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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/long-term-care/nursing-home-telehealth-system
A nursing home telehealth system: keeping residents connected
Nursing home telehealth systems can add a new dimension to health care delivery for individuals residing in long-term care settings. Live video and detailed images of nursing home residents can now be transmitted in real time via the Internet. Thi…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/privacy-and-security-solutions-for-interoperable-hie-avas-executive-summary.pdf
June 30, 2007 - Networking Issues
Most state teams were concerned about the lack of well-defined, operational, and … related to electronic health information exchange advancement and define the
source of authority, operational … referring to these organizations, their organizational and structural models and core
components, their operational
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017102_gorman_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - RxSafe: Shared Medication Management and Decision Support for Rural Clinicians
1 | RxSafe: ShaRed Medication ManageMent and deciSion SuppoRt foR
RuRal clinicianS
AmbulAtory SAfety And QuAlity ProgrAm: imProving QuAlity through
CliniCiAn uSe of heAlth it (r18)
RxSafe: Shared Medication Management and Decision Sup…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2005_AHRQ%20Final%20Steele.ppt
January 01, 2005 - Medical knowledge dissemination (learning)
CPOE in Critical Care
Andy Steele, MD, MPH
(Director, Medical Informatics, Denver Health)
Ivor Douglas, MD,
(Director, MICU, Denver Health)
AHRQ Patient Safety Conference
June 6th, 2005
Outline
WHY CPOE?
CPOE in the Critical Care Unit
MICU CPOE Lessons Learned
Quest…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/0_Overview_0.pdf
July 13, 2007 - 0_Overview
July 13, 2007
Privacy and Security Solutions for
Interoperable Health Information
Exchange
Privacy and Security Assessment of Variation
Toolkit
Prepared for
Jonathan White, MD, Director of Health IT
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville,…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/3_Data%20Collection%20Template_0.xls
July 09, 2007 - Cover
Tool 3. Data Collection Template
Scenario 1-Patient Care A
BP# Business Practice Short Name Business Practice Long Description Scenario Classification (Barrier v. Not a Barrier) Domain Policy: Short Description Policy: Long Description Stakeholder Organization Specify Other Stakeholder (if applicable) Cause…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/0_Overview_1.pdf
July 13, 2007 - 0_Overview
July 13, 2007
Privacy and Security Solutions for
Interoperable Health Information
Exchange
Privacy and Security Assessment of Variation
Toolkit
Prepared for
Jonathan White, MD, Director of Health IT
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/3_Data%20Collection%20Template.xls
July 09, 2007 - Cover
Tool 3. Data Collection Template
Scenario 1-Patient Care A
BP# Business Practice Short Name Business Practice Long Description Scenario Classification (Barrier v. Not a Barrier) Domain Policy: Short Description Policy: Long Description Stakeholder Organization Specify Other Stakeholder (if applicable) Cause…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/clinical-decision-support-innovation-collaborative-cdsic
September 01, 2024 - Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC)
Project Description
Publications
Research Story
The CDS Innovation Collaborative integrates diverse perspectives to produce resources and evidence to advance the field of patient-centered clinical decision s…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/impact-stories/improving-delivery-health-services
January 01, 2019 - Improving the Delivery of Health Services at the Health Systems Level
Impact Stories
Decreasing Tobacco Related Healthcare Costs Using Interactive Voice Response Technology Automated, opt-out in…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/lean
January 01, 2023 - Lean
Also Known As
Toyota Production System (TPS)
Examples
Smith M, Cunningham S. Case study: using lean principles, how Charleston area medical center ED was able to reduce wait time by 95%. 2007 Society for Health Systems Conference; 2007; New Orleans, LA; 2007.
Description
L…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/value-stream-mapping
January 01, 2023 - Value Stream Mapping
Acronym
VSM
Description
Value stream mapping (VSM) is a method of improvement that allows an entire process to be visualized. It represents the flow of both materials and information in an attempt to improve a process by finding sources of waste. The technique identifies a…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/5s
January 01, 2023 - 5S
Also Known As
Sort, Straighten, Scrub, Standardize, and Sustain
Description
This tool is used to improve performance within an organization. It demonstrates the five steps for organizing a workplace: sort, straighten, scrub, standardize, and sustain. Implementing this tool can provide n…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/computerized-surveillance
November 27, 1991 - Computerized surveillance of adverse drug events in hospital patients
Authors: Classen DC, Pestotnik SL, Evans RS, Burke JP Journal: JAMA Publication Date: 11/27/1991 Volume: 266 Issue: 20 Pages: 2847-2851 HIT Description: HELP, which is a computerized medical record that contains an integrated patie…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/improving-quality-surgeons
January 01, 2001 - Improving the quality of surgeons' treatment decisions: a comparison of clinical decision making with a computerised evidence based decision analytical model
Authors: Timmermans D, van Bockel H, Kievit J Journal: Qual Health Care Publication Date: 2001 Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 4-9 HIT Description: …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/health-information-exchange-hie/santa-barbara
January 01, 2007 - The Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange: What Happened?
The Santa Barbara County Care Data Exchange was once one of the most ambitious and publicized U.S. health information exchange (HIE) efforts. Eight years after its inception, and several months after providing some data, the Santa Barbara Project shut…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/business-case/costs-national-health-information
The Costs of a National Health Information Network
While the use of information technology may result in a safer and more efficient health care system, there is no consensus about the structure or costs of a national health information network (NHIN). An expert panel estimated that to achieve an NHIN in five …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/electronic-prescribing-erx/functional
January 01, 2005 - Functional Characteristics of Commerical Ambulatory Electronic Prescribing Systems: A Field Study
This paper compares the functional capabilities being offered by commercial ambulatory electronic prescribing systems with a set of expert panel recommendations. The capabilities of 10 commercially available elect…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/health-information-exchange-hie/united-hospital
January 01, 2007 - The United Hospital Fund Meeting on Evaluating Health Information Exchange
Health information exchange (HIE) projects are sweeping the nation, with hopes that they will lead to high quality, efficient care, but the literature on their measured benefits remains sparse. To the degree that the field adopts a comm…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/return-investment/pilot-study-document-return
March 01, 2004 - A Pilot Study to Document the Return on Investment for Implementing an Ambulatory Electronic Health Record at an Academic Medical Center
Five ambulatory offices within the University of Rochester Medical Center participated in a pilot project using an electronic health record (EHR) to document the return on i…