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121. Improving Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Care through SurvivorLink - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-pediatric-cancer-survivorship-care-through-survivorlink/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - (Achieved) Facilitate the exchange of clinical information at key transitions. … (Achieved) Provide patients with easy access to individualized educational materials and evidence-based … (Achieved) Provide researchers with longitudinal information on incidence of late effects in pediatric … (Achieved) 2012 Activities: Recruitment for SurvivorLink was a major focus of the year.

122. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Ambulatory Chronic Disease Care - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - (Achieved) Evaluate the effectiveness and changes associated with an interactive Web-based patient … (Achieved) Evaluate the use of in-home "smart" diagnostic devices (e.g., blood pressure cuffs, glucometers … (Achieved) Disseminate information regarding the development and impact of the interventions through … (Achieved) 2011 Activities: The evaluation of the impact of health IT-generated clinician quality

123. A Systems Engineering Approach: Improving Medication Safety with Clinician Use of Health IT - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/systems-engineering-approach-improving-medication-safety-clinician-use-health/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - they occur (i.e., diagnosis, prescribing, transcribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring). ( Achieved … enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers, 2) digoxin, 3) diuretic, and 4) statins. ( Achieved … climate, stress recognition, working conditions, perceptions of management, and job satisfaction). ( Achieved … Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of November 2010): The project is completed, and all aims were achieved

124. Assessing the Impact of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessing-impact-patient-centered-medical-home-pcmh/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - (Achieved) Determine if implementation of the WellMed model impacted patient and provider satisfaction … (Achieved) Determine if implementation of the WellMed level-3 PCMH improved care and health outcomes … (Achieved) Determine the incremental in-practice expenses per patient per month required to operate … (Achieved) 2011 Activities: The quantitative comparison analysis was completed in 2010 and the first

125. Improving Laboratory Monitoring in Community Practices: A Randomized Trial - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-laboratory-monitoring-community-practices-randomized-trial/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - (Achieved) Design, implement, and evaluate CDS (point-of-care alerts) for laboratory monitoring in … (Achieved) Design, implement, and evaluate a results management system to efficiently handle abnormal … (Achieved) 2012 Activities: The focus of the final months of the project was data collection and … However, at the end of the project, project aim milestones were achieved, with the exception of the retired

126. Evaluation of AHRQ's On-time Pressure Ulcer Program - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-ahrqs-time-pressure-ulcer-program/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - (Achieved) Design the tools and establish the foundation for a fall prevention implementation effort … (Achieved) Develop an evidence-based systems approach for identifying, managing, and monitoring multiple … (Achieved) Develop the On-Time Train-the-Trainer and TeamSTEPPS for long-term care curricula. … (Achieved) 2011 Activities: Thirteen control and 13 intervention facilities were recruited and worked

127. Improving Patient Access and Patient-Clinician Continuity Through Panel Redesign - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-patient-access-and-patient-clinician-continuity-through-panel/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - (Achieved) Extend the model’s ability to dynamically generate optimal panels and incorporate changes … (Achieved) Develop and disseminate the first two aims in a Web-based decision support tool for clinicians … (Achieved)  2012 Activities: Retrospective data from primary care clinics were used to complete … The process of patient panel redesign can be achieved by practices over many years, based on natural

128. INTEGRIS Telewoundcare Network - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integris-telewoundcare-network/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - additional sites, expanding coverage to new care settings, and demonstrating evidence-based practice. ( Achieved … management using videoconferencing and vital sign monitoring, and conducting more timely interventions. ( Achieved … ) Develop business strategies for sustainability. ( Achieved ) 2008 Activities: Data collection … Although the initial goal of implementing a controlled trial was not achieved due to referral problems

129. Developing and Using Valid Clinical Quality Metrics for Health Information Technology (Health IT) with Health Information Exchange (HIE) - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-and-using-valid-clinical-quality-metrics-health-information/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - (Achieved) Validate the modified quality metric set. … (Achieved) Test the reliability of electronic retrieval of the modified quality metric set. … (Achieved) Use the modified quality metric set to evaluate the long-term effects of using health IT … (Achieved) 2011 Activities: In the first years of the project, existing metrics were iteratively

130. Health Information Technology Support for Safe Nursing Care - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-support-safe-nursing-care/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - Specific Aims Support nurse mindfulness in planning care. ( Achieved ) Assist nurses during handoffs … by emphasizing continuity of care. ( Achieved ) Develop electronic documentation to accurately and … consistently reflect the plan of care. ( Achieved ) 2008 Activities: Analyses of some data were … Grantee’s Most Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status: The grant term has ended with all major aims achieved

131. The Chronic Care Technology Project - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/chronic-care-technology-project/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - implement technological changes in health care systems (within practices and between practices). ( Achieved … information transfer by improving its timeliness, accuracy, efficiency, security, usefulness, and cost. ( Achieved … of chronic disease care by improving both standards-based care delivery and patient health status. ( Achieved … Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of June 2009): The project grant is closed with all major aims achieved … These improvements to practice efficiency and patient safety would not have been achieved without The

132. Health Information Technology Value in Rural Hospitals - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-value-rural-hospitals/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - Specific Aims Characterize patient safety and health care quality issues in rural hospitals. ( Achieved … ) Characterize the health IT capacity and barriers of rural hospitals. ( Achieved ) Identify which … capacities are most strongly related to patient safety and health care quality issues in rural hospitals. ( Achieved … ) Identify the cost of health IT in rural hospitals. ( Achieved ) Develop toolkits to help rural … hospitals make informed health IT investments. ( Achieved ) 2008 Activities: With data collection

133. Improving Quality In Cancer Screening: The Excellence Report For Colonoscopy - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-cancer-screening-excellence-report-colonoscopy/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - quality measures, and present this as monthly feedback to the ambulatory care providers of CORI. ( Achieved … Report on individual performance in adherence to the recommended quality measures for colonoscopy. ( Achieved … the individual Excellence Report and effects on workflow, and identify any unintended consequences. ( Achieved … vendors to develop industry-wide standards for the exchange of data on colonoscopy quality measures. ( Achieved … Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of August 2010): The project is complete with all major aims achieved

134. Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementing-low-literacy-multimedia-information-technology-system-enhance/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - (Achieved) Evaluate the relationships between patient characteristics, resources, needs, health behaviors … (Achieved) Test whether use of the multimedia information technology system improves adherence to recommended … (Achieved) 2012 Activities: The research team continued to recruit and enroll patients into the … At the end of the project, all aims and milestones were achieved.

135. Healthy Teens TXT ME: Information Technology to Change Teen Health Risk Behaviors - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/healthy-teens-txt-me-information-technology-change-teen-health-risk-behaviors/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - (Achieved) Develop the format, message delivery algorithm, and technological processes to link PDA-based … (Achieved) Develop the prototype of adolescent health behavior change support via a social network … (Achieved) Conduct a small feasibility trial of the exercise component of the TXT ME model that will … (Achieved) 2012 Activities: The focus of 2012 was quantitative data analysis and dissemination of

136. Health Information Exchange: A Frontier Model - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-exchange-frontier-model/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - provide the infrastructure necessary to support regional HIE and common developments in the EMRs. ( Achieved … Provide standardized training and user capacity development programs throughout the Panhandle. ( Achieved … process and shared resources to enhance local and regional capacity development toward HIE. ( Partially Achieved … The third aim is thus partially achieved at the end of the grant period as the team is making progress

137. A Rural Health Information Technology Cooperative to Promote Clinical Improvement - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rural-health-information-technology-cooperative-promote-clinical-improvement/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - a Web site that would serve as an intervention to improve adherence to best practice guidelines. ( Achieved … ) Develop a survey to measure practitioner attitudes regarding best practices. ( Achieved ) Implement … educational programming to improve knowledge of and adherence to best practices for AMI and CAP. ( Achieved … nurses, physicians, and hospital administrators working at critical access hospitals in Washington. ( Achieved

138. El Dorado County Safety Net Technology Project/Access El Dorado County (ACCEL) - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/el-dorado-county-safety-net-technology-projectaccess-el-dorado-county-accel/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - Specific Aims: Develop the governance structure and privacy protections needed to operate an HIE. ( Achieved … residents locate resources and services to receive needed care for themselves and their families. ( Achieved … ) Implement the enterprise master patient index (EMPI) for the county. ( Achieved ) Work with a … vendor to develop and implement an HIE. ( Partially Achieved ) 2009 Activities: By the end of the

139. RxSafe: Shared Medication Management and Decision Support for Rural Clinicians - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rxsafe-shared-medication-management-and-decision-support-rural-clinicians/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - (Achieved) Implement medication list management tools that are integrated into clinician-specific and … (Achieved) Increase the effectiveness of medication management activities of clinicians in multiple … (Achieved) Employ evolving standards and architectures to link external, machine-actionable, evidence-based … (Achieved) 2011 Activities: A 1-year no-cost extension allowed for the completion of final project

140. Measuring the Value of Remote Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Monitoring - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/measuring-value-remote-intensive-care-unit-icu-monitoring/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - determine how changes to the user interface of the tele-ICU may increase the value of the technology. ( Achieved … health care provider attitudes about teamwork and safety climate after implementation of the tele-ICU. ( Achieved … , and in seven community (including two “small”) hospitals using a before-and-after study design. ( Achieved … ) Measure the cost-effectiveness of the tele-ICU. ( Achieved ) 2008 Activities: Analyses of