Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio:

Michigan

Total Years of Funding:  3
Total Funding:  $2.9 million

Bar Coding for Patient Safety in Northern Michigan

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Description:  Implements a bar-coding application to an existing integrated health IT network that alerts providers to potential drug interactions and allergic reactions, tracks "near misses," and provides a permanent record of the patient's medication history that is accessible by providers at any site.
Year 1 Funding:  $500,000
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,254,250
Principal Investigator:  Randi Oehlers
Applicant Institution:  Munson Medical Center
City/Town:  Traverse City, Michigan
Grant Number:  UC1 HS14878
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)

Critical Access Hospital Partnership HIT Implementation

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Description:  Establishes a Web-based electronic medical record system for 10 small rural hospitals to connect them to the area's regional medical center. The project's ultimate goal is to quickly give all providers access to patient data, eliminate duplicate tests and exams, deliver high-quality care, reduce medical errors and track health outcomes.
Year 1 Funding:  $498,506
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,484,167
Principal Investigator:  Donald Wheeler
Applicant Institution:  Upper Peninsula Health Care Network
City/Town:  Marquette, Michigan
Grant Number:  UC1 HS016152-01
Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)

HIT Planning for a Critical Access Hospital Partnership

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Description:  Plans, develops, and implements health IT to assist local rural communities in improving health care access, building local and regional resources to monitor the quality of healthcare, and expanding the use of health IT educational, communication, and clinical applications.
Year 1 Funding:  $193,848
Estimated Total Funding:  $193,848
Principal Investigator:  Donald Wheeler
Applicant Institution:  Baraga County Memorial Hospital
City/Town:  L'Anse, Michigan
Grant Number:  P20 HS15004
Category:  Planning Grants (THQIT)

HIT Support for Safe Nursing Care

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Description:  Examines the use of the HANDS software system, an health IT-supported care planning process for nursing care, and its ability to be transferable between nurses, units, and health care settings.
Year 1 Funding:  $490,658
Estimated Total Funding:  $1,486,634
Principal Investigator:  Gail Keenan
Applicant Institution:  Regents of the University of Michigan
City/Town:  Ann Arbor, Michigan
Grant Number:  R01 HS15054
Category:  Value Grants (THQIT)