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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2902008100010-middleton-wright-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
• Build a prototype national knowledge repository to support access and use of knowledge artifacts … (Achieved)
• Build publicly available cloud-based Web services to provide remote CDS. … (Achieved)
• Build end-user CDS dashboards that would depict user’s compliance with CDS and provide … (Achieved)
• Coordinate overall CDS Consortium evaluation activities.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017300-hahn-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
AMBULATORY SAFETY AND QUALITY: ENABLING PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
THROUGH HEALTH IT (R18) … (Achieved)
• Test whether use of the multimedia information technology system improves adherence to … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: The research team continued to recruit and enroll patients into the RCT … At the end of the
project, all aims and milestones were achieved.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017067_kaushal_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
• Validate the modified quality metric set. … (Achieved)
• Test the reliability of electronic retrieval of the modified quality metric set. … (Achieved)
2 | Developing anD Using valiD CliniCal QUality MetriCs for HealtH inforMation
teCHnology … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: In the first years of the project, existing metrics were iteratively rated
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/integris_telewoundcare_network_2009_update_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
Improve the quality of wound care by collecting wound care and diabetes documentation, … (Achieved)
Develop business strategies for sustainability. … (Achieved)
2008 Activities: Data collection for the study of wound care outcomes continued into 2008 … Although the initial goal of implementing a controlled trial was not achieved due to referral
problems
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017102_gorman_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
• Implement medication list management tools that are integrated into clinician-specific … (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 activities
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/health_information_technology_support_for_safe_nursing_care_2009_update_pdf_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (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 … Grantee’s Most Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status: The grant term has ended with all major aims
achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017029_kaushal_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
• Measure the effects on human-computer interactions of transitioning from one e-prescribing … (Achieved)
• Evaluate the impact on medication discrepancies of electronic transmission of medication … (Achieved)
• Evaluate the impact on ADEs 30 days post-discharge of electronic transmission of medication … (Achieved)
2 | ElEctronic PrEscribing and ElEctronic transmission of dischargE
mEdication lists
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/a_systems_engineering_approach__improving_medication_safety_with_clinician_use_of_health_it_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - (Achieved)
• Examine the impact of an IT-based CRM intervention on improving monitoring for geriatric … (Achieved)
• Evaluate office staff use and application of the IT-based CRM tool for improving geriatric … (Achieved)
2010 Activities: All four sites completed implementation of practice changes in 2010 to address … Self-Reported Quarterly Status (as of November 2010): The project is
completed, and all aims were achieved
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017201-simon-annual-summary-2012.pdf
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)
AMBULATORY SAFETY AND QUALITY PROGRAM:
IMPROVING QUALITY THROUGH CLINICIAN USE OF HEALTH … However, at the end of the
project, project aim milestones were achieved, with the exception of the
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017046_krist_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - (Achieved)
• Evaluate whether an invitation from a patient’s primary care clinician to use MyPreventiveCare … (Achieved)
• Evaluate whether an invitation from a patient’s primary care clinician to use MyPreventiveCare … (Achieved)
2 | An InterActIve PreventIve HeAltH record to Promote
PAtIent-centered cAre
AmbulAtory … (Achieved)
2011 Activities: The study team used a 6-month no-cost extension to complete final project
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017795-eisenstein-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
• Implement the new functionality to improve the care of Medicaid beneficiaries with complex … (Achieved)
• Assess the economic impact of the new interventions at both a societal and an individual … (Achieved)
• Disseminate information regarding the development and the impact of the interventions … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: The 1-year randomized controlled trial (RCT) was completed in March 2012
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017831-mertens-annual-summary-2012.pdf
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.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r21hs018214-olson-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - (Achieved)
• Develop the format, message delivery algorithm, and technological processes to link PDA … (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 … (Achieved)
EXPLORATORY AND DEVELOPMENTAL GRANT TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE QUALITY
THROUGH HEALTH INFORMATION
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/health_information_exchange__a_frontier_model_2009_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
• Provide standardized training and user capacity development programs throughout the Panhandle … (Achieved)
• Develop and implement EMRs in CAHs and RHCs through a common process and shared resources … (Partially Achieved)
2009 Activities: Issues associated with the partnering strategies of participating … The third aim is thus partially achieved at the end of the grant period as the team
is making progress
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/value_of_health_information_exchange_in_ambulatory_care_2009_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
• Identify, through utilization of the model, the categories of data (e.g., laboratory, … (Achieved)
• Create an HIE “laboratory” to measure the value of HIE. … (Achieved)
• Conduct a randomized, controlled trial to measure the value of HIE (value to be measured … (Achieved)
2009 Activities: A number of new data feeds went live in 2009, including new hospitals and
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/improving_asthma_care_2009_update_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
Create a mechanism that enables a user to call up the e-AAP while logged into a patient … (Achieved)
Introduce the e-AAP to providers at eight HCMC primary care clinics, emphasizing how the … (Achieved)
Create an asthma registry populated by data generated from the e-AAP merged with asthma … (Achieved)
2009 Activities: After more
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/el_dorado_county_safety_net_technology_project_access_el_dorado_county__accel__2009_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
• Implement Care Pathways-stepped workflows, coordinated through a county-wide shared software … (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 grant period, ACCEL had accomplished its goal
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r03hs018795-balasubramanian-annual-summary-2012.pdf
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 … (Achieved)
1 | IMPROVING PATIENT ACCESS AND PATIENT CLINICIAN CONTINUITY THROUGH PANEL REDESIGN … The process of patient panel redesign can be achieved by practices over many
years, based on natural
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/health_information_technology_value_in_rural_hospitals_2009_update_pdf_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - (Achieved)
Characterize the health IT capacity and barriers of rural hospitals. … (Achieved)
Identify which health IT capacities are most strongly related to patient safety and health … (Achieved)
Identify the cost of health IT in rural hospitals. … (Achieved)
Develop toolkits to help rural hospitals make informed health IT investments. … (Achieved)
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY VALUE IN RURAL HOSPITALS 2
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/improving_quality_in_cancer_screening__the_excellence_report_for_colonoscopy_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - (Achieved)
• Measure the effect of the Excellence Report on individual performance in adherence to … (Achieved)
• Perform a qualitative assessment of the effect of the Excellence Report on providers, … (Achieved)
• Lead an industry consortium comprised of endoscopy reporting software vendors, pathology … (Achieved)
2010 Activities: The primary focus for study staff during this period was the completion … Recent Self-Reported Quarterly Status (As of August 2010): The project is complete
with all major aims achieved