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141. Health-It-Acronyms (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/medicaid/health-it-acronyms.pdf
     April 30, 2013 - Information Community AHIMA American Health Information Management Association AHRQ Agency for Healthcare … Research and Quality ANSI American National Standards Institute ASTHO Association of State and … Health Record EHRVA Electronic Health Record Vendors Association FACA Federal Advisory Committee Act … Accountability Act HISB Healthcare Informatics Standards Board HISPC Health Information Security … Reporting Initiative PVRP Physician Voluntary Reporting Program QUAL Quality RHIO Regional

142. Value of Health Information Exchange in Ambulatory Care - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/value-health-information-exchange-ambulatory-care/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - Given the incentives and investments included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, it is important … to be measured in terms of reduced costs of care and selected quality measures). ( Achieved ) 2009 … The net value for small and medium practices and hospitals is quite low, which may make engaging these … The results of the modeling, the difficulty in engaging specialty practices, and the providers’ skepticism … of health information to improve quality of care.

143. Implementation of Health Improvement Collaboration in Cherokee County, OK - 2008 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/implementation-health-improvement-collaboration-cherokee-county-ok/annual-summary/2008
     January 01, 2008 - Hospital Funding Mechanism RFA: HS05-013: Limited Competition for AHRQ Transforming Health Care Quality … to improve quality of care. … of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant privacy practices, including … information, and even gives driving directions and the amount of time it would take to drive to the … quality of care throughout Oklahoma.

144. Agenda | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/events/ahrq-annual-health-it-grantee-and-contractor-meeting/agenda
     June 04, 2010 - and the State and Regional Demonstration (SRD) Contracts ( PDF , 1.56 MB) Rebecca Roper, MS, MPH Erin … Education): Session 4.4 - AHRQ Grant and Contract Reporting Requirements: Facilitating High Quality … Quality Measurement Brian Hazlehurst, PhD ( PDF , 222 KB) and Eta Berner, EdD ( PDF , 204 KB)   Moderator … , 2.96MB)  and the Virtual Patient Advocate Pascale Carayon, PhD, Ben-Tzion Karsh, MS, PhD and Brian … ) Moderator:  Erin Grace, MHA  Track 3 (Decision Making): Session 3.6 - Paperwork Reduction Act

145. Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of electronic health records | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     January 01, 2004 - Ensuring the privacy and confidentiality of electronic health records In 2004, President Bush … Thus, it must address and protect issues at the forefront of their concerns; namely, privacy and confidentiality … Instead of merely adopting the minimal protections afforded by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability … Act (HIPAA), the EHR system must embrace an autonomy-based, default position of full patient control … Consequently, hard choices must be made as to the architectural and patient consent models that may involve

146. Participation by Primary Care Practices in Health Information Exchange in Minnesota - 2009 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/participation-primary-care-practices-health-information-exchange-minnesota/annual-summary/2009
     January 01, 2009 - of care across transitions, and the electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of … Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provides billions of dollars for the promotion of electronic health … among multiple stakeholders such as hospitals, laboratories, ambulatory practices, and quality assurance … More than half the sites were involved in quality reporting initiatives, which were a frequently mentioned … Immediate access to outside records improved the quality and safety of patient care and saved time that

147. How does HIPAA affect public health reporting? | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     April 01, 2003 - Since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule was put into effect … The HIPAA is intended to protect the public from unauthorized access to, use of, and disclosure of individually … activities, as long as the agency to which the information is provided is legally authorized to collect … and receive the information.  … Several scenarios are provided, demonstrating the appropriate response regarding HIPAA and whether unauthorized

148. The Taconic Health Information Network and Community of the Hudson Valley | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/transforming-healthcare-quality-through-health-it/taconic-health-information
     March 31, 2008 - If it's a critical result, a beeper sounds so you can act on the information immediately. … The first is to hire an independent clinical investigator to study the impact of HIE on health care quality … What's the value of the whole electronic data exchange, and does it actually improve the quality of health … "We will look carefully at medical errors, adverse drug events, quality issues, and cost in all three … , to improve the quality of health care, and to reduce medical errors," says Blair.

149. Rhode Island Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) State and Regional Demonstration Project (currently known as currentcare) - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/rhode-island-statewide-health-information-exchange-hie-state-and-regional/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - Research and Quality (AHRQ)-sponsored State and Regional Demonstration projects initiated in 2004 and … ), the Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI), and stakeholders across the State. … The project had a unique challenge because the RI HIE Act of 2008 contained stricter privacy and confidentiality … Project Objectives: Improve the quality, safety, and value of health care in the State of Rhode Island … , and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care.

150. A National Web Conference on Opportunities for Digital Healthcare: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-opportunities-digital-healthcare-lessons-learned-covid-19-pandemic
     July 01, 2021 - and reduce burnout for all providers has been dramatically intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. … Participants described their research and efforts related to the use of digital healthcare strategies … patient-driven care and how these technologies have been adapted to face the needs presented by the … Bierman, MD, MS Director , Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement, Agency for Healthcare Research … and Quality     Eligible providers were able to earn up to 1.5 CE/CME contact hours for

151. Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions between Care Settings - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/using-health-information-technology-improve-health-care-quality-primary-care-ok/annual-summary/2011
     January 01, 2011 - Using Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care Quality in Primary Care Practices and in Transitions … through a patient registry, prompt/reminder functionality, clinical decision support, and quality improvement … under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009's Meaningful Use standards will accelerate … with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … care settings, and the use of electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of care.

152. Health information privacy and syndromic surveillance systems | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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     Health information privacy and syndromic surveillance systems The development of syndromic … However, the perception of how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA … delays, extra work, and obstacles to obtaining necessary data, affecting the ability of state and local … and hypothesis-generating rather than hypothesis-testing. … This assessment summarizes the results of the first known survey on syndromic surveillance systems targeted

153. Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2023 Year in Review (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ahrq-dhr-2023-year-in-review.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - No. 75Q80121F80006, from the Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. August 2024. … Trust Fund $1M from the General Health Services Research appropriation. … health services research, medical, and other conferences. … health services research, including: > Exploratory and developmental research grants that support

154. An Evaluation of the Spread and Scale of PatientToc™ From Primary Care to Community Pharmacy Practice for the Collection of Patient-Reported Outcomes | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-spread-and-scale-patienttoc-primary-care-community-pharmacy
     March 31, 2024 - of the author(s), who are responsible for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of … Conduct two plan-do-study-act cycles to refine an implementation toolkit for spreading and scaling the … Conduct a comprehensive, theory-driven evaluation of the quality of care, implementation, and patient … Overall, in the pilot and the full evaluations, adoption of PatientToc™ was low, only the pharmacist … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2024.

155. Health IT in Small and Rural Communities | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/key-topics/health-it-small-and-rural-communities
     May 01, 2006 - In 2004, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) earmarked $139 million specifically … The recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has a number of provisions … AHRQ-Funded Projects The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has funded organizations … Feedback Loop to Improve Diagnostic Quality Principal Investigator: Eta Berner State: AL Title: … Electronic Prescribing and Decision Support to Improve Rural Primary Care Quality Principal Investigator

156. Development of an Electronic Health Record Format for Children - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/development-electronic-health-record-format-children/annual-summary/2012
     January 01, 2012 - Two Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act grantees are testing and evaluating the Format … ’s impact on quality and cost of care. … Impact and Findings: Overall, the results of the environmental scan and gap analysis suggest that efforts … The TEP prioritized the topic areas to provide guidance on the direction and scope of the overall analysis … from the gap analysis and conformance testing.

157. Improving Healthcare Through AHRQ's Digital Healthcare Research Program: 2021 Year in Review (pdf file)
     digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/ahrq-dhr-2021-year-in-review.pdf
     January 01, 2021 - No. 75Q80121F80006, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. … of the health services research we fund. … measurement and practice, medical informatics, and health services research). … research findings at a variety of digital healthcare, health services research, medical, and other … health services research, including: • Exploratory and developmental research grants that support research

158. Secure e-Health: managing risks to patient health data | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
     digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/privacy-and-security/secure-e-health-managing
     August 02, 2021 - The USA Patriot Act is one example of how national laws can shape these concerns. … Professional health information organizations must take the lead in developing appropriate high-level … principles for professional certification and security protocols, so they can provide a firm and consistent … jointly with other health professions, so that coordinated requirements are integrated into revisions of the … This paper identifies and addresses some of the ethical and legal issues and proposes a series of recommendations

159. Impact of Office-Based E-Prescribing on Prescribing Processes and Outcomes - 2010 | Digital Healthcare Research
     digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/impact-office-based-e-prescribing-prescribing-processes-and-outcomes/annual-summary/2010
     January 01, 2010 - Mechanism RFA: HS07-006: Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Improving Quality Through Clinician … The Medicare Modernization Act set goals for the adoption of e-prescribing across the country, and private … of routine medical practice; for e-prescribing to improve quality and safety, it must have valid and … The study team has begun to define the variables and cohorts for the analyses, and project programmers … Strategic Goal: Develop and disseminate health IT evidence and evidence-based tools to improve the quality

160. Fullerton C et al. 2006 "Lessons learned from pilot site implementation of an ambulatory electronic health record." | Digital Healthcare Research
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     January 01, 2023 - We describe the preimplementation clinical process redesign and quality improvement training that has … in achieving success at the pilot site and in improving the process for later sites; 2) input from and … Objective To "describe the preimplementation clinical process redesign and quality improvement training … Tools Used Gantt Chart Lean Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle Type Clinic Primary care … upgrade, but the server crashed and remained down for the remainder of the first day.