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digital.ahrq.gov/national-webinars/role-health-it-improve-medication-management
January 01, 2023 - Role of Health IT to Improve Medication Management
Event Date:
September 13, 2018 | 1:00pm – 2:30pm ET
Event Materials:
Presentation Slides ( PDF , 2.18 MB) Q&A ( PDF , 448 KB)
Note: The full description of Dr. Margie Snyder’s project is pending publication in a p…
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/privacy-and-security-project/west-virginia
January 01, 2023 - West Virginia
Team Description
West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin passed a law in 2006 which created the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN). With this law, West Virginia is poised to develop a plan to enhance the use of health information technology in the state. The Privacy …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/mcdowell-i-et-al-1989-0
January 01, 2023 - McDowell I et al. 1989 "Computerized reminders to encourage cervical screening in family-practice."
Reference
McDowell I, Newell C, Rosser W. Computerized reminders to encourage cervical screening in family-practice. J Fam Pract 1989;28(4):420-424.
Abstract
"In a randomized trial three ways of…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Levett_051711comp.pdf
June 16, 2021 - Utilization of ISO 9001 Principles as a Model for Community Cooperation in Establishing an Anticoagulation Clinic
Kirkwood Community College
Lead Organization
James M. Levett, M.D.
Principal Investigator
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Utilization of ISO 9001 Principles as a Model
for Community Coope…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023849-valdez-final-report-2018.pdf
January 01, 2018 - Accessibility and Beyond: Designing Consumer Health IT for Disabled Individuals - Final Report
Team Members:
Title: Accessibility a nd beyond: designing consumer health IT for disabled individuals
Principle Investigator: Ru…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/hierarchical-task-analysis
January 01, 2023 - Hierarchical Task Analysis
Acronym
HTA
Examples
Chung P, Zhang J, Johnson T, et al. An extended hierarchical task analysis for error prediction in medical devices. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2003:165.
Description
A hierarchical task analysis (HTA) describes an activity in terms of its spe…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/process-decision-program-chart
January 01, 2023 - Process Decision Program Chart
Acronym
PDPC
Description
The process decision program chart (PDPC) provides a systematic means of finding errors with a plan while it is being created. Once potential issues are found, preventive measures are developed, allowing the problems to either be avoided …
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/needs-assessment
January 01, 2023 - Needs Assessment
Examples
Walker J, Bieber E, Richards F, et al. Appendix 2: physician reporting and digital storage system needs assessment - endoscopy suite. In: Walker J, Bieber E, Richards F, editors. Implementing an electronic health record system. London: Springer; 2005. p. 183-91.
Des…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/decision-tree
January 01, 2023 - Decision Tree
Also Known As
Decision Process Flowchart
Logic Diagram
Description
Decision trees are tools that can be utilized to navigate several courses of action to arrive on one choice. Their structure allows one to evaluate multiple options and explore what the potential outcomes ar…
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/program-impact
January 01, 2023 - Program Impact - Transforming Healthcare Through Digital Innovation
The Digital Healthcare Research Program (DHR) is shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Through strategic investments in pioneering research, DHR accelerates innovation to:
Make healthcare safe, effective, and effi…
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/kaiser-foundation-research-institute
January 01, 2023 - Kaiser Foundation Research Institute
Improving Safety and Quality of Emergency Care Using Machine Learning-Based Clinical Decision Support at Triage
Description
This research will design, implement, and evaluate an emergency department triage machine learning algorithm, with a…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/smith-kenneth-j
January 01, 2023 - Smith, Kenneth J.
Automated communication tools and computer-based medication reconciliation to decrease hospital discharge medication errors.
Citation
Smith KJ, Handler SM, Kapoor WN, et al. Automated communication tools and computer-based medication reconciliation to decrea…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2018-year-review/research-summary/understanding-and-designing-health-it-persons-disabilities
January 01, 2018 - Understanding and Designing Health IT for Persons With Disabilities
Key Finding and Impact:
Health information communication for individuals with disabilities is multidimensional and includes conversations about support, disclosure, advocacy, and logistics. Informed changes to content, functionality, interfac…
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digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/it-is-not-just-video-games-using-virtual-reality-enhance-patient
January 01, 2019 - It’s Not Just for Video Games: Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Patient Care
Virtual reality technology can be used to recreate issues patients may experience in their homes and identify the complex and concurrent interactions impacting personal health information management.
Principal Investiga…
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/dimitropoulos-linda
January 01, 2023 - Dimitropoulos, Linda
Health IT research priorities to support the health care delivery system of the future.
Citation
Dimitropoulos L. Health IT research priorities to support the health care delivery system of the future. (Prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Q…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/pacht-er-et-al-1998
January 01, 1998 - Pacht ER et al. 1998 "Effectiveness of telemedicine in the outpatient pulmonary clinic."
Reference
Pacht E, Turner J, Gailiun M, et al. Effectiveness of telemedicine in the outpatient pulmonary clinic. Telemedicine Journal: the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 1998;4(4):287.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/harnessing-health-information-technology-self-management-support-and-medication
January 01, 2023 - Harnessing Health Information Technology for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan
Project Final Report ( PDF , 325.41 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible f…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/survey
January 01, 2023 - Survey
Also Known As
e-survey
Questionnaire
Examples
Clinical Workflow Assessment PDF , 352KB)
Operational Redesign Patient Flow Worksheet ( PDF , 675KB)
MGMA IT Assessment - Part I ( PDF , 729KB)
MGMA IT Assessment - Part II ( PDF , 990KB)
Survey On Patient Safety Culture ( D…
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/all-workflow-tools/process-0
January 01, 2023 - Process Mapping
Use Case
Description
A use case is a set of instructions that an individual in a process completes to go through one single step in that process. It describes what the user does to interact with a system.
Value Stream Mapping
Descr…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/resource/b4_singh_017020_archives_17_part2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Primary Care Visual Error Reporting Tool- Part 2
1/2
In an effort to bring some standardization and efficiency to the chart-review process, a
two-step method is used. As the first step, a set of screening criteria identifying the presence
of ce…