: September 30, 2016 to September 29, 2019
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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: Gamache, RolandProject Dates: September 30, 2005 to December 31, 2007
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Description: Assesses the value of HIE in ambulatory care by modifying an existing economic model of HIE and tests the model in a randomized controlled trial.Principal Investigator: Overhage, MarcProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2009
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Description: The Indiana Network for Patient Care, an operational health information exchange (HIE) in central Indiana, is one of six AHRQ sponsored State and Regional demonstration projects begun in late 2004 and early 2005 to create State or regional HIEs.Principal Investigator: Overhage, MarcProject Dates: September 01, 2004 to July 31, 2010