Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio:

Arkansas

Total Years of Funding:  3
Total Funding:  $1.46 million

Arkansas Delta Inpatient-Outpatient Quality Improvement

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Description:  Implements a computer decision-support system in a 23-county service area in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including several rural clinics; includes a training component for physicians and other health care providers as well as a hospital pharmacy component for adverse drug event management and prevention strategies.
Year 1 Funding:  $496,947
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,465,539
Principal Investigator:  Cinda Bates
Applicant Institution:  St. Bernards Medical Center
City/Town:  Jonesboro, Arkansas
Grant Number:  UC1 HS15059 (9/30/2004-9/29/2007)
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)