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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/harnessing-health-information-technology-prevent-medication-induced-birth/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Schwarz and her project team began by conducting a series of focus groups with clinicians and patients … Data from the focus group discussions were used to refine the two distinct health IT application interventions … The team assessed the data collected from four focus groups with women of reproductive age, using a grounded … Findings: Three types of barriers to contraception counseling were identified during the clinician focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtualized-homes-tools-better-discharge-planning
January 01, 2023 - Once implementation, integration, and display of the house data was validated, clinician stakeholder focus … Focus groups reacted positively to the tool and its potential usefulness for planning and preparing patients … Name: Virtualized Homes: Tools for Better Discharge Planning Document Type: Report Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/patient-readiness-use-internet-health-resources/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - (Ongoing)
2012 Activities: The focus of activity was on finalizing PRE-HIT, which included 28 items … A focus of 2013 will be looking for new validation settings so that the study team can demonstrate predictive … Preliminary Impact and Findings: Focus group findings indicated that promoters of online health resource
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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/ahrq-funded-projects/personal-health-records-and-elder-medication-use-quality/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Phase I of the project consisted of a series of patient, caregiver, and provider focus groups aimed at … development process, staff incorporated most of the "desirable" functions as identified through their earlier focus … Three focus groups with older adults were conducted to elicit feedback on the PHR prototype (University … Preliminary Impact and Findings: Findings from the focus groups with family physicians suggested that
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/tolar-m
January 01, 2023 - EMR systems are primarily designed to support clinical tasks, and data entry practices of clinicians focus … PRECONDITIONS: Specific areas of focus have to be chosen for secondary data use, and initiatives have … secondary use of data from EMRs is a complex process which can be seen as a shift in paradigms from a focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017281-lapane-final-report-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Methods: We performed a systematic review, analyzed existing data, conducted exploratory
focus groups … Analysis of focus
groups revealed that older adults made varying yet concerted decisions about taking … We listened to selected focus group recordings. … Exploratory focus groups were about 2 hours, and used an open-ended,
interactive approach. … Results
Principal Findings
We enrolled 105 participants in the focus groups.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-interactive-social-media-web-site-parents-who-are-concerned-about/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - In the second phase, focus groups were conducted among parents who refused, delayed, or accepted childhood … (Achieved)
Conduct a qualitative, formative evaluation of the social media Web site using focus groups … Preliminary Impact and Findings: The feedback from the focus groups was positive. … Feedback from the focus groups was used to modify the Web site.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-health-record-linked-decision-support-communicating-genomic-data
January 01, 2023 - Researchers conducted focus groups with stakeholders from two personalized medicine programs at the University … Decision Support for Communicating Genomic Data Document Type: Journal Publication Research Method: Focus … Decision Support for Communicating Genomic Data Document Type: Conference Proceeding Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/empowering-cancer-patients-through-innovations-information-technology-based
January 01, 2023 - Researchers also conducted patient, family, and clinician focus groups to assess the usability of the … A static mockup of the application was designed to display to focus group participants with the goal … Information Technology-Based Reporting of Precision Medicine Document Type: Report Research Method: Focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-support-population-based-clinical-practice/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - clinician use of current population-based ARI health information resources and decision support tools using focus … Based on input from parent focus groups, the research team began developing a public-facing version of … A primary focus during the year was on project dissemination and manuscript development. … Preliminary Impact and Findings: Parents participating in focus groups reported interest in having access
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015284-reiling-final-report-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - As a result, this study will focus on these types of error. … The impact of Epic
on medication errors was the primary focus of our study. … Focus Groups. … Focus Groups. … Enhancing the
traditional hospital design process: a focus on patient safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/reducing-provider-burden-slides-012518.pdf
January 25, 2018 - – Focused on morning rounds: VTE-related activities
– N=40; 69 hours
• Interviews and focus … Sociotechnical Design
Considerations for VTE Prophylaxis
focus … e
Sociotechnical Design
Considerations for VTE Prophylaxis
focus … Unit-level monitoring
29
Sociotechnical Design
Considerations for VTE Prophylaxis
focus on … 85
Conclusions
• Need to ‘optimally’ design features of the EMR to focus
providers attention on
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024124-meguid-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Focus groups/interviews to identify facilitators and barriers to use of SURPAS:
The focus group … Four focus groups with 24 patients,
three focus groups with 29 surgical providers and clinic administrators … When to use focus groups and why. In: DL M, editor. … Successful Focus Groups:
Advancing the State of the Art. … The group effect in focus groups: planning, implementing, and interpreting focus group
research.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/jerome-rn-et-al-2008
January 01, 2008 - study explored use of the service by 137 primary care physicians by using service usage statistics and focus … A focus group and a 25-item survey explored physicians experiences with the service. … Tools Used
Focus Group
Survey
Type Clinic
Primary care
Size
Large
Geography
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006BurstinMunier_051111comp.pdf
June 01, 2006 - so
great, & at the same time its implementation so
difficult, that it can become the substantive
focus … center
NEJM 2000, Green et al
New Ecology of Medical Care
Advancing
Excellence in
Health Care focus … Quality Program
Ambulatory Patient
Develop, deploy and evaluate ambulatory health IT
systems – focus … Quality Chasm
The “Steeep” Challenge Ahead
New Ecology of Medical Care
What is the rationale for a focus
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-quality-metrics-and-measurement
January 01, 2023 - He will focus on quality indicators, identified by the Institute of Medicine, for areas of improvement … With a focus on diabetes, Dr.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-sickle-cell-transitions-care-through-health-information-technology/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Care transitions occur when either the setting (e.g., from home-based to hospital-based care), or the focus … Second, the team will conduct 10 focus groups of key stakeholders including parents and caregivers of … The team developed moderator guides and recruitment activities for the focus groups.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/CDSiC%20Chart%20Book%202024_508.pdf
May 08, 2023 - • Challenges to be addressed through PC CDS
• Contexts for which design may need to be tailored
Focus … visuals, and
amount of content.13
Getting Quick, Simultaneous Input from
Multiple End-Users
Focus … Potential
Uses
Focus groups can be used across design phases to
understand how PC CDS might be used … with PC
CDS and which elements are most effective
Real-World
Examples
• In Pre-design, using a focus … Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research. Sage Publications, Inc;1988.
17. Bright TJ.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023855-dowding-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - Participants
Aim 1 (focus groups): 61 participants from 1 HHA in 6 focus groups (53 nurses, 6
physiotherapists … The selected team members were
then invited to attend a focus group at a specified time. … Aim 1 (Focus Groups)
Focus groups took place between November 2015 and February 2016. … groups): Focus group transcripts were entered into a qualitative
analysis program (NVivo 11). … Perceptions of home care clinicians for
improved care continuity: A focus group study.