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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r21hs018238-eaton-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
• Determine the appropriate and acceptable patient motivators (i.e., engaging content, … (Achieved)
• Test the functionality, security, and fidelity of the secure data exchange between the … (Achieved)
• Determine the degree of adoption by participants of the four intervention components … (Achieved)
1 | EHEALTH BP CONTROL PROGRAM
EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: A total of 28 participants were recruited through letters sent to the
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-measurement-point-care/activity/bringing-measurement-point-care/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Validate a set of automated clinical quality measures that addresses priority public health issues. ( Achieved … Characterize provider attitudes and measure provider satisfaction with performance indicators. ( Achieved … intuitive point-of-care quality measurement and decision support user interface (quality dashboard). ( Achieved … quality dashboard on the accuracy of, and provider satisfaction with, EHR-derived quality measures. ( Achieved … project through the EHR vendors’ participation in this project and through reviewed publications. ( Achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/delaware-health-information-network-dhin-state-and-regional-demonstration/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Reduce the time and financial costs of HIE by reducing the complexity of current distribution … (Achieved)
Improve communication between health care providers and patients to provide appropriate, … (Achieved)
Reduce the number of duplicative tests and expedite the reporting of consultant opinions … (Achieved)
Improve the efficiency and value of electronic health record (EHR) systems in physicians … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: Due to delays in previous years of the contract, the contract was extended
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-lab-follow-delivering-enhanced-medication-list-outpatient-physician/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Project Objectives:
Aggregate medication histories from multiple sources into a single document. ( Achieved … areas, such as inadequate lab monitoring, drugs with abnormal labs, or drugs to avoid in the elderly. ( Achieved … )
Deliver enhanced medication history documents to clinics. ( Achieved )
Examine instances of decision … support rule use. ( Achieved )
Examine quality and safety improvements. ( Achieved )
2010 Activities
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/medication-monitoring-vulnerable-populations-information-technology-mmiti/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Explore factors that influence accuracy of EHR-derived measures. ( Achieved )
Develop and implement … medication monitoring for vulnerable BMS CHC populations that are useful to clinicians and senior leaders. ( Achieved … measures of medication monitoring for vulnerable BMS CHC populations that impact patient outcomes. ( Achieved … whether deployment of these measurement efforts will improve teamwork and safety climate at CHC. ( Achieved … Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of August 2010): The project was completed and all major aims achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/optimizing-medication-history-value-clinical-encounters-elderly-patients/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Develop structured, problem-oriented frameworks for organizing medication history information … (Achieved)
Develop and pretest modules to teach clinicians how to improve geriatric patient-provider … (Achieved)
Test the impact of these interventions on clinician behavior using a randomized controlled … (Achieved)
Develop "tool-kit" resources and intervention products for use by nonphysician providers … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: During the first 3 years of the project, the research team developed
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/improving_quality_care_for_children_with_special_needs_2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - (Achieved)
• Improve the coordination and quality of care provided to CSHCN in ambulatory settings … (Achieved)
• Provide accurate, comprehensive health care information for developmental tracking of … (Achieved)
2010 Activities: The project team conducted statistical analysis of outcome measures for … Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of January 2010): This project is complete
with all major milestones achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-otitis-media-care-electronic-health-record-ehr-based-clinical/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Examine overall effect of health IT intervention and the independent contribution of physician … (Achieved)
Assess the effects of the intervention on the secondary outcomes of resource use and clinician … (Partially Achieved)
Work with members of their advisory board, including the American Board of Pediatrics … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: The research team used a 1-year no-cost extension to complete data analysis
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/project-echo-hepatitis-c-ambulatory-care-quality-improvement-new-mexico-through/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
Develop a Web portal that creates a central identity for the HCV program and provides a … (Achieved)
Develop a system that automatically uploads laboratory data from TriCore. … (Achieved)
Promote adoption of iHealth clinical management system. … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: Patient focus groups were conducted and the patient portal prototype
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-centered-medical-home-information-model/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Convene an expert panel to obtain key stakeholder input on development of the PCMH information … (Achieved)
Convene working groups and focus groups for the purpose of model validation. … (Achieved)
Develop non-technical narrative and technical reports to describe the PCMH information model … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: Activities were focused on developing the information model and validating
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/state-and-regional-demonstrations-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - clinical data elements among providers in a three-county region with a population of about 1 million. ( Achieved … technical architecture to initiate the exchange and eventual transition to an independent platform. ( Achieved … participating organizations to remaining safety net providers and primary care ambulatory providers. ( Achieved … )
Develop a business model for sustainability. ( Achieved )
2010 Activities: Since 2005, the
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-guide-identifying-and-remediating-unintended-consequences/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Develop the draft version of the guide, and instructions for its use. … (Achieved)
Pilot test the guide at three additional sites to assess its usability and usefulness. … (Achieved)
Revise the guide and disseminate final version in a Web-accessible format through several … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: The focus of activity was on completing and disseminating the final
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-health-care-decisionmaking-through-use-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Identify what contextual factors and features influence the implementation and use of electronic … (Achieved)
Identify the impact of introducing electronic knowledge management and CDSS. … (Achieved)
Identify what generalizable knowledge can be integrated into electronic knowledge management … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: The focus of 2011 was dissemination of results.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/holomua_project_improving_transitional_care_in_hawaii_2009_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
• Complete production, implementation, and support phases of HIE, known as HMVR. … (Achieved)
• Increase accuracy and timeliness of shared patient information during transitional care … (Achieved)
• Determine mechanisms by which information resources, information systems, and other IT … (Achieved)
• Begin use of HMVR. … (Achieved)
2009 Activities: During 2009, meetings were held with Hawaii State Department of Health (
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_290050012_lee_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
• Reduce the time and financial costs of HIE by reducing the complexity of current distribution … (Achieved)
• Improve communication between health care providers and patients to provide appropriate … (Achieved)
• Reduce the number of duplicative tests and expedite the reporting of consultant opinions … (Achieved)
• Improve the efficiency and value of electronic health record (EHR) systems in physicians … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: Due to delays in previous years of the contract, the contract was extended
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/medication_monitoring_for_vulnerable_populations_via_information_technology__mmiti__2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - (Achieved)
• Develop and implement EHR-based quality and safety measures of medication monitoring … (Achieved)
• Develop and implement EHR-based quality and safety measures of medication monitoring … (Achieved)
• Evaluate the relationship between contextual factors (teamwork and safety climate at … (Achieved)
2010 Activities: The primary project activities for this period included analysis of qualitative … Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of August 2010): The project was
completed and all major aims achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/use-affordable-open-source-systems-rural-and-small-practice-health-professional/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
Advance understanding of a process for evaluating the trustworthiness, functionality, interoperability … (Achieved)
Gather and analyze the needs of rural and small practice ambulatory health care providers … (Achieved)
Develop and evaluate a prototype system on which promising open-source EHR applications … (Achieved)
Provide an assessment of the capabilities, strengths, and limitations of existing open-source … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: Dr.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/toward-optimal-patient-safety-information-system/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Specific Aims
Assess the level of adoption of patient safety reporting systems in U.S. hospitals. ( Achieved … )
Assess the perceived value of patient safety reporting systems. ( Achieved )
Delineate the advantages … and disadvantages of information technology applications in adverse event reporting and prevention. ( Achieved … classifying and organizing adverse event data from many disparate hospital incident reporting systems. ( Achieved … adverse events that would facilitate data mining, knowledge sharing and learning from adverse events. ( Achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-prescribing-and-decision-support-improve-rural-primary-care-quality/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
Improve adherence to prescribed medications among patients with hypertension through use … (Achieved)
Improve health outcomes for patients with hypertension in rural communities through the … (Achieved)
Enhance patient and provider satisfaction with the e-prescribing tool. … (Achieved)
Overcome barriers to successful adoption of e-prescribing. … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: A 1-year no-cost extension provided time for the project team to complete
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/new-mexico-health-information-collaborative-nmhic/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - Create the community/organizational infrastructure for the health information collaborative. ( Achieved … )
Establish the initial technology approach and core architecture. ( Achieved )
Establish a rural … pilot of the HIE. ( Achieved )
Evaluate the progress of the HIE. ( Achieved )
Position NMHIC for … further development and sustainability in the post-project period. ( Achieved )
2008 Activities: