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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017832-dorr-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - clinics demonstrated the most dramatic, broad-based changes,
while some of the smaller clinics found it difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021780-casarett-final-report-2014.pdf
January 01, 2014 - These trials are very difficult in the hospice setting because the majority of hospice patients are … enroll in the last 24 hours, making clinical trials and most primary data collection studies very
difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/quality-metrics-slides-042811.pdf
January 01, 2011 - tangible benefits of the care process
• Cons
– Real change in outcomes take years to develop and it is difficult … characteristics
– Need to avoid easy gaming of system
• If patients with depression are known to be more difficult … patients in the urban
poor community
– Apparently High ranking (excellent) providers may attract difficult … for panel size.
– Requires addressing of patients with no HbA1c
– Attribution to correct provider is difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/laboratory-exchange-meeting.html
December 01, 2006 - Accountability Act
(HIPAA), Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), and State
lawmake it difficult … Lab results integration into electronic health records (EHR) is difficult and expensive. … The patchwork of State laboratory regulations makes standardization difficult at the national level. … This flexibility both in ordering and reporting can ease
adoption but make comparison more difficult … Identification formats are lengthy and difficult to process in current models incorporating direct exchange
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/cloud-care-feasibility-study-cloud-based-care-plans-children-medical-complexity
January 01, 2024 - accuracy data and to collect data at 9- and 15- months post-enrollment, collection of this data was more difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/planning_and_conducting_a_cost_benefit_analysis_of_health_it_and_hie_5.pdf
August 13, 2009 - Cost-effectiveness analysis
• Does not require attaching dollar values to
benefits
• In either case, it is difficult … • More difficult to have dollar measures of:
• Better targeted selection of tests and treatments
• … between facilities
Benefits to Patients
• Improves medical decision-making by providing otherwise difficult … Additionally, the ROI is sometimes difficult
to quantify due to the reduction in redundant tests (based
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006ClancyKeyesYoung_051211comp.pdf
May 23, 2011 - Not easy to find good comparison group
It is difficult to isolate the impact of the
technology … •Timely and useful feedback
•Inconsistent/incomplete data
•Anonymous reporting makes re-contacting difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/key-topics/health-it-small-and-rural-communities
May 01, 2006 - often develops broad areas of expertise and assumes multiple roles within the organization and can be difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/transforming-healthcare-quality-through-health-it/sarah-bush-lincoln-health
September 29, 2009 - Without knowing all the dosages of medicines a patient is currently taking, it can be difficult for attending
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/transforming-healthcare-quality-through-health-it/chicago-alliance-community
August 31, 2007 - of standardization for quality measures and data specifications made some of these tasks even more difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/transforming-healthcare-quality-through-health-it/ahrq-funded-study-explores
August 31, 2008 - But that design proved difficult to implement.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ehealth-bp-control-program/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - review the audio recordings from the navigators' meetings with patients and discuss how to handle new or difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/medication-monitoring-vulnerable-populations-information-technology-mmiti/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - factors may include technological inadequacies that make identification of patients in need of screening difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/telemonitoring-rural-elder-nutrition-centers-demonstration-project-hypertension/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Findings: During initial enrollment it became apparent that recruiting intervention participants was more difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessment-pediatric-look-alike-sound-alike-substitution-errors/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - 1,000 subjects means that screening for potential substitution errors in these drug pairs will be very difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/kuperman-gj-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - published guidelines, although suitable in printed form for use by practicing clinicians, have been difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience/unertl-km-et-al-2006
January 01, 2006 - Nurses commented frequently about the high volume of messages in this basket and how difficult it was
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/incorporating-health-information-technology-workflow-redesign/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - of standard definitions of workflow and types of health IT, making comparisons and generalizations difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/closing-feedback-loop-improve-diagnostic-quality/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - HIV/AIDS
Summary: Determining whether a diagnosis is correct in an outpatient setting may be very difficult
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-health-care-quality-through-health-information-technology-it-people/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - However, over the short study period of 12 weeks, it is difficult to engage families who may have a longer