Limited Competition for AHRQ Transforming Healthcare Quality Through Information Technology - Implementation Grants


Holomua Project Improving Transitional Care in Hawaii

Description

Develops a patient Master Visit Registry (MVR), addressing the need for better information sharing among clinical organizations and enhancing their ability to give patients continuous high-quality care when they change providers. The MVR will expand upon an existing patient record-keeping system, while improving local handling and exchange of records.

Grant Number
UC1 HS016160
Principal Investigator(s)

Improving Rural Health Care: Implementing Innovative Integration Solutions

Description

Integrated existing health IT technology software and systems among a three-hospital consortium to create a shared electronic record that ultimately gave providers access to real-time data and the ability to electronically prescribe medications. The goals of the project were to reduce medical errors, improve the quality of patient care, increase patient satisfaction and lower costs.

Grant Number
UC1 HS016142
Principal Investigator(s)