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101. Transforming Healthcare Quality through Health IT (2004-2010) | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Findings from the Transforming Healthcare Quality Through IT (THQIT) Grants AHRQ and its contractors … UC1 HS015135) Through telemedicine clinics, Project ECHO provided new access to high-quality local care … Public-Private Partnership Creates Web-Based System to Improve Rural Children’s Access to Health Care … that patients obtain needed access to health coverage and primary care. … the value of health IT in improving patient safety and quality of care. 

102. Digital Tools to Support Care Coordination for People with Depression | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - access to mental health services in ambulatory care settings. … for depression to increase access to and improve coordination of mental health services in ambulatory … information and tools to manage the patient’s mental health, thereby improving healthcare quality and … “We know that stress from health conditions affects people’s mental health and their quality of life. … access to care for depression for patients in four teams implementing the intervention, and (2) impacts

103. High Tech as High Touch: Using InfoSAGE to Connect Caregivers and Older Adults | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/2019-year-review/research-summary/high-tech-high-touch-using-infosage-connect-caregivers-and-older
     January 01, 2019 - is feasible and has the potential to increase quality of life for older adults. … (InfoSAGE) is a free, open-access website and mobile app ( https://www.infosagehealth.org/app/#/ ) designed … In the tool, the keystone decides which caregiver(s) may access the personal information in the platform … and can make changes at any time to the amount of access the caregiver has. … the potential to increase quality of life in elders by improving access to information, improving the

104. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     Michigan Electronic Medical Records Project Provides Lessons Learned for Data Exchange Ten critical access … The network is designed to solve a major barrier to improving the quality care in a place where access … Rehabilitation When it comes to providing rehabilitation care for the visually impaired, data describing quality … with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) aims to change that. … study the impact of this network on quality of care and patient safety.

105. Improving Care in a Rural Region with Consolidated Imaging - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Business Goal: Implementation and Use Summary: While quality and patient safety initiatives increasingly … 3) the impact of a shared PACS on access to and use of RPs. … , cost, and quality. ( Achieved ) Impact and Findings: The hospitals in the project anticipated … Both radiologists and ED physicians also commented on how access to and use of RPs improved the quality … Access to RPs across organizations also improved the quality and efficiency in providing care for patients

106. A Clearer Picture: Sharing PACS Helps Improve Care in Maine | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     December 31, 2007 - Quality (AHRQ) to expand its PACS network to other hospitals in the state. … "It gives them [physicians and radiologists] access to relevant, prior exams that might have been done … In the shared PACS scenario, access to images is streamlined. … "Ubiquitous image access is our goal. … The shared PACS project demonstrated the benefits of seamless access to images, and has raised the bar

107. Supporting clinical practice at the bedside using wireless technology | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     November 01, 2004 - quality, Impact on efficiency, utilization and costs Summary: Settings:  University hospital emergency … volunteer emergency MDs was randomized to work five shifts in standard fashion (with desktop computer access … ) and five shifts with a wirelessly networked MC. … less tha 10% of the ED patients Healthcare Utilization:  80% of MDs used the mobile computer (MC) to access … Quality of Care and Patient Safety Outcome:  MDs believed that they used electronic guideline programs

108. Public-Private Partnership Creates Web-based System to Improve Rural Children's Access to Health Care Through a Medical Home (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/THQITStoriesBergner2010.pdf
     February 04, 2011 - Public-Private Partnership Creates Web-based System to Improve Rural Children's Access to Health Care …           ~    Public-Private Partnership Creates Web-based System to Improve Rural Children’s Access … Care Through a Medical Home Many residents of California’s rural El Dorado County struggle to gain access … private agencies came together to form Access El Dorado (ACCEL), a partnership dedicated to improving … access to and quality of health care in the community.

109. Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives, Pathways, and Practical Guidance (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hit-eqm-slides-091313.pdf
     September 13, 2013 - ▪ Advancements in health IT offer new possibilities to advance quality measurement and quality improvement … Data (e.g., Natural Language Processing) ▪ Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration ▪ Patient … ▪ Stakeholders would like to access a wide variety of data beyond EHRs, such as claims systems, … across systems 17 Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration, cont. … , Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration, cont.

110. Health IT-Enabled Quality Measurement: Perspectives, Pathways, and Practical Guidance (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/20130913-health-it-enabled-quality-measurement-presentation-slides.pdf
     September 13, 2013 - ▪ Advancements in health IT offer new possibilities to advance quality measurement and quality improvement … Data (e.g., Natural Language Processing) ▪ Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration ▪ Patient … ▪ Stakeholders would like to access a wide variety of data beyond EHRs, such as claims systems, … across systems 17 Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration, cont. … , Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration Data Access, Sharing, Aggregation, and Integration, cont.

111. Research Themes and Findings | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2022-year-review/research-themes-and-findings
     January 01, 2022 - patients in their own healthcare leads to improvements in safety, quality, and satisfaction of care. … using technology designed with human factors engineering approaches, can improve breast cancer care quality … other healthcare professionals by maximizing their ability to provide high-quality and safe healthcare … to Improve Medication Safety for Older Adults Using the clinical decision support system Enhancing Quality … documentation workflow by improving efficiency and quality of care while receiving higher usability

112. Health IT as a Means, not an End: How Health IT Supports Broad Quality Improvement for Medicaid and CHIP Beneficiaries (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/health_it_as_a_means__not_an_end__how_health_it_supports_broad_quality_improvement_for_medicaid_and_chip_beneficiaries_5.pdf
     March 29, 2010 - • We’re not getting the best outcomes for the dollars we spend. 28 The Cost-Quality-Access Balance … • Access to the best quality health care for all Americans at a cost we can afford and are willing … and care of common acute and chronic conditions • Physical and behavioral health 43 Access to Care … Access to primary care practitioners, by age and total. … The Quality Chasm Cost and Quality The Cost-Quality-Access Balance Movement from Quality Assurance

113. Quality Oral Health Care Through Health Information Technology (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/quality_oral_health_care___2010_2.pdf
     January 01, 2010 - to quality dental care between privately and publicly insured beneficiaries are a well documented and … exchange in ways that can improve access and quality of essential health services. … how these payments might expand access to quality oral health care for children enrolled in Medicaid … at an Expert Panel Meeting on ways that health IT might be developed for dentistry and improve access … to quality oral health care for Medicaid and CHIP enrollees.

114. The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health … willingness to disclose necessary health information and could have life-threatening consequences. … This report outlines the principles (Individual Access; Correction; Openness and Transparency; Individual … Choice; Collection, Use, and Disclosure Limitation; Data Quality and Integrity; Safeguards; and Accountability … help improve the availability of health information and health care quality.

115. Clinician Survey on Quality Improvement, Best Practice Guidelines and Information Technology (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/survey/clinician-survey-quality-improvement.pdf
     September 13, 2016 - Clinician Survey on Quality Improvement, Best Practice Guidelines and Information Technology Clinician … Survey on Quality Improvement, Best Practice Guidelines and Information Technology Rural Health Information … Research and Quality (AHRQ). … How often do you access the Internet at home? … How often do you access the Internet at work?

116. Unlocking Quality Information: Understanding the Value of Health IT for Quality Measurement and Improvement: A Workshop for Medicaid/CHIP Agencies (pdf file)
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     April 26, 2010 - Access/Availability of Care • Domain C. Satisfaction with the Experience of Care • Domain D. … to care visits, dental access, lead screening, ADHD medication follow-up, Immunizations Chronic Care … The Office includes oversight of seven managed care organizations and Access Plus, a FFS managed … and Quality Measurement at NQF National Quality Forum Mission Quality Measure Anatomy of a Quality … Linkage of HIT and Measurement Quality and HIT Disconnected World� The Goal� Quality and HIT�

117. The Rural Hospital Collaborative for Excellence Using IT | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     October 01, 2007 - to meet government and payer reporting requirements for patient safety and quality of care, they could … That would leave millions of people without access to acute care. … database, so that they can report quarterly and also get real-time and live access to their data and … with the AHRQ Quality Indicator Reports for Patient Safety Indicators and Inpatient Quality Indicators … "It's not like we can go in and say that we want to talk to the quality director," Williams says. 

118. Reaching the Research Community Through Web Conferences | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-dissemination/reaching-research-community-through-web-conferences
     January 01, 2020 - A National Web Conference on the Role of Telehealth to Increase Access to Care and Improve Healthcare … Quality Participants learned how telehealth can increase access to care and improve healthcare quality … Ferucci showcased study results where she compared disease symptoms and the quality of care for patients … Access the June 2020 Web Conference Materials and Recording   A National Web Conference on … Access the October 2020 Web Conference Materials and Recording

119. Health IT Bibliography | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - It was current when produced and may now be outdated. … The Health IT Bibliography is a collection of carefully selected, high quality … how health IT can transform care delivery processes and improve quality, safety, and efficiency. … Summaries of each item are provided in addition to a link for users to access the full resource. … However, some of the articles may require individual or institutional access.

120. Evaluation of the Impact of Telemedicine on Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - Improving access to rheumatologists for those with RA is expected to improve the quality of care for … The Role of Telehealth to Increase Access to Care and Improve Healthcare Quality AHRQ hosted a webinar … to discuss how telehealth can increase access to care and improve healthcare quality … Access to rheumatologists can be challenging for these and other rural, minority populations. … study to evaluate disease activity and quality of care.