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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/evaluation-covista-automated
January 01, 2005 - Evaluation of CoViSTA - an automated vital sign documentation system - in an inpatient hospital setting … Purpose of Study: Compare the efficiency and acceptance of the Co ViSTA system with the currecnt practice … Settings: VA clinical setting (not further defined) Intervention: nurses utilized the traditional system … for 5 patients Evaluation Method: questionnaire, system for determining time interval for vital sign … captures output from the vital sign monitors and uploads data into the computerized patient record system
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/changes-intensive-care-unit
October 01, 2003 - care unit nurse task activity after installation of a third-generation intensive care unit information system … Intervention: Third-generation ICU information system. … Description: : The ICU information system was installed in June 2000. … The system had stations located in each patient's room, it displayed physiologic information as well … and educated adequately, or if they are not motivated to use the system.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/longitudinal-telephone-and-multiple-disease-management-system-improve/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - A Longitudinal Telephone and Multiple Disease Management System to Improve Ambulatory Care - 2012 … Project Name
A Longitudinal Telephony and Multiple Disease Management System To Improve … The system monitors patients through virtual visits, detecting and then notifying clinicians of important … The trial is evaluating the system in 249 patients followed for 6 months. … (Achieved)
Assess outcomes of patients in these practices who use the TLC-C system.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/return-investment/return-investment
January 01, 1993 - Return on Investment for a Computerized Physician Order Entry System
Although computerized … The authors assessed the costs and financial benefits of the CPOE system at Brigham and Women's Hospital … Over ten years, the system saved BWH $28.5 million for cumulative net savings of $16.7 million and net … The CPOE system elements that resulted in the greatest cumulative savings were renal dosing guidance, … The CPOE system at BWH has resulted in substantial savings, including operating budget savings, to the
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/implementation-electronic-system
February 15, 2007 - Implementation of an electronic system for medication reconciliation
Authors: Kramer, J. … Purpose of Study: Evaluate feasibility and effect on patient safety of a medication reconciliation system … Kansas Intervention: Electronic process for medication reconciliation using clinical patient care system … (CPCS) at admission and discharge compared to paper system. … System generates four reports, two on pre-admission home medications and two on discharge medications
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/research/rotich-jk-et-al-2003
January 01, 2003 - Rotich JK et al. 2003 "Installing and implementing a computer-based patient record system in sub-Saharan … Africa: the Mosoriot Medical Record System." … Medical Record System. … After system implementation, patient visits were 22% shorter. … This simple electronic medical record system has bridged the "digital divide."
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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 - Using a Telemedicine System to Promote Patient Care Among Underserved Individuals
1 | Using a Telemedicine … sysTem To PromoTe PaTienT care among
Underserved individUals
2010 Grant Summary
Using a Telemedicine … System to Promote Patient Care Among
Underserved Individuals
Principal Investigator: Bove, Alfred … A cellular telephone interactive
system accommodates subjects who do not have Internet access. … may benefit from use of the system.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017308_samore_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Patient-Centered Informatics System to Enhance Health Care in Rural Communities
1 | Patient-Centered … informatiCs system to enhanCe health Care in
rural Communities
AmbulAtory SAfety And QuAlity: enAbling … PAtient-Centered CAre through
heAlth it (r18)
Patient-Centered Informatics System to Enhance Health … (Achieved)
• Examine patterns of use of the UHR personal health system. … most favorably and may have ultimately driven patient adoption of the system.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/business-case/return-investment-computerized
January 01, 2006 - Return on Investment for a Computerized Physician Order Entry System
Although computerized physician … The authors assessed the costs and financial benefits of the CPOE system at Brigham and Women's Hospital … Benefits were determined from published studies of the BWH CPOE system, interviews with hospital experts … Over 10 years, the system saved BWH $28.5 million for cumulative net savings of $16.7 million and net … The CPOE system at BWH has resulted in substantial savings, including operating budget savings, to the
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/improving_health_information_tech_2009_update_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Improving Health Information Technology Implementation in a Rural Health System … (Achieved)
Implement EMR system at 12 additional sites. … Despite budget cuts that required the postponement of expanding the
EMR system, current use of the system … The EMR
system has been successfully implemented in 30 practices, and the system has sufficient administrative … IMPROVING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION IN A RURAL HEALTH SYSTEM 3
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/automatic-notification-system-test-results-finalized-after-discharge/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized After Discharge - 2012
Project … Name
An Automatic Notification System for Test Results Finalized after Discharge
Principal … The system was designed to facilitate communication and acknowledgement of test results by responsible … In the first phase of this study, components of the system were developed to: 1) identify tests with … In the second phase, a cluster-randomized, 8-month controlled trial measured the impact of this system
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/transforming-healthcare-quality-through-health-it/ahrq-supported-electronic
August 31, 2008 - AHRQ-Supported Electronic Record System Focuses on Best Practices for Vision Rehabilitation … The Electronic Vision Rehabilitation Record (EVRR®)** is the first Web-enabled electronic record system … Ultimately, Lighthouse scrapped that system in favor of a browser-based system custom-designed for vision … System designers sought input from the clinical providers who had used the old system to come up with … "I think that's going to be the best way to motivate people to use the system," says Dr. Stuen.
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/multi-grantee-technical-assistance-meeting-ahrq-research-reporting-system-arrs
January 12, 2011 - AHRQ Research Reporting System: ARRS (Technical Assistance Event)
Event Details
Date: January … , AHRQ
Sponsored by AHRQ's National Resource Center for Health IT
AHRQ Research Reporting System … (ARRS) is a web-based system that provides an online mechanism for report submission by grantees, and … The information collected in the system allows AHRQ to monitor the needs and priorities of the Health … will be used; AHRQ staff provided a step-by-step introduction about how to access and use the online system
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/treatment-chronic-heart-failure
January 01, 1990 - Treatment of chronic heart failure: an expert system advisor for general practitioners
Authors … Purpose of Study: Evaluate computerized expert system for practitioners in chronic heart failure (CHF … Intervention: A computerized expert system for general practitioners in chronic heart failure (CHF) … follow-up the prescribed therapy, and indicating hygienic-dietetic suggestions was compared to a control system … Description: The computerized expert system was developed using the IBM ESE (Expert System Environment
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/enhancing_complex_care_through_an_integrated_care_coordination_information_system_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Enhancing Complex Care Through an Integrated Care Coordination Information System
1 | Enhancing complEx … carE Through an inTEgraTEd
carE coordinaTion informaTion SySTEm
2010 Grant Summary
Enhancing Complex … Care Through an Integrated
Care Coordination Information System
Principal Investigator: Dorr, David … Preferred system functions and features were
divided into three groups: features to be added before … The system has been implemented, an assessment was conducted, and the trial began.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-support-public-health-vaccine-adverse-event-reporting-system/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Electronic Support for Public Health - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System - 2010 … Project Name
Electronic Support for Public Health - Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (ESP:VAERS … Patient data are available from Epic System? … s Public Health Information Network Messaging System (PHIN-MS) software has been installed within the … The team had planned to evaluate the system by comparing their adverse event findings to those in the
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-impact-acpoecds-system-outcomes/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - Evaluating the Impact of an ACPOE/CDS System on Outcomes - 2009
Project Name
Evaluating … the Impact of an ACPOE/CDS System on Outcomes
Principal Investigator
Sullivan, Sean … The project implemented an ACPOE system for medications (called the electronic [e]-prescribing system … It also evaluated the impact of the system on medication errors and downstream preventable adverse drug … Use of the system was largely time neutral for prescribers and staff.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/workflow-assessment-health-it-toolkit/experience/khoury-1998-support
January 01, 1998 - Khoury A 1998 "Support of quality and business goals by an ambulatory automated medical record system … Support of quality and business goals by an ambulatory automated medical record system in Kaiser Permanente … The system is currently used by 220 physicians and 110 allied health personnel. … In addition, this system reduces operating costs, in particular the number of staff needed to deliver … Cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that the system can produce savings in excess of maintenance costs
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/evaluation-computer-based
January 01, 2000 - Evaluation of a computer-based decision support system for treatment of hypertension with drugs: retrospective … Date: 2000 Volume: 247 Issue: 1 Pages: 87-93 HIT Description: Computerized decision support system … Purpose of Study: To evaluate computerized decision support system for drug treatment and hypertension … Years of study: 1997 Study Design: Retrospective comparison of computerized decision support system … Quality of Care and Patient Safety Outcome: The computerized decision support system was more likely
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015328-coleman-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - or incorporating radiology into an HIE system. … The shared system offers each hospital with
potential additional benefits over a stand-alone system. … with the system. … However, under the shared system, images are available in
the system for staff even before the patient … Other challenges include audit and security concerns, system management, and system
architecture.