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201. The Role of Telehealth in COVID-19 Response | Digital Healthcare Research
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     November 30, 2023 - a fast transition from in-person to telehealth medical visits to reduce exposure and prioritize the safety … of patients and clinicians. … the second aim, the researchers will use the two databases to examine how treatment and outcomes of patients … telehealth has been able to fill the gap in ambulatory care and examine changes in care gaps using quality indicators … In addition, they will compare indicators for issues that can be entirely managed via telehealth versus

202. Evidence-based Contingency Planning for Electronic Health Record Downtime - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024350-wernz-final-report-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Key Words: Electronic health record, health information technology, computer simulation, patient safety … In addition, delays in time-sensitive care can result in serious patient safety hazards. … Clearly, laboratory availability and turnaround time affects patient safety, but to date, research has … In our archival data analysis, we searched 80,381 voluntary patient safety reports from January 1, 2013 … Implications of Electronic Health Record Downtime: An Analysis of Patient Safety Event Reports.

203. Parisetal Hfes2008 (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/Parisetal_HFES2008.pdf
     January 01, 2008 - I�TRODUCTIO� Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients are critically ill, and the life-saving interventions … For example, delays in the initiation of antibiotic therapy in patients with conditions such as meningitis … example, for antibiotics in which pharmacokinetic monitoring is important like gentamicin, or for patients … Work system design for patient safety: The SEIPS model. … Preventable adverse drug events in hospitalized patients: a comparative study of intensive care and

204. Improving Quality through Health Information Technology : Testing the Feasibility and Assessing the Impact of Using Existing Health Information Technology Infrastructure for Better Care Delivery - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-quality-through-health-information-technology-testing-feasibility-and/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - Business Goal: Synthesis and Dissemination Target Population: Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Safety Net Summary … study assessed the use of health information technology (IT) to improve care delivery and outcomes for patients … automated feedback reports documenting organizational and provider-level performance on laboratory indicators … with HIV and patients in need of cervical cancer screening. ( Achieved ) Illustrate how health IT … Patients in the study who were seeking HIV care at the CHCs tended to be aware of their status and knew

205. Medication Reconciliation Technology to Improve Quality of Transitional Care - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018183-weiner-final-report-2013.pdf
     January 01, 2013 - is taking", and "compare those medicines to new medicines given to the patient". … interactions, needed clinical monitoring, or preventive health services, for clinicians to improve quality or safety … When the patient was discharged from the hospital, the system would automatically prompt the intervention … As a public institution, Wishard serves as a safety net in providing medical care to residents of Marion … Effective approaches to MR could improve outcomes and safety for patients. 9 Implications

206. Improving Direct Notification of Abnormal Test Results Via Patient Portals - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023602-singh-final-report-2017.pdf
     January 01, 2017 - Organizations: 1Houston Veterans Affairs Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety … Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT 3 Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety … from being overlooked, a common patient safety concern.(26) Further, portals that allow patients independent … the meaning of the test, “This means that for instance with the cholesterol that I have elevated indicators … Laboratory testing in general practice: a patient safety blind spot. BMJ Qual Saf 2015 Aug 18;24

207. Health IT Hazard Manager Beta-Test Appendix E. Inter-Rater Cognitive Testing Results (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/AppendixE_HIT_Hazard_Manager_Beta_Test.pdf
     May 23, 2013 - recommendation (2) • CDS Other: erroneous, faulty logic • Faulty design (1) • Software Design Other entries: client … IT staff conducted a retrospective investigation that did not identify any other patients receiving … clinicians (2) • Loss of pre-existing safeguards (1) • Other organizational factors other: “poor vendor client … The IT staff identified three other patients with surnames beginning with “Test” and changed the names … of test patients to this format: zzGHS1234.

208. Toward an Optimal Patient Safety Information System - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/toward-optimal-patient-safety-information-system/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - Toward an Optimal Patient Safety Information System - 2008 Project Name Toward an … Optimal Patient Safety Information System Principal Investigator Koss, Richard Organization … The Patient Safety Event Taxonomy (PSET) was used to link disparate patient safety data from a sample … Specific Aims Assess the level of adoption of patient safety reporting systems in U.S. hospitals. … ( Achieved ) Assess the perceived value of patient safety reporting systems. ( Achieved ) Delineate

209. Learning from Primary Care EHR Exemplars About HIT Safety - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs024327-ornstein-final-report-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care. … An analysis of electronic health record-related patient safety concerns. … Patient safety goals for the proposed Federal Health Information Technology Safety Center. … Using a summary measure for multiple quality indicators in primary care: the Summary QUality InDex … Measuring and improving patient safety through health information technology: The Health IT Safety Framework

210. Improving Pediatric Quality and Safety with Health Care Information Technology (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015002-ferris-final-report-2008.pdf
     January 01, 2008 - Quantifying the value of decision support in terms of patient safety and improved quality is part of … Third, we have yet to quantify the value of pediatric CDS in terms of patient safety and improved quality … news’, suggesting that existing results follow-up systems are inadequate to protect patients’ safety … safety and efficiency. … Patient-centered care: customizing care to meet patients' needs: AHRQ; 2001. 15.

211. A National Web Conference on the use of Health IT To Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Patient Safety (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/reduce-medication-errors-slides-082614.pdf
     August 26, 2014 - A National Web Conference on the use of Health IT To Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Patient Safety … Linear regression 14 Methods—Safety Outcomes • Safety outcome: % safety monitoring laboratory … Rockville, MD: Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety, US Pharmacopeia. … is referred for emergency care but declines 7 • Patient declines to be evaluated 12 • Patient is … • Educate patients about safe medication use.

212. Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients With Known or Suspected Cancer (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017820-singh-anual-summary-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients With Known or Suspected Cancer AMBULATORY SAFETY … Organization: Baylor College of Medicine Mechanism: RFA: HS08-002: Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program … from two electronic health record (EHR) systems—the Veterans Administration’s (VA’s) Computerized Patient … Due to initial project delays and the unanticipated AMBULATORY SAFETY AND QUALITY PROGRAM: IMPROVING … Strategic Goal: Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to support patient-centered

213. Impact of Meaningful Use Patient Engagement Objectives in a Multicultural Practice-Based Research Network | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - engagement, including providing patients with after-visit summaries (AVS), patient-specific education … Compare patients’ utilization of a secure Web portal to view their medical records and communicate with … versus a public health care setting that serves uninsured, under-insured, and predominantly minority patients … The study also found that fewer than 10 percent of patients in the safety net clinics logged into the … clinics; however, criteria related to messaging through web portals may present future challenges in safety

214. Using Information Technology for Patient-Centered Communication and Decisionmaking about Medications (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017220_wolf_pdf_3.pdf
     January 01, 2011 - AmbulAtory SAfety And QuAlity: enAbling PAtient-Centered CAre through heAlth it (r18) Using Information … Organization: Northwestern University Mechanism: RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program … This study integrated interventions that target patients, providers, and the overall practice system … , the patient’s functional understanding of his/her medication regimen, questions on adherence and safety … aboUt medications AmbulAtory SAfety And QuAlity: enAbling PAtient-Centered CAre through heAlth it

215. Improving Safety and Quality with Integrated Technology (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015321-guise-final-report-2009.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - Hypothesis: An integrated outpatient and inpatient health information system will improve patient safety … Design: Work-Sampling Study) Workflow Study: AHRQ Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and … safety, yet little is known about how electronic charting affects workflow and patient care in busy … This study also demonstrated the incremental gains in patient safety achieved with each level of HIT … in Advances in patient safety: New directions and alternative approaches. Vol. 4.

216. Section 3 - Applying CDS to Medication Management | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/current-health-it-priorities/clinical-decision-support-cds/chapter-1-approaching-clinical-decision/section-3-applying-cds-medication-management
     Provide dosing recommendations, ideally specific to patient and clinical condition. … patient identification. … Education  (patient or caretaker, pharmacist, nurse, prescriber, other clinicians) Engage patient in … Engage caregiver/parent when needed to support patient. … Verify proper patient adherence to the medication regimen.

217. Using a Telemedicine System to Promote Patient Care Among Underserved Individuals - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-telemedicine-system-promote-patient-care-among-underserved-individuals/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Alfred Organization Temple University Funding Mechanism RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety … Telemedicine has the capacity to empower the patient, strengthen the patient-provider relationship, and … The project builds upon a pre-existing, internally developed telemedicine system that patients access … The project team observes patients’ responses to care measures aimed at lowering their blood pressure … anti-hypertensive medication therapy. ( Ongoing ) Empower inner-city African American patients to

218. How to Read a Pediatric Reminder/Guideline Document | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/pediatric-rules-and-reminders/how-read-pediatric-reminder-guideline-document
     January 01, 2003 - recent LDL is older than 24 months; and Most recent total cholesterol is older than 24 months; and Patient … Condition If either height or weight is more than 24 months old, patient does not belong to this … A: Done/Scheduled B: Patient Refuses C: Deferred D: Other E: Done elsewhere F: G: A': 2 years B … should carefully examine reminders before implementing them to ensure they are appropriate for the local patient

219. Using a Telemedicine System to Promote Patient Care Among Underserved Individuals (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/using_a_telemedicine_system_to_promote_patient_care_among_underserved_individuals_2010pdf_2.pdf
     August 01, 2011 - Organization: Temple University Clinical Research Center Mechanism: RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety … The project builds upon a pre-existing, internally developed telemedicine system that patients access … The project team observes patients’ responses to care measures aimed at lowering their blood pressure … Patients complete one of seven lessons per login after which they receive an automated reminder of the … (Ongoing) •   Empower inner-city African American patients to take a more active role in their health

220. Health Information Technology Support for Safe Nursing Care - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/health-information-technology-support-safe-nursing-care/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - Ideally, members of a patient’s interdependent team, which may include numerous clinicians caring for patients … Units were chosen to represent a wide range of: patient types, including medical-surgical, neurology, … safety. … safety. … Patient safety and quality: An evidence based handbook for nurses.