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 assessed the etiology of medication ordering errors, finding that errors stemmed from multi-level risk factors and showing the utility of a void alert tool to prospectively capture the broad range of errors that may occur in practice that may be missed by using traditional retrospective error reporting methods.Principal Investigator: Abraham, JoannaProject Dates: August 01, 2017 to July 31, 2020
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Description: This research studied whether clinical decision support could reduce contextual errors, improve patient healthcare outcomes, and reduce misuse and overuse of medical services.Principal Investigator: Weiner, SaulProject Dates: July 01, 2017 to April 30, 2022
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Description: This project held an invitation-only conference to examine methodological issues related to the identification and development of outcome measures and their accompanying risk-adjustment models in the electronic health record environment.Principal Investigator: Schmaltz, StephenProject Dates: September 30, 2011 to September 29, 2012
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Description: This project evaluated the feasibility and usability of using a personal health record for adults with intellectual disabilities with a group of caregivers who had an adult child participating in the Healthy Athletes Special Olympics program.Principal Investigator: Rimmer, James HowardProject Dates: June 01, 2010 to May 31, 2012
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Description: Promoted and evaluated the interchange of patient safety information and the reporting of adverse events and close calls among public and private voluntary incident reporting systems being used at U.S. hospitals.Principal Investigator: Koss, RichardProject Dates: September 30, 2004 to March 31, 2008
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Description: Assessed the value of software applications to facilitate information transfer during the high-risk transition from hospital to home at discharge, and compared health information technology to usual care for benefits outcomes, adverse events, effectiveness, costs, and satisfaction among patients and physicians.Principal Investigator: Graumlich, JamesProject Dates: September 01, 2004 to August 31, 2007