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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/research-reports/2021-year-review/research-dissemination
January 01, 2021 - In the quality improvement study, the combination of a default-checked influenza vaccine order in admission … using PRO measurements compares with education only on decision quality, patient satisfaction, and functional … quality, level of shared decision making, patient satisfaction, and functional outcomes in patients … presented research findings at a variety of digital healthcare, health services research, medical, and … of patients and their caregivers and how it can help to ensure high-quality care and prevent errors in
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digital.ahrq.gov/ncpdp
January 01, 2023 - Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information … In December 2005, AHRQ awarded four cooperative agreements and one contract to test and evaluate the … The five projects carried out pilot studies in 2006 and measured the effectiveness of the proposed HHS … messaging standards for e-prescribing, specifically looking into their transmission accuracy, impact on quality … Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) compliance.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2005-annual-conference
January 01, 2005 - the quality of care, reduce mistakes, and manage costs. … Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Department of Health and Human Services
A clinical … Clancy was named Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) on February 5, 2003 … Her health services research priorities include quality, access, and the impact of delivery system changes … Federal information resources under Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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digital.ahrq.gov/program-overview/directors-corner
September 01, 2024 - Director's Corner
Digital Healthcare Research (DHR) is very excited to … We are interested in how these ecosystem elements and actors can best support the quality and safety … Digital Healthcare Research Program at AHRQ provides foundational research to ensure that digital healthcare … The entire portfolio of AHRQ-funded digital healthcare research is available and can be identified … The Digital Healthcare Research program maintains a special emphasis notice reaffirming the intent to
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/pediatric-resources/childrens-electronic-health-record-ehr-format
January 01, 2023 - compatible with other EHR standards; and facilitates quality measurement and improvement through collection … of clinical quality data. … The Format was authorized by the 2009 Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA … ) and developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in close collaboration with … For more information on other AHRQ-supported work related to the CHIP Reauthorization Act, click here
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/privacy-and-security-project/oregon
January 01, 2023 - The Governor's office has designated the Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (OHPR) to complete … , the Oregon Healthcare Quality Corporation. … Participation in this project will elucidate the issues and guide development of solutions for the state … Executive Director, Oregon Healthcare Quality Corporation
The Steering Committee will be appointed … The subject matter is of the utmost importance and concerns every one of us.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/establishing-federal-resources-support-patient-centered-medical-home-concept/citation/hitech-act
January 01, 2023 - Necessary but not sufficient: the HITECH Act and health IT's potential to build medical homes. … Necessary But Not Sufficient: The HITECH Act and Health Information Technology‘s Potential to Build Medical … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2010.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/e-prescribing-pilot-projects
January 01, 2023 - To address this problem, the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) directed the Secretary of Health … The project was administered jointly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency … for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … of Ohio KePRO, Ohio's Medicare Quality Improvement Organization; University Hospitals Medical Practices … Act of 2003 (MMA), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) produced a summary report for
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/anesthesiology-control-tower-feedback-alerts-supplement-treatment-actfast
January 01, 2023 - Assess the usability of an ACT for the operating suite. … Assess whether the ACT improves clinician compliance with standards of care and surrogate measures of … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2020. … Such cultural acceptance of the ACT by clinicians in the ORs is necessary for the ACT intervention to … the impact of the ACT on clinical outcomes of patients post-surgery.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/arkansas-delta-inpatient-outpatient-quality-improvement
January 01, 2023 - Improvement
The Arkansas Delta Inpatient/Outpatient Quality Improvement project focused … on helping to improve the quality of care for persons in the county target area. … the alerting system and to act upon clinical interventions from the alerting system. … Although delays occurred during implementation, gains resulted within the CMS Core Measures and the general … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2009.
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-quality-metrics-and-measurement
January 01, 2023 - Record (EHR) Use and Quality of Care. … Weiner will explore the findings and implications of the AHRQ grant to use EHR data to improve quality … under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and what changes will be implemented. … Demonstrate the role of health IT in quality measurement and reporting. … improve the quality and safety of medication management.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/past-initiatives/medicaid-and-chip/medicaid-and-chip-repository
January 01, 2023 - achieving the types of cost, efficiency and quality improvements that participation in Health IT/HIE … quality of diabetes care.
8 Electronic health records and quality of diabetes care. (2)
9 Finding … health records to improve quality and efficiency. … CHIP Bibliography
The Medicaid and CHIP Bibliography is a collection of carefully selected, high quality … Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/open-act-tracking-health-care-team-response-ehr-asynchronous-alerts/final-report
January 01, 2023 - Open & Act: Tracking Health Care Team Response to EHR Asynchronous Alerts - Final Report. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017. … The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible … for its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. … Department of Health and Human Services.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/electronic-communications-across-provider-settings
January 01, 2023 - Completed
Grant Number
P20 HS015414
Funding Mechanism(s)
Transforming Healthcare Quality … quality of patient care and increase communication across diverse provider settings. … Health, and a number of physician offices. … The act of capturing, distributing, and inputting data would be as unobtrusive as possible, limiting … and uninsured) and identify areas where prevention could improve health outcomes.
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digital.ahrq.gov/2020-year-review/research-summary/improving-delivery-health-services-health-systems-level
January 01, 2020 - The Anesthesiology Control Tower (ACT) used data mining strategies and machine learning algorithms to … The research team found that the ACT algorithms were able to predict postoperative adverse outcomes with … is a priority of the AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research Program. … quality of life, since they come directly from the patient. … electronically—improving the speed, quality, safety, and cost of care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/childrens-ehr-format-enhancement
January 01, 2023 - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( … improve the care of children and the technologies supporting their care. … The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) grantee experience with the Format … communication and knowledge about growth and development, better screening, and improvements in the … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. November 2015.
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digital.ahrq.gov/organization/new-york-city-health-and-mental-hygiene
January 01, 2023 - New York City Health and Mental Hygiene
Bringing High Performing Systems … effects of supportive electronic health record implementation, clinical decision support systems, and … pay-for-quality programs on the performance of cardiovascular health clinical quality measures. … delivery of clinical preventive services and added patient specific alerts and ‘one click’ options to … act on missed opportunities for followup care.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/learning-primary-care-meaningful-use-exemplars
January 01, 2023 - , and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. … Improvement
Quality Measurement
The 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and … Clinical Health (HITECH) Act was intended to improve the quality of health care provided by incentivizing … The MU program was implemented in three stages; for each stage, submission of clinical quality measures … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/technical-assistance-health-information-technology-and-health-information/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - The goal of this project is to improve the coordination and quality of care by providing technical assistance … RTI also developed and maintains a Medicaid and CHIP-specific section of the Agency for Healthcare Research … and Quality (AHRQ) National Resource Center (NRC) Web site. … Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, the reported challenges to HIE participation … The report also discusses policy changes, such as the Affordable Care Act, that will impact Medicaid
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/open-act-tracking-health-care-team-response-ehr-asynchronous-alerts
January 01, 2023 - Final Report ( PDF , 552.62 KB) Disclaimer
Disclaimer
The findings and conclusions … Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21) … The specific aims of the project were as follows:
Identify contextual factors, types of alerts, and … Track and describe the sequence of relevant actions taken by the healthcare providers immediately following … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017.