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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience/h%C3%A4kkinen-h-et-al-2007
January 01, 2007 - Abstract
"The design and development of information systems should focus on a wider context than merely … Subsequently, we present a qualitative study in which this approach was used, with focus on the practices … Tools Used
Relations Diagram
Focus Group
Type Clinic
Specialty care
Type Specific
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/secure-architecture-exchanging-health-information-safehealth/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - Functional requirements for the HIE are based on findings from focus groups, stakeholder interviews, … Specific Aims:
Conduct pre-implementation focus groups with patients and physicians. ( Achieved ) … Patient focus groups revealed that patients overwhelmingly thought the benefit of HIE outweighed any … Physician focus groups revealed concerns about information overload and liability, but overall, they … The physician focus groups yielded unexpected findings, including some distrust of secure e-mail.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-healthcare-quality-user-centric-patient-portals
January 01, 2023 - though common barriers to adoption and effective use include poor usability and portal designs that focus … Individuals with Chronic Care Needs , Inner-City Populations , Minority Populations , Physician
Focus … Focus section health IT usability: applying a task-technology fit model to adapt an electronic patient … Black or African American , Hispanic or Latino , Inner-City Populations
Health IT usability focus … Health IT usability focus section: adapting EHR-based medication instructions to comply with plain language
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-healthcare-central-oregon
January 01, 2023 - There were seven facilities that participated in the planning grant, with specific areas of focus defined … physicians and facilities, as the key patient safety and quality area, which the CONet facilities desire to focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/community-shared-clinical-abstract-improve-care-mn
January 01, 2023 - A key early objective was selecting a clinical focus with a high priority for each system. … The results of the project were the following: 1) A high priority focus was selected (i.e., heart failure
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-interactive-social-media-web-site-parents-who-are-concerned-about
January 01, 2023 - Conduct a qualitative formative evaluation of the social media Web site using focus groups. … In the second phase of the project, focus groups and interviews were conducted with parents and providers … In Phase 4, the Web site was modified based on the results of the focus groups, interviews, and usability … are Concerned about Immunizing their Children Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/nicu-2-home-using-hit-support-parents-nicu-graduates-transitioning-home/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Focus groups have been conducted to collect qualitative data from primary users of the service-parents … A prototype will be developed and subsequent focus groups will provide additional feedback and assessment … Focus groups have been conducted with three groups of stakeholders: 1) mothers and fathers of VLBW infants … The data collected from the focus groups are currently being transcribed, coded, and analyzed.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs016147-rachal-final-report-2009.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Seven questions were presented
at the focus group. … The focus group was facilitated by an external evaluator. … The focus group
discussion was audio-tape recorded and transcribed for analysis. … The focus group was facilitated by an external evaluator. … The
focus group discussion was audio-tape recorded and transcribed for analysis.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/catalyzing_innovation_for_health_system_reform_post_2014_5.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Healthcare Research and Quality
CMS Strategic Imperatives
2
Population Health Improvement
Focus … • Specific area of focus will include, but not
be limited to, reducing health care-
acquired conditions … 12
Cover
CMS Strategic Imperatives
Focus of CMS Continuous Innovation Efforts
Driving Health
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/quality-measurement-hit-slides-073112.pdf
September 21, 2012 - on health services research
▪ With an expanding focus on implementation and system
change
3 … agency on health care quality and
safety
– Not a policy-making or regulatory agency
4
AHRQ’s Focus … encouraging the use of
evidence to make more informed health
care decisions 5
HHS Organizational Focus … Next Steps
10
Shift in Measurement Focus
▪ Current quality measurement relies primarily on … AHRQ’s Focus and
Strategic Goals
HHS Organizational Focus
AHRQ Annual Conference
Environmental Snapshot
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-privacy-and-security-solutions-interoperable-health-information-phase-two
February 21, 2008 - Phase II work (conducted June to December 2007), and on key issues identified by the state teams as focus … multi-state work groups-on consumer engagement and education and harmonizing state privacy law-discussed the focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r21hs020977-baptist-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Focus groups will be utilized to ensure
that the participant’s perspective is fully conveyed. … The findings from the focus groups will be incorporated
into a multi-session Internet-based intervention … (Upcoming)
2012 Activities: Focus groups to inform the first aim were conducted during this period … A total of 35 individuals participated in the focus
groups.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/developing-and-evaluating-online-education-improve-older-adults-health
January 01, 2023 - The specific aims of this project were to:
Convene focus groups to identify older adults' preferences … Focus groups, in-person interviews, and pilot tests were conducted with 94 community-dwelling adults … Education to Improve Older Adults Health Information Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs018171-arora-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - To address these issues, Project ECHO will focus on the use of an Internet-based clinical management … Patient needs were assessed and determined
via patient focus groups. … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: Patient focus groups were conducted and the patient portal prototype was … Provider portal
resources continued to be developed as informed by focus group findings.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/infosage-information-sharing-across-generation-and-environments
January 01, 2023 - The development of InfoSAGE was informed by 10 facilitated focus groups: 5 with elders living in senior … During the focus groups, participants indicated they would be supportive of the ability to share information … Across Generations and Environments Document Type: Report Research Method: Feasibility/Pilot Study , Focus … Information Sharing Across Generations and Environments Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Focus … Information Sharing Across Generations and Environments Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database
January 01, 2023 - Studies in which barriers were briefly discussed, but were not a primary focus, were excluded. … A primary focus on barriers was identified through reviewer consensus.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/9007100792-thompson-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - dentists, and mid-level providers using a structured interview guide for both in-person and virtual focus … (Achieved)
2012 Activities: Activities focused on conducting 17 focus groups, analyzing the findings … The 17 focus groups included 12 groups of EHR adopters and five groups
of non-adopters. … Focus group participants provided detailed descriptions of challenges
and successes in their attempts
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024003-tulu-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Methods
Using focus groups and interviews with 10 patients and 3 clinicians as part of our iterative … TJR app was further refined
through two sessions of focus groups with patients (1st focus group with … previous focus
groups as we continued to seek feedback and ideas from participants. … Overall, the entire process of the focus group was guided by the protocol
we developed. … All focus groups and interviews were recorded for data analysis.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_018912_mcconnochie_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - The three models focus on child, school, and after-hours neighborhood care. … Focus groups were conducted with the parents of children who
2 | Facilitators and Barriers to adoption … Another focus of 2011 was the engagement of stakeholders of telemedicine. … The focus group participants were urban mothers without telemedicine experience, the main demographic … Focus group participants perceived the
convenience of telemedicine as “cutting corners,” and explained
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-innovative-communication-technology-improve-health-young-african-american/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Research staff conducted focus groups to solicit participants' recommendations to maximize the target … Data will be reported in publications and will focus on: 1) system usage from the pilot; 2) risk assessment … results; and 3) qualitative work, including focus groups and pre-testing interviews. … Impact and Findings: Focus group findings provided key insights into the VPA. … Across all eight focus groups, participants confirmed that they use Facebook and that the system should