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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-ct-new-haven
January 01, 2023 - evaluated Web-enabled education tools in hospitals and homes for renal transplant patients to reduce medication … errors and improve safety and compliance using wireless portable computers.
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2022-year-review/research-dissemination
January 01, 2022 - Clinical Decision Support Solution for Chronic Pain Management Karen Nanji (PI) Preventing Perioperative Medication … Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision Support System Demonstration: A
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017201-simon-final-report-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Purpose
Objectives of Study
Medication errors and preventable adverse drug events occur commonly … Scope
Background
Medication … errors and preventable adverse drug events are an important target for patient
safety and quality improvement … The Institute of Medicine report “Prevention of Medication Errors,” highlights the
problem of medication … errors and adverse drug events in the outpatient setting and estimates
that at least 1.5 million preventable
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lesson/10-0051-ef-medication-reconciliation.pdf
February 01, 2010 - points in time;
and to use that information to inform prescribing decisions and identify and prevent medication … errors.1 This report illustrates the different approaches that AHRQ-funded health information
technology
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/physicians-experiences-using-commercial-e-prescribing-systems
January 01, 2023 - Type of Care
Primary Care
Specialty Care
Health Care Theme
Medication
Medication … Errors
Patient Safety
Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) is one health information
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-laboratory-monitoring-community-practices-randomized-trial/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Project Period
September 2007 - February 2012
AHRQ Funding Amount
$990,640
Summary: Medication … errors and preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) occur commonly among patients in the ambulatory setting
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/integration-nlp-based-application-support-medication-management/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Integration of an NLP-based Application to Support Medication Management - 2012
Project Name
Integration of an NLP-based Application to Support Medication Management
Principal Investigator
Zhou, Li
Organization
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Funding Mechanism
PAR: HS0…
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-sc-charleston
January 01, 2023 - USA, SC, Charleston
Leveraging Health System Telehealth and Informatics Infrastructure to Create a Continuum of Services for COVID-19 Screening, Testing, and Treatment: A Learning Health System Approach
Description
This research aims to examine a health system’s four telehealt…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/AHRQ_Webinar_Aug_2009_Med_Mgmt.pdf
January 01, 2009 - coordination of care
• Better decision support
• Clinician workflow improvement
• Prevention of medication … errors
Benefits Unique to EPCS
In addition, there are potential benefits unique to
EPCS:
• Reductions
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs025793-chui-final-report-2020.pdf
January 01, 2020 - error in information acquisition during rooming regarding whether a patient is taking or not taking a
medication … • error in documenting whether a patient is taking or not taking a medication
• EHR is complex and … duplicative with many areas to note whether patient is taking/not taking a
medication
• error in … commercial computerized provider
order entry (CPOE) and clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) on medication … errors, length of stay,
and mortality in intensive care units: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/improving-delivery-health-services-health-systems-level-emerging-research
January 01, 2020 - The overall study goal is to improve medication administration workflow and reduce medication errors.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/using-aviation-technology-prevent-healthcare-errors-health-it
January 01, 2019 - Using Aviation Technology to Prevent Healthcare Errors: The Health IT Black Box
Similar to the airline industry’s use of a “black box” that captures actions leading up to a near miss or error, the health IT black box captures mouse movements and keystrokes made by users of EHRs. This allows for a robust analysis of…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-continuity-and-its-impact-complex-hospitalized-patients-care/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - evaluate the impact of Virtual Continuity, a pre-post study will compare the frequency of discharge medication … errors before and after initiation of the Virtual Continuity intervention.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024264-zhou-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - NLP to Improve Accuracy and Quality of Dictated Medical Documents - Final Report
AHRQ Grant Final Progress Report
Title of Project:
NLP to Improve Accuracy and Quality of Dictated Medical Documents
Principal In…
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-il-evanston
January 01, 2023 - USA, IL, Evanston
Preventing Wrong-Drug and Wrong-Patient Errors With Indication Alerts in CPOE Systems
Description
This research implemented indication alerts, which occur when an ordered or prescribed medication lacks a corresponding problem on the patient’s problem list. Th…
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digital.ahrq.gov/location/usa-md-rockville
January 01, 2023 - Description
While health information technology (IT) systems are expected to significantly reduce medication … errors, studies have found that issues with usability and information design can actually facilitate
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/statewide-implementation-electronic-health-records/annual-summary/2008
January 01, 2008 - A quasi-experimental pre-post study evaluated the effect of EHR implementation on medication errors. … in physicians’ offices throughout Massachusetts. ( Achieved )
Determine the effect of EHR use on medication … error rates, and determine the effects of EHR use on quality of care in primary care office practices
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lesson/10-0010-ef-medication-adherence.pdf
November 01, 2009 - Using Health IT to Determine Medication Adherence
Using Health Information
Technology To Determine
Medication Adherence
Findings from the AHRQ
Health IT Portfolio
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Advancing Excellence in Health Care www.ahrq.gov Health IT
http://www.ahrq.gov
Using Health Information
…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/ensuring-safe-performance-electronic-health-records
January 01, 2023 - Therefore, it is critical that hospitals routinely assess their EHR’s ability to avoid medication errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/effective-use-e-prescribing-physician-practices-and-pharmacies
January 01, 2023 - to promote health information technology due to its potential to improve patient safety by reducing medication … errors.