Transforming Healthcare Quality Through Information Technology (THQIT) - Planning Grants

EMR Planning to Improve North Iowa Health Care

Description

Designed a system-wide patient-centered planning process and an EHR implementation plan that securely exchanged patient information within and across diverse health care settings for the Hancock County Memorial Hospital, in addition to 21 affiliated physician health organization clinics.

Grant Number
P20 HS015396
Principal Investigator(s)

Sharing Patient Record Access in Rural Health Settings

Description

Developed an implementation plan for an ambulatory EMR in a medically underserved region that electronically connects physician offices, the regional hospital, ancillary services, and other community health services. The project work identified indicators that track measurable improvements in patient safety, quality of care, clinician and patient satisfaction, and operational efficiency.

Grant Number
P20 HS015113
Principal Investigator(s)

Boone County Community Care Network

Description

Designed a county-wide health information system that allowed health information sharing and permitted real-time order placement by hospitals, health departments, private physicians' offices, clinics, and long-term care facilities.

Grant Number
P20 HS015286
Principal Investigator(s)

Improving the Quality and Safety of Regional Surgical Patient Care through the Creation of a Multi-institutional Partnership for the Implementation and Support of Perioperative Informatics Tools

Description

Developed a detailed plan for the implementation and support of informatics tools in regional health centers including the creation of informatics tools to manage institutional surgical care information, creation of a multi-institutional partnership to manage both the informatics and surgical quality improvement programs, and the development of an economic model related to the business and safety benefits.

Grant Number
P20 HS015401
Principal Investigator(s)

Midcoast Maine Patient Safety With IT Integration

Description

Developed new systems and a high level of integration and cooperation in four significant areas: medication management, patient discharge, high-level integration of information, and the development of a new paradigm for evaluating, selecting, and implementing new technologies.

Grant Number
P20 HS015170
Principal Investigator(s)

Creating Online NICU Networks to Educate, Consult & Team

Description

Developed, implemented, and evaluated a cooperative effort for using health IT to facilitate a continuum of appropriate medical and developmental care, from the time infants are admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), through the transition process to community-based health care services for infants most at-risk for long-term neurodevelopmental problems.

Grant Number
P20 HS014996
Principal Investigator(s)