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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015339-aranaydo-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - The THP provide primary care at 12
sites to 12,000 American Indian and additional non-Indian clients … GPRA measures are aimed at improving safety as well as quality of care by
reducing potential system … MACT provides services
to Indian as well as a large number of non-Indian clients (approximately 4,200 … The challenge is to concentrate patient information for the indicators in
one place and to lock down … specific alerts to improve safety (for example: a patient with
hepatitis has an automatic diagnosis
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/medication-safety
January 01, 2023 - Medication Safety
Identifying Sepsis Phenotypes Associated with Antibiotic-Resistant … large language models and machine learning to retrospectively analyze electronic health records of patients … shaping future clinical guidelines that help doctors select the most effective antibiotics for each patient … unnecessary use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, lower the risks of drug resistance, and ultimately improve patient … Context is Critical: Understanding When and Why Electronic Health Record-Related Safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Organization
University of Missouri at Columbia
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-006: Ambulatory and Safety … To improve patient care quality and safety, the Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine practices … performance through the EHR), and providing patients with access to a Web-based interactive software … A composite measure of eight diabetes care-quality indicators improved in practices able to access performance … In-home medication reconciliation is potentially limited by incomplete information from patients and
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/risk-based-approach-improving-management-chronic-kidney-disease/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - health centers with improved clinical decision support for physicians and self-management support for patients … to best treatment practices will be measured by several indicators, including problem lists and encounter … Data for the study will be taken for patients with CKD from the electronic records in Harvard Vanguard's … The analysis found that among 11,760 patients treated by 166 primary care providers (PCPs) across 15 … were consistently associated with improved effectiveness and drug safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/labgenie-patient-engagement-tool-aid-older-adults-understanding-lab-test
January 01, 2025 - Education
Patient Engagement
Shared Decision Making
Research indicates that patients … such as patient portals to facilitate communication with their patients and to provide them with secure … Viewing lab test results is one of the most used features of patient portals, but older adult patients … Misinterpreting lab results can lead to mismanagement of chronic diseases and safety concerns, particularly … provide tailored visual representations of lab results (e.g., with customized reference ranges and indicators
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/bringing-high-performing-systems-small-practices/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - The impact of financial incentives was assessed by comparing the performance improvement of indicators … targeted by financial incentive and the performance improvement on indicators not targeted by financial … The second analysis was of the impact of patient-centered medical home (PCMH) recognition on trends in … diabetes; blood pressure control for patients with hypertension; body mass index recorded for patient … Target Population: Adults, Inner City*, Low-SES/Low Income*, Medicaid, Medically Underserved, Safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/personal-health-records-and-elder-medication-use-quality/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Elizabeth
Organization
University of Iowa
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety … | Personal Health Records and Elder Medication Use Quality Ambulatory Safety and Quality: Enabling Patient-Centered … Care through Health IT (R18) centric medication quality indicators, patient self-efficacy for MTM, and … patient beliefs about medication among patients randomized to a current, representative PHR system versus … patients randomized to usual care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Quality%20Engineering%20Group%20Report%20Day%201.pdf
September 21, 2009 - creating highly reliable and
safe processes that are designed to
achieve desired outcomes (from patient … opportunity for stochastic optimization and
human factors mathematics modeling with respect to quality and
safety … • Non-intuitive causes/ indicators must be
addressed/included in any model
Break Out Session E:
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care
January 01, 2023 - Completed
Grant Number
R18 HS017035
Funding Mechanism(s)
Ambulatory Safety … ambulatory care health information technology (IT) systems designed to improve chronic disease performance indicators … The dashboard, which provided information on eight quality indicators, was evaluated with a usability … Unexpectedly, 55 percent of physicians printed copies of the patient summary dashboards to give to patients … Monitoring , Patient Portal , Telehealth/Telemedicine
Internet use by primary care patients:
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/risk-based-approach-improving-management-chronic-kidney-disease/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - The physicians in the intervention group received patient-specific alerts at the time of office visits … to best treatment practices is being measured by several indicators, including problem lists and encounter … The intervention included physician alerts recommending risk-appropriate care and mailing of patient … in the patient-education mailing program. … were consistently associated with improved effectiveness and drug safety.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enabling-sleep-apnea-patient-centered-care-internet-intervention/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Organization
Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-007: Ambulatory Safety … This project developed an integrated remote monitoring device and Internet-based portal for patients … The project evaluated the intervention's effect on patients' experience of care, CPAP adherence, and … Both the usual care group and the i-PAP patients were provided with CPAP devices and education materials … In addition, the team examined indicators such as use of the Web site and the frequency and nature of
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r18hs017191-pohl-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Do center practices related to patient safety improve over time with increasing clinician EHR use? … To ensure patient safety and access to data for
quality assurance and continuous quality improvement … 1) Physician
Practice
Patient
Safety
Assessment
1) Conducted at three times (before, during,
after … Table 4 presents data on all patient safety practices that the research team hypothesized that EHR could … Patient Safety Practices with and without EHR
Domain/Subdomain
Score after EHR
(N=6) NMHCs showing
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-complex-care-through-integrated-care-coordination-information-system/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Organization
Oregon Health and Science University
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS08-002: Ambulatory Safety … The ICCIS incorporates population management techniques, patient-centered goals, quality measures, and … clinical reminders to support clinical care teams and patient self-management. … Measures included indicators of patient engagement, clinic-level quality of care, clinic-level process … , and patient health outcomes.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-complex-care-through-integrated-care-coordination-information-system/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Organization
Oregon Health and Science University
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS08-002: Ambulatory Safety … reminders to support clinical care teams and patient self-management. … Measures include indicators of patient engagement, clinic-level quality of care, clinic-level process … , and patient health outcomes. … The collection of patient-level data from ICCIS continued in 2011.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-complex-care-through-integrated-care-coordination-information-system/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Organization
Oregon Health and Science University
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS08-002: Ambulatory Safety … This project is investigating whether care for patients with complex needs can be improved by implementing … Measures include indicators of patient engagement, clinic-level quality of care, clinic-level process … , and patient health outcomes. … Baseline information on costs, utilization, and patient panels was collected and patient satisfaction
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds/citation/indication-based
January 01, 2023 - Indication-based prescribing prevents wrong-patient medication errors in computerized provider order … Indication-based prescribing prevents wrong-patient medication errors in computerized provider order … Principal Investigator
Lambert, Bruce
Project Name
Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015354-rachman-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - EQUIP (Enhancing Quality in Patient Care Utilizing Information Technology in Patient Care)
Grant Final … Howard Brown
Health Center’s client population is primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender … The Alliance partners together provide more than 350,000 medical visits to close to 100,000
patients … • Provide monthly dashboard reporting on clinical indicators for Health Disparities
Collaboratives … common goals and standardization:
• Use Chronic Care Model to manage disease and populations of patients
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/tools-optimizing-medication-safety-top-meds
January 01, 2023 - , are frequently selected and dosed improperly; confusion around the names of medications may cause patients … To address these issues, AHRQ funded this patient safety Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics … literacy strategy for promoting safe, effective prescription drug use among English- and Spanish-speaking patients … Physician
Characterizing the pain score trajectories of hospitalized adult medical and surgical patients … Characterizing the pain score trajectories of hospitalized adult medical and surgical patients: a retrospective
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/u19hs021093-lambert-final-report-2017.pdf
January 01, 2017 - U19HS021093)
Abstract
Purpose
Our center sought to improve patient safety by developing tools for … To address these problems, we
developed and ran a patient safety CERT focused on Tools for Optimizing … There are significant challenges in associating patients with clinicians since each patient typically … Preventing such errors is an important priority in patient safety research and practice. … Detecting adverse events for patient safety research: A review of
current methodologies.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-ambulatory-chronic-disease-care/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Organization
University of Missouri at Columbia
Funding Mechanism
RFA: HS07-006: Ambulatory and Safety … To improve patient care quality and safety, the Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine practices … Ongoing )
2010 Activities: Preliminary analysis of the impact of access to reports on performance indicators … The evaluation of the Web-based patient interface was completed through a survey of patients and providers … This message did not include an all-inclusive list of patient medications, only the changes patients