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Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio:MassachusettsTotal Years of Funding: 3 Total Funding: $13.4 million E-Prescribing Impact on Patient Safety, Use, and CostView Details Description: Assesses the impact of a State-wide rollout of e-prescribing using PocketScript® software and its effect on safety, quality, cost, formulary compliance and outcomes. Year 1 Funding: $499,638 Estimated Total Funding: $1,122,244 Principal Investigator: Joel Weissman Applicant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS15175 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) EMS Based TIPI-IS Cardiac Care QI-Error Reduction SystemView DetailsDescription: Implements the time-insensitive predictive instruments built into the computerized electrocardiograph in emergency medical service settings and emergency departments; also evaluates its impact on reducing errors and avoidable delays in emergency care. Year 1 Funding: $500,000 Estimated Total Funding: $1,499,998 Principal Investigator: Harry Selker Applicant Institution: New England Medical Center City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: UC1 HS15124 Category: Implementation Grants (THQIT) Evaluating Smart Forms and Quality Dashboards in an EHRView DetailsDescription: Assesses the value of health IT to clinicians through creation of CDSS tools integrated with clinical documentation workflow and physician performance feedback, its impact on clinical decision support and quality assessment, and its cost-effectiveness. Year 1 Funding: $378,525 Estimated Total Funding: $1,153,892 Principal Investigator: Blackford Middleton Applicant Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS15169 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) Health Information Technology in the Nursing HomeView DetailsDescription: Assesses the effects of clinical decision support systems in nursing homes on medication ordering and monitoring for residents in long term care setting; also tracks costs and assesses productivity, impact, and nursing home culture and organization. Year 1 Funding: $475,566 Estimated Total Funding: $1,458,965 Principal Investigator: Jerry Gurwitz Applicant Institution: University of Massachusetts City/Town: Worcester, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS15430 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) Improving Pediatric Safety and Quality with Health Care ITView DetailsDescription: Systematically assess improvements in patient safety and experience of care associated with implementation of four decision support function embedded in an electronic health record: 1) the influence of weight based dosing on pediatric adverse drug events; 2) the influence of a test result tracking system on appropriate followup of ordered tests; 3) the influence of automated reminders on symptom monitoring and medications for children with asthma and attention deficit disorder. Year 1 Funding: $496,239 Estimated Total Funding: $1,489,826 Principal Investigator: Timothy Ferris Applicant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS15002 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) Improving Safety and Quality with Outpatient Order EntryView DetailsDescription: Examines the impact of integrating ambulatory CPOE with advanced CDSS on safety and quality in the ambulatory setting, its organizational efficiency, workflow, and satisfaction, and conducts a cost-benefit analysis. Year 1 Funding: $499,819 Estimated Total Funding: $1,499,401 Principal Investigator: Tejal Gandhi Applicant Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS15226 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) Parent Link: Better and Safer Emergency Care for ChildrenView DetailsDescription: Evaluates the completeness and accuracy of information on symptoms, disease conditions, medications, and allergies generated by parents using a patient-centered health technology called ParentLink compared to information documented by emergency department physicians and nurses; ParentLink's impact on patient safety and quality. Year 1 Funding: $361,495 Estimated Total Funding: $756,301 Principal Investigator: Stephen Porter Applicant Institution: Children's Hospital Corporation City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS14947 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) SAFEHealth-Secure Architecture for Exchanging Health InformationView DetailsDescription: Creates a local heath information exchange infrastructure that integrates workflow and improves communication for patients, healthcare providers, payers, and public health agencies. Year 1 Funding: $500,000 Estimated Total Funding: $1,419,846 Principal Investigator: Lawrence Garber Applicant Institution: Fallon Clinic, Inc. City/Town: Worcester, Massachusetts Grant Number: UC1 HS15220 Category: Implementation Grants (THQIT) State-wide Implementation of Electronic Health RecordsView DetailsDescription: Performs a rigorous evaluation of the impact of a State-wide implementation program on EHR adoption by rural and non-rural ambulatory care practices and its impact on medication errors and the quality of ambulatory care as a collaborative effort among providers, insurers, and businesses in cooperation with the State government. Year 1 Funding: $498,611 Estimated Total Funding: $1,497,154 Principal Investigator: David Bates Applicant Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: UC1 HS15397 Category: Implementation Grants (THQIT) Value of Imaging-Related Information TechnologyView DetailsDescription: Assesses the impact of Medical Imaging Informatics on health care costs and quality and develops a business case related to the acquisition and implementation of automated radiology systems; develops a financial model to demonstrate the impact of these systems on provider systems and healthcare quality. Year 1 Funding: $494,194 Estimated Total Funding: $1,471,989 Principal Investigator: Scott Gazelle Applicant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital City/Town: Boston, Massachusetts Grant Number: R01 HS14891 Category: Value Grants (THQIT) |
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