Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio:

Louisiana

Total Years of Funding:  3
Total Funding:  $1.7 million

Cardiovascular Care Disparities: Safety-Net HIT Strategy

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Description:  Designs the implementation of a longitudinal cardiovascular disease information system platform to address disparities viewed as a lifelong disease process, and examines the impact of health IT on quality improvement, medical and financial effectiveness, and increased value.
Year 1 Funding:  $194,499
Estimated Total Funding:  $194,499
Principal Investigator:  Bruce Ferguson
Applicant Institution:  LSU Health Sciences Center
City/Town:  New Orleans, Louisiana
Grant Number:  P20 HS15305
Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

Distance Management of High-Risk Obstetrical Patients

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Description:  Develops a technology plan to improve access to maternal-fetal medicine services throughout the State and guides the implementation of telemedicine capabilities to provide real-time remote diagnostic ultrasound and consultative services to women with high-risk pregnancies.
Year 1 Funding:  $187,624
Estimated Total Funding:  $187,624
Principal Investigator:  Candace Ferguson
Applicant Institution:  Woman's Hospital
City/Town:  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Grant Number:  P20 HS15435
Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

HIT Service Integration

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Description:  Creates a detailed assessment of the feasibility of health IT implementation including the development of an implementation plan, specification of clinical and organizational needs, identification of goals, and identifying barriers and ways to address those barriers.
Year 1 Funding:  $200,000
Estimated Total Funding:  $200,000
Principal Investigator:  Michelle Lemming
Applicant Institution:  Franklin Foundation Hospital
City/Town:  Franklin, Louisiana
Grant Number:  P20 HS15195
Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

Louisiana Rural Health Information Technology Partnership

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Description:  Implements a Complete Medical Record (a computerized emergency department communication, documentation, passive tracking, and medical records system) in an emergency department and evaluates the use of this technology toward improving patient safety and quality of care.
Year 1 Funding:  $381,509
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,125,258
Principal Investigator:  Paul Salles
Applicant Institution:  Assumption Community Hospital
City/Town:  Napoleonville, Louisiana
Grant Number:  UC1 HS14953
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)

Service Intergration

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Description:  Builds an integrated communications system with area hospitals, clinics and service providers in St. Mary Parish, Iberia Parish, and Terrebonne Parish that will support chronic disease management and improve patient safety. Authorized health care providers will have swift, secure access to important patient information at the point of care.
Year 1 Funding:  $500,000
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,500,000
Principal Investigator:  Michelle Lemming
Applicant Institution:  Franklin Foundation Hospital
City/Town:  Franklin, Louisiana
Grant Number:  UC1 HS016151-01
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)