Limited Competition for AHRQ Transforming Healthcare Quality Through Information Technology - Implementation Grants
Impact of prior clinical information in an EHR on care outcomes of emergency patients.
The use of count data models in biomedical informatics evaluation research.
The impact of electronic health records on people with diabetes in three different emergency departments.
Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs
This project developed a secure Web-based electronic health record for children with special health care needs called the Tennessee Child Health Profile.
Implementation of a telepharmacy service to provide round-the-clock medication order review by pharmacists.
A network collaboration implementing technology to improve medication dispensing and administration in critical access hospitals.
Creating a shared formulary in 7 critical access hospitals.
Holomua Project Improving Transitional Care in Hawaii
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.
Improving Rural Health Care: Implementing Innovative Integration Solutions
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.
