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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/decision-support-tool-discontinuation-disease-modifying-therapies-multiple
July 31, 2025 - A Decision Support Tool for the Discontinuation of Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
Project Description
A point-of-care decision support tool for discontinuing disease-modifying therapies in those with multiple sclerosis has the potential to reduce the risk inc…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/pitts-samantha
July 24, 2024 - Pitts, Samantha
Medication Without Harm - How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety
Event Date
July 24, 2024 - 2:30pm
- July 24, 2024 - 4:00pm
Medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in healthcare, with an…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/overview
January 01, 2018 - Overview
AHRQ’s Health Information Technology (IT) Program’s mission is directly aligned with the overall AHRQ mission. Through rigorous research, AHRQ generates the ground-breaking knowledge, tools, and data needed to improve health system performance and health outcomes. The research p…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-documentation-templates
January 01, 2023 - Pediatric Documentation Templates
Overview
When documenting a visit in an electronic health record (EHR), having templates for acute and chronic conditions can assist providers by increasing the efficiency with which a visit is documented and enhancing adherence to clinica…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-health-data-quality-assessing-and-enhancing-semantic-integrity
January 01, 2023 - Improving Health Data Quality by Assessing and Enhancing Semantic Integrity
Project Description
Creating tools to automate the assessment and improvement of representational semantic integrity of terminologies in electronic health record databases will lead to improved database…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-diagnostic-decision-support-systems-patients-requiring-urgent
July 01, 2023 - Evaluating Diagnostic Decision Support Systems for Patients Requiring Urgent Primary or Emergency Care or with Stroke
Project Description
Publications
Research Story
By rigorously evaluating a popular patient-facing symptom checker app, understanding around this app…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/prism-personalized-reminders-immunizations-using-short-messaging-systems
January 01, 2023 - PRISM: Personalized Reminders for Immunizations Using Short Messaging Systems
Project Final Report ( PDF , 419.29 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily repres…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-medication-management-through-utilization-health-information/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Enabling Medication Management through Utilization of Health Information Technology - 2010
Project Name
Enabling Medication Management through Utilization of Health Information Technology
Principal Investigator
McKibbon, Ann
Organization
McMaster University
Contract N…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/vandenberg-ann-e
July 24, 2024 - Vandenberg, Ann E.
Medication Without Harm - How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety
Event Date
July 24, 2024 - 2:30pm
- July 24, 2024 - 4:00pm
Medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in healthcare, with…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-qol-measure-pediatric-transplant-recipients
July 31, 2025 - Implementation of a QoL Measure in Pediatric Transplant Recipients
Project Description
Integration of an electronic pediatric organ transplant quality-of-life tool into routine care has the potential to improve medication adherence and outcomes in this patient population.
P…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/using-patient-reported-outcomes-improve-patient-care
January 01, 2018 - Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Patient Care
Incorporating brief, validated PRO measures into clinical care to assess outcomes, such as changes in symptoms, emotional health and wellbeing, and physical and social functioning, is essential to high-quality healthcare. Most PRO dat…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/service-integration
January 01, 2023 - Service Integration
Project Final Report ( PDF , 81.55 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in this report should…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/user-centered-decision-support-tools-chronic-pain
January 01, 2020 - User-Centered Decision Support Tools for Chronic Pain
By characterizing common patterns in information availability, information use, and care planning by primary care providers during patient visits for chronic pain, researchers created new electronic health record-based decision support tools to guide clinicians’…
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/indiana-university-purdue-university-indianapolis
January 01, 2023 - Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
Enhancing Patient Matching in Support of Operational Health Information Exchange
Description
This research implemented and evaluated strategies to improve patient matching of health data from disparate sources improving acc…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-stories/sharing-decision-sharing-data-interoperable-clinical-decision-support-tool-chronic-pain-management
January 01, 2023 - Sharing the Decision, Sharing the Data: Interoperable Clinical Decision Support Tool for Chronic Pain Management
Theme:
Optimizing Care Delivery for Clinicians
Subtheme:
Making Clinical Decision Support Interventions More Shareable and Interoperable
The tailored and scaled implementation a…
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/university-minnesota
January 01, 2023 - University of Minnesota
Use of Electronic Health Record Metadata to Assess Hospital Discharge Planning for Post-Acute Transitions
Description
This research will develop and test novel approaches for using electronic health record metadata to characterize and evaluate hospital …
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-and-improving-medication-use/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Health Information Technology and Improving Medication Use - 2012
Project Name
Health Information Technology and Improving Medication Use
Principal Investigator
Bates, David
Organization
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-004: Centers for Educa…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/helping-patients-better-understand-effective-treatment-options
January 01, 2019 - Helping Patients Better Understand Effective Treatment Options for Crohn’s Disease
Use of the Crohn’s Disease Prediction Tool, a validated individualized risk prediction tool plus a web-based decision aid, resulted in improved shared decision making and patients choosing a more effective Crohn’s disease therapy.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/emerging-innovative-newly-funded-research/using-patient-reported-data-reduce-opioid-use-dental-patients
January 01, 2018 - Using Patient-Reported Data to Reduce Opioid Use in Dental Patients
Significance and Potential Impact
Actively tracking patient-reported symptoms should decrease the number of patients who are prescribed opioids after surgery upon discharge, as well as the strength of the opioid and length of time they are pr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/zheng-k-et-al-2005
January 01, 2005 - Zheng K et al. 2005 "Understanding technology adoption in clinical care: clinician adoption behavior of a point-of-care reminder system."
Reference
Zheng K, Padman R, Johnson MP, et al. Understanding technology adoption in clinical care: clinician adoption behavior of a point-of-care reminder system. …