Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio:

Hawaii

Total Years of Funding:  3
Total Funding:  $1.67 million

Holomua Project-Improving Patient Hand-Offs in Hawaii

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Description:  Develops approaches to share data on patient clinical and diagnostic information across systems and creates an implementation plan for systems integration.
Year 1 Funding:  $176,500
Estimated Total Funding:  $176,500
Principal Investigator:  Christine M. Sakuda
Applicant Institution:  Hawaii Primary Care Association
City/Town:  Honolulu, Hawaii
Grant Number:  P20 HS15248
Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

Holomua Project Improving Transitional Care in Hawaii

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Description:  Develops a patient Master Visit Registry (MVR), addressing the need for better information sharing among clinical organizations and enhancing their ability to give patients continuous high-quality care when they change providers. The MVR will expand upon an existing patient record-keeping system, while improving local handling and exchange of records.
Year 1 Funding:  $476,200
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,476,200
Principal Investigator:  Christine M. Sakuda
Applicant Institution:  Hawai'i Primary Care Association
City/Town:  Honolulu, Hawaii
Grant Number:  UC1 HS016160-01
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)

Quality Focused Connectivity

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Description:  Implements a health information exchange (HIE) to the three rural islands of the State of Hawaii: Maui, Kauai, and the island of Hawaii that focuses on preventive health care providing an opportunity for care to be addressed in a comprehensive manner so that the responsibility of health improvement shifts from the current physician focus on illness to a patient-centered focus on wellness.
Year 1 Funding:  $500,000
Estimated Total Funding:  $1.5 million
Principal Investigator:  Daniel Heslinga
Applicant Institution:  Quality Healthcare Alliance
City/Town:  Honolulu, Hawaii
Grant Number:  UC1 HS15003
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)