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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/partnership-clinician-electronic-health-record-ehr-use-and-quality-care/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, current use of electronic health records (EHRs) in … point-of-care and decisionmaking, health IT cannot improve the quality and outcomes of care. … quality of care in the areas of preventive care, chronic disease management, and medication management … to believe in the EHR's positive effect on quality and safety. … Project attempts to measure the depth and quality of EHR use by individual clinicians, and thus measure
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/partnership-clinician-electronic-health-record-ehr-use-and-quality-care
January 01, 2023 - (HITECH) act, current use of electronic health records (EHRs) in ambulatory settings is increasing. … point-of-care for decisionmaking, health IT cannot improve the quality and outcomes of care. … Test the links between clinician use of an EHR and quality of preventive care, chronic disease management … on the quality of EHR use by clinicians had a positive impact on quality of care and experience of care … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2011.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-care-theme/chronic-disease-management
January 01, 2023 - Patient-Engagement Tool to Aid Older Adults' Understanding of Lab Test Results
Description
The … A Decision Support Tool for the Discontinuation of Disease Modifying Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis … a machine learning algorithm to standardize the approach to discontinuing disease-modifying therapies … Inform Shared Decision Making with Advanced Bayesian Causal Inference to Improve Quality … goal setting in the primary care setting, finding it feasible to implement and that it improved diet
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/novel-patient-facing-mobile-platform-collect-and-implement-patient-reported
April 01, 2023 - HS028892
Funding Mechanism(s)
Using Innovative Digital Healthcare Solutions to Improve Quality … rates, quality of life, medication adherence, and self-efficacy. … to act on it and prevent it from becoming a full-blown asthma flare and ending up in the ER, needing … Research Program: 2023 Year in Review
Principal Investigator … Research Program: 2023 Year in Review
Related Stories Integrating the Patient Voice in Patient-Reported
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/use-affordable-open-source-systems-rural-and-small-practice-health-professional/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology (R21) … 2012
AHRQ Funding Amount
$299,078
Summary: National efforts focus on improving medical quality … The research team has conducted telephone interviews to assess the needs of rural and small practice … Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). … Due to the mid-semester start and end dates of the grant, a 1-year no-cost extension will be used.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-policy-issues
January 01, 2023 - Such abuses have led to the enactment of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA … HIE must be completed in a way that protects patient privacy and improves health care safety and quality … also an attempt, through both the grants and the State and regional demonstration contracts, to identify … quality at both individual and system levels. … The Privacy and Security Contract term has been extended to 19 months and the funding has increased to
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessing-readiness-achievement-impact-stage-3-care-coordination-criteria
January 01, 2023 - the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), offers financial … the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to assess the readiness, feasibility, and perceived impact … coordination and the value of meeting the Stage 3 criteria. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014. … The tool includes questions to assess the benefits and current state of electronic health records and
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/use-affordable-open-source-systems-rural-and-small-practice-health-professional/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21) … 2012
AHRQ Funding Amount
$299,078
Summary: National efforts focus on improving medical quality … The research team developed a protocol and conducted telephone interviews to assess the needs of rural … Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule. … the quality and security of the open-source EHR systems.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-health-care-quality-through-health-information-technology-it-people/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - Improving Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology for People With Intellectual Disability … Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21) … These shortcomings may lead to higher rates of morbidity and poorer quality of life for people with ID … and Accountability Act compliance. … transitions in care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/project-echo-hepatitis-c-ambulatory-care-quality-improvement-new-mexico-through/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - work of a previous Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality- funded project, Project ECHO: Extension … ), and maintained in a centralized Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant structured … The enhancements to the electronic disease management tool, iHealth, and the clinical management system … The portal includes search tools that program personnel can use to extract data for monitoring data quality … , profiling, quality improvement, and research.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/privacy-and-security/challenges-associated
age based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Security Rules. … We examine the storing and transmission of sensitive patient data in the modern health care system and … Based on our research results, we address current outstanding issues that act as impediments to the successful … implementation of security measures and conclude the discussion and offer possible avenues of future … the security rules Category: Privacy and Security
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/standards-and-interoperability/loinc-universal
July 26, 2021 - LOINC, a Universal Standard for Identifying Laboratory Observations: a 5-year Update
The Logical … results in the right slots of their medical records, research, and/or public health systems. … For each observation, the database includes a code (of which 25 000 are laboratory test observations) … LOINC codes are being used by large reference laboratories and federal agencies, and are part of the … Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) attachment proposal.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-model-electronic-health-record-format-children/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - The "format" refers to the various requirements for data elements and standards, usability, functionality … The project team is working to understand how the model format, its structure, and content might be used … Two Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act grantees also are testing and evaluating … the format's impact on quality and cost of care. … (Upcoming)
2011 Activities: The focus of activities in 2011 was on finalizing the EHR format and
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-model-electronic-health-record-format-children/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - The project team is working to understand how the model format, its structure and content can be used … Two Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act grantees also will test and evaluate the … format’s impact on quality and cost of care outcomes. … was on conducting the environmental scan and gap analysis. … screening, medication management, etc.) related to the treatment of children and for which the project
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-health-care-quality-primary-care-va/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions … - 2011
Project Name
Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality … ) empowering members to act on the vision; 7) planning for short-term wins; and 8) consolidating and … IT Committee, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Practice Based Research Network Annual … , and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006BurstinMunier_051111comp.pdf
June 01, 2006 - Morning Plenary: Strengthening the Connections
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Advancing Excellence … Quality
Improvement Act of 2005
Creates “Patient Safety Organizations”
(PSOs)
Establishes “Network … influence of weight based dosing on pediatric adverse drug
events
Agency for Healthcare Research … Connections
Strengthening the Connection
AHRQ’s Quality and Safety Priorities
Progress in Quality … Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005
The PSO Safety – HIT Connection
Bridging the Quality
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/enhancing-quality-patient-care-equip-project
January 01, 2023 - Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2007. … moment that the connection between health information technology (IT) and health care quality became … With funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Agency for Healthcare Research … and Quality, and other sources, the Alliance has deployed a sophisticated, customized EHR system that … The Alliance's health centers are sharing resources, integrating services, and improving quality and
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/hit-strategic-plan-sw-minnesota-health-providers
January 01, 2023 - Completed
Grant Number
P20 HS014912
Funding Mechanism(s)
Transforming Healthcare Quality … health IT) strategic plan for the region's hospitals and clinics. … Quality health, improved efficiencies, and development of business cases for needed technology were the … The Cooperative is located in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, and members include the following … The primary lessons learned include the need for physician involvement and extensive planning for success
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/laboratory-exchange-meeting.html
December 01, 2006 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Laboratory Exchange Meeting
Agency for Healthcare … Role for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
IX. Next Steps
a. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. April 2006. … Role for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The AHIC draft recommendations state two … critical roles for the Agency for Health care Research and Quality:
AHRQ should
develop a proposed
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-information-exchange-2
January 01, 2023 - We observed a trend toward cost savings at one of two hospitals and no differences in the quality measures … care interventions on cost and quality of ED care. … AHRQ-Funded Projects
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has funded organizations … , health care processes would improve with respect to safety, quality, cost, and other indicators. … data mining, clinical decision support, and quality reporting.