Research and Projects: AHRQ THQIT and SRD Portfolio

New York

Creating an Evidence Base for Vision Rehabilitation

Description:  Implements the newly developed Electronic Vision Rehabilitation Record and its tools to evaluate the effectiveness of current best practices and help refine practice as the evidence indicates.

Abstract:  DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The project, "Creating an Evidence Base for Vision Rehabilitation," will involve the implementation of the newly developed Electronic Vision Rehabilitation Record (EVRR). The lead agency on this project, Lighthouse International, built this software and the model upon which it is based. The project will involve the installation and implementation of EVRR at Lighthouse International, The Iris Network in Maine, and the Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) in Utica, New York. The project will also involve the installation of EVRR modules at three offices of the New York State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH) and three ophthalmologists' private offices or primary eye-care services within hospitals. The implementation of EVRR and its tools will assure that patients receive consistent, high-quality, standardized care thereby delaying the functional decline that has been associated with increased utilization of health services. Over a relatively short period of time, the system will create a large outcome-measures database by which to evaluate the effectiveness of current best practice and help refine practice as the evidence indicates.

Year 1 Funding:  $497,068

Estimated Total Funding:  $1,442,113

Principal Investigator:  Betty Bird

Applicant Institution:  Lighthouse International

City/Town:  New York, New York

State:  New York

Grant Number:  UC1 HS15052

Category:  Implementation Grants (THQIT)

Thesaurus Terms:  automated medical record system, health care quality, rehabilitation, vision, vision disorder, blindness, computer assisted medical decision making, computer assisted patient care, computer program /software, cooperative study, counseling, functional ability, health care referral /consultation, health care service evaluation, health care service utilization, information system, interdisciplinary collaboration, outcomes research, therapy adverse effect, vision aid, vision test, clinical research, health services research tag, human subject, medical rehabilitation related tag

Project Start Date:  Sep 1, 2004

Project End Date:  Aug 31, 2007