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: Researchers created a drug allergy module that detects inconsistencies in allergy information within the electronic health record and uses a dynamic picklist that puts answers in order of how important they are based on the allergen input.Principal Investigator: Zhou, LiProject Dates: May 07, 2018 to April 30, 2022
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Description: This research assessed the utilization of a “smart” pillbox, a prefilled electronic medication tray that sends electronic alerts and reports to patients, caregivers, and primary care providers for patients discharged from the hospital, finding an increased medication adherence among patients on five or more chronic medications.Principal Investigator: Schnipper, Jeffrey LawrenceProject Dates: May 01, 2016 to April 30, 2019
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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 research developed and evaluated a mobile health application for patients with asthma.Principal Investigator: Rudin, Robert SamuelProject Dates: May 01, 2015 to April 30, 2018
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Description: This project analyzed secondary data to identify factors associated with timely opening of electronic health record-based asynchronous alerts, timely response to the alerts, and patient outcomes.Principal Investigator: Cutrona, Sarah LeleikoProject Dates: September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2017
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Description: This project built an automated intervention that recognized critical imaging results that require additional testing and populated a discharge summary with recommendations, resulting in improved patient followup.Principal Investigator: Lacson, RonildaProject Dates: July 01, 2014 to June 30, 2017
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Description: This project evaluated select Stage 3 Meaningful Use criteria in the Patient and Family Engagement, Care Coordination, and Interoperability domains and developed recommendations to improve them and increase their value to hospitals and practices implementing them.Principal Investigator: Galantowictz, SaraProject Dates: September 26, 2013 to September 25, 2014
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Description: This project studied the impact on workflow of applications that allow patients to electronically share information with clinics on workflow and at how clinics redesign information workflows to incorporate this data.Principal Investigator: Carayon, PascaleProject Dates: August 15, 2012 to August 14, 2015
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Description: This project developed and tested the impact of a virtual patient on the clinical approach of primary care providers at a community health center serving refugee patients.Principal Investigator: Mollica, RichardProject Dates: September 30, 2011 to September 29, 2014
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Description: This project conducted a randomized trial of a medication management system that supports medication adjustments and scheduling of laboratory tests independent of office visits.Principal Investigator: Atlas, Steven J.Project Dates: September 30, 2010 to July 31, 2014