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 culminate in a randomized controlled trial of the Peer PLUS (People Leveraging Urgent Support) mobile app and companion web-based platform that supports communication between those with substance use disorder and peer recovery coaches to determine if it contributes to long-term recovery for these individuals.Principal Investigator: Toscos, Tammy RProject Dates: April 01, 2023 to March 31, 2028
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Description: This research will assess the validity of patient-level computable social factor phenotypes used to predict a patient’s risk of increased healthcare utilization and costs.Principal Investigator: Vest, Joshua RyanProject Dates: September 30, 2021 to August 31, 2026
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Description: This research will compare the use of predictive modeling versus traditional questionnaires to identify those with unmet social needs, use the superior method to inform the development of a clinical decision support tool, and evaluate the tool’s impact on referrals to social providers.Principal Investigator: Vest, Joshua RyanProject Dates: May 01, 2021 to April 30, 2026
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Description: This research will implement in pharmacies a patient-reported outcomes collection tool, PatientToc™, to collect data around medication adherence that can be used by pharmacists to improve adherence.Principal Investigator: Snyder, Margie E.Project Dates: April 01, 2019 to March 31, 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 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