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341. An Evaluation of an Interactive Social Media Web site for Parents who are Concerned about Immunizing their Children - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-interactive-social-media-web-site-parents-who-are-concerned-about/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - The objective of this study is to develop and evaluate an interactive social media Web site for parents … The study was conducted in four phases. … The recruitment process for the pilot study began in July 2012 with a letter explaining the study to … The study team found that multiple calls were needed to reach the target audience, given the busy lives … To facilitate study recruitment, Dr.

342. Impact of computer-aided detection prompts on the sensitivity and specificity of screening mammography | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/impact-computer-aided-detection
     February 01, 2005 - Purpose of Study:  To determine the value of computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast cancer screening … , including sensitivity and specificity of CAD Years of study:  2001-2003 Study Design:  Pre-post Outcomes … :  No significant improvement in film readers' sensitivity or specificity was established in either study … Changes in healthcare costs:  No significant gain in cost-effectiveness was established in either study

343. Improving response to critical laboratory results with automation: results of a randomized controlled trial | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/improving-response-critical
     June 01, 1994 - Purpose of Study:  Assess the effect of an automatic alerting system on the time until treatment is ordered … Years of study:  1994-1995 Study Design:  RCT Outcomes:  Impact on patient safety, Impact on efficiency … surgical inpatients at a 720-bed tertiary-care hospital in Boston, Massachusetts participated in the study … HIT System:  The Brigham Integrated Computing System (BICS) was used in this study, and the clinical

344. Physician inpatient order writing on microcomputer workstations. Effects on resource utilization | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/physician-inpatient-order
     January 20, 1993 - Purpose of Study:  Measure the effects on resource utilization when physician enter inpatient orders … Years of study:  1990-1991 Study Design:  Randomized controlled trial Outcomes:  Total charges per hospital … Also some data presented were collected from a time-motion study and a user survey. … Time needed to accrue benefit:  Benefits demonstrated prospectively during 17-month study period.

345. Reducing vancomycin use utilizing a computer guideline: results of a randomized controlled trial | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/reducing-vancomycin-use
     Purpose of Study:  Determine whether a structured ordering intervention using computerized physician … Years of study:  1996-1997 Study Design:  RCT Outcomes:  Impact on health care effectivness/quality Summary … : Settings:  Physicians participated in this study, which took place in a tertiary-care hospital in Boston … pharmacy data confirmed a decrease in the overall hospital use of intravenous vancomycin during the study

346. A computer-based intervention for improving the appropriateness of antiepileptic drug level monitoring | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/computer-based-intervention
     January 01, 2003 - Purpose of Study:  Compare the ordering of serum levels for antiepileptic drugs with and without the … Years of study:  1995-1999 Study Design:  Pre-post study Outcomes:  Appropriateness of test ordering … Computerized decision support system that works as part of the computer physician order entry system at the study

347. Ambulatory Clinic Exam Room Design with Respect to Computing Devices to Enhance Patient Centeredness - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r03hs024488-saleem-final-report-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - and pilot field study. … Overall, our results from both the laboratory simulation study and the field study were supportive of … within the full study sample. … Field Study Study design. … Overall, our results from both the laboratory simulation study and the field study were supportive of

348. TRial of Aggregate Data Exchange for Maintenance of certification and Raising Quality (TRADEMaRQ) - Final Report (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs022583-phillips-final-report-2018.pdf
     January 01, 2018 - The study had three aims: 1) To test the capacity for exchange of whole-panel, standardized quality … Methods: Study design TradeMarq was a practice level cluster randomized trial. … Only 4 participants withdrew from the study. … This may be one of the most important hypotheses to result from this study. … Simplifying MOC for Famly Physicians: The TRADEMaRQ Study.

349. Electronic communication with patients. Evaluation of distance medicine technology | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/electronic-communication
     July 09, 1997 - Purpose of Study:  Assess the relationship between the use of electronic communication and processes … Years of study:  Not Available Study Design:  Meta-analysis of controlled clinical trials. … significant decreases in levels of hemoglobin A1C in patients using computerized communication and one study

350. Evaluation of documentation before and after implementation of a nursing information system in an acute care hospital | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/evaluation-documentation-and
     Purpose of Study:  Evaluate nursing information systems (NIS). … Years of study:  1995-1997 Study Design:  Time series Outcomes:  Impact on health care effectivness/quality … Summary: Settings:  The study was conducted at a 100-bed urban university hospital in west Tennessee

351. Development and evaluation of a Computer-Assisted Management Protocol (CAMP): improved compliance with care guidelines for diabetes mellitus | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/development-and-evaluation
     January 01, 1994 - Purpose of Study:  Assess a computer management protocol with care guidelines for diabetes mellitus. … Years of study:  1993-1994 Study Design:  RCT Outcomes:  Impact on health care effectivness/quality, … outcome Summary: Settings:  Physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners participated in the study

352. Improving drug prescribing in a primary care practice | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/improving-drug-prescribing
     March 01, 1984 - Purpose of Study:  Increase use of generic drugs Years of study:  1979-1981 Study Design:  RCT Outcomes … :  Generic prescribing Summary: Settings:  This study was conducted in an academically-affiliated fee-for-service

353. Improving influenza vaccination rates in children with asthma: a test of a computerized reminder system and an analysis of factors predicting vaccination compliance | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/improving-influenza-vaccination
     December 01, 1992 - Purpose of Study:  Evaluate the use of computerized reminder system in identifying and improving patient … Years of study:  1989 Study Design:  Randomized controlled trial. … Safety Outcome:  Thirty-percent of the intervention group received an influenza vaccination during the study

354. The Basics of Health-Related Federal Research (ppt file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/biblio/Poon.ppt
     August 01, 2006 - General Approach to Evaluation Choosing Evaluation Measures Study Design Types Analytical issues in … Will impact on outcomes be detectable during the study period? ? … Selecting Study Types Commonly used study types: Optimal design: Randomized Controlled Trials Factorial … Confounding: Can you randomly assign individuals to study groups? … outcomes and study them well.

355. Mehta A et al. 2001 "Pediatric tele-echocardiography: evaluation of transmission modalities." | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/mehta-et-al-2001
     January 01, 2001 - This study examined the effectiveness of several tele-echocardiography connections and the satisfaction … The time interval between performing an echocardiogram and receiving the study was significantly longer … The time interval data provided in this study and the assessment of physician satisfaction provide important … Study Design Only postintervention (no control group) Study Participants The study participants

356. Chumbler N et al. 2004 "The association of home-telehealth use and care coordination with improvement of functional and cognitive functioning in frail elderly men." | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/chumbler-n-et-al-2004
     January 01, 2004 - Abstract "This study compared health-related outcomes, during a 1-year period, for two groups of frail … A paired t-test was used to study the before-after (baseline to 12-month follow-up) improvements in the … Study Design Randomized controlled trial (RCT) Study Participants The study participants included … Study groups included a control group and an experimental group using (1) home messaging devices, (2)

357. E-prescribing Impact on Patient Safety, Use and Cost (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015175-weissman-final-report-2007.pdf
     January 01, 2007 - (See Study 1) 2. … (See Study 2) 3. … (See Study 3) 4. … Study #1: E-Prescribing Adoption Study Design. … Study #2: E-Prescribing Impact on Cost Study Design.

358. Home Heart Failure Care: Comparing Patient-Driven Technology Models (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/home_heart_failure__hf__care_2009_update_2.pdf
     January 01, 2009 - The health IT in this study included remote monitoring (or telemonitoring) of vital signs and symptoms … Impact and Findings: The study was placed on hold under Institutional Review Board (IRB) direction … A pilot study was developed by the researchers and implemented under IRB approval on 14 healthy subjects … The first subject was voluntarily consented and enrolled in the study in June 2005. … Patient enrollment concluded in May 2007; active study participation thus concluded in March 2008, with

359. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions Between Care Settings (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/29007100113-krist-annual-summary-2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - A previous AHRQ-funded study showed IPHRs to enhance clinician-patient communication and increase the … The current study built on those findings to evaluate whether the IPHR can be applied in health care … Through a series of learning collaboratives, study staff guided practices to create a shared vision … Project Objectives: • Determine whether the study sites can begin implementing the IPHR. … (Achieved) 2012 Activities: The study team analyzed collaborative transcripts and finished cleaning

360. Using Short Message System (SMS) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes Among HIV-Positive Men - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-short-message-system-sms-improve-health-care-quality-and-outcomes-among/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - The study enrolled 52 HIV-positive MSM patients from the Howard Brown Health Center in Chicago, Illinois … implementation and outcomes of the intervention were evaluated using qualitative interview data from study … patients and providers, and data collected from study surveys, the SMS system, and the study team. … Overall, the average viral load of the study patients significantly decreased from baseline to follow-up … Overall, the average HIV knowledge score among study patients increased from baseline to follow-up.