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    <title>AHRQ Health IT News and Events</title>
    <description>News and Events from the National Resource Center for Health Information Technology</description>
    <link>http://healthit.ahrq.gov</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:15:50 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Funding Opportunities: Forthcoming AHRQ FOAs</title>
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        <![CDATA[AHRQ intends to publish funding opportunity announcements (FOA's) to fund health information technology (IT) research by the end of August, 2008.  Three types of awards will be announced: Research Demonstration Grants (R18), Exploratory Developmental Grants (R21), and Small Research Grants (R03).]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-08-011.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:02:43 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reports: Ambulatory Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE): Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio</title>
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        <![CDATA[This report summarizes the challenges that AHRQ grantees faced during development, implementation, or evaluation of ACPOE systems between 2004-2007.  The report is based on interviews with AHRQ grantees conducted the Agency's National Resource Center for Health IT.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_825121_0_0_18/ACPOE_Findings_May2008.pdf]]></link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:34:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reports: CBO Report Estimates Costs, Benefits of Health IT</title>
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        <![CDATA[A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the costs and benefits associated with widespread adoption and use of health IT, and outlines policy options for the U.S. Government.  The report summarizes current barriers facing greater adoption of IT in health care, and presents health IT as a possible public good that may require federal intervention.  The report outlines options, such as federal mandates and incentives for adoption, for policymakers' consideration.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/91xx/doc9168/05-20-HealthIT.pdf]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:25:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reports: E-Prescribing Standards Expert Panel Meeting Minutes</title>
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        <![CDATA[A group of e-prescribing standards experts convened b y AHRQ is building on the first generation of e-prescribing pilots funded by AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Recently, these experts met to discuss the technical work, research, and testing needed for the standards to be recommended by the federal government for widespread adoption. Minutes from the meeting include a detailed summary of the discussion and recommended next steps to move forward three e-prescribing standards: RxNorm, Structured and Codified Sig (Sig), and Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA).]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_824767_0_0_18/MeetingSummary_eRxStandardsExpertMeeting.pdf]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:24:11 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: Health Information Exchange Links Records For Better Health</title>
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        <![CDATA[The MidSouth eHealth Alliance aims to improve patient care and reduce costs through eliminating duplicate or unneeded tests, reducing hospital stays, and decreasing ED utilization through health information exchange. Read about project characteristics that have made the exchange a success, and find out what's in store next for this ever-evolving initiative.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 12:52:23 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: AHRQ-Supported Electronic Record System Focuses on Best Practices for Vision Rehabilitation</title>
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        <![CDATA[When it comes to providing rehabilitation care for the visually impaired, data describing quality or outcomes of treatment are few and far between. But a unique computerized record system developed and implemented by New York-based Lighthouse International with funding from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) aims to change that.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/health_it_implementation_stories/healthitimplementationstories/ahrq_supported_electronic_record_system_focuses_on_best_practices_for_vision_rehabilitation.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:14:58 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Notice of Funding Opportunity that was issued by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT</title>
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        <![CDATA[The purpose of this cooperative agreement is for other networks, such as integrated delivery systems, personally controlled health record support organizations, state, regional and non-geographic health information exchange entities, and specialty networks to participate in the "network of networks" that is the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN). In doing so, participants will implement and test the NHIN specifications and demonstrate their connectivity to others. Awardees shall achieve, test and demonstrate technical and trust relationships with the other participants in the NHIN through the NHIN Cooperative and when participating in the production NHIN, will add value for additional networks to also participate in the NHIN without funding support.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5590&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/f_j/home___health_it_website/whats_new/items/nhin.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:37:11 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Tools: Health IT Bibliography</title>
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        <![CDATA[The Health IT Bibliography puts expert-selected knowledge resources on health IT at the fingertips of those seeking to better understand how health IT can transform everyday care by improving its quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness.  The tool includes a host of practical resources for a variety of key topics in health IT, including electronic health record systems, health information exchange, and computerized provider order entry.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/bibliography]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:17:28 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Study on Stakeholder Involvement in Local Health Information Exchanges Released</title>
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        <![CDATA[Findings from a study of stakeholder perspectives on participation in four HIEs, funded by AHRQ and conducted by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) and the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, suggest that barriers to achieving data exchange remain high.  Concerns about loss of competitive advantage and data misuse impede provider and health plan willingness to contribute patient data. Additionally, uncertainty about who benefits from HIEs is affecting stakeholder willingness to fund the exchanges.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:13:46 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: A Clearer Picture: Sharing PACS Helps Improve Care in Maine</title>
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        <![CDATA[A shared Picture Archiving and Communications System in Maine that allows hospitals to store and transmit a patient's imaging records in real-time may form the basis of electronic sharing of other medical information across the state.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:29:37 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Privacy and Security Solutions Impact Analysis</title>
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        <![CDATA[This report analyzes the impact of the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC) on 33 States and one territory and their approaches to privacy and security for electronic health information exchange.  Substantial progress was made in five major domains: legislation, executive orders, leadership and governance, stakeholder education and knowledge, and support for health information exchanges.  Access the report to learn how these States are making progress toward reducing variation and implementing "good" practices that will permit interoperability while preserving privacy and security.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:53:59 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Events: 2008 AHRQ Annual Conference</title>
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        <![CDATA[Save the date!  AHRQ's 2008 Annual Conference will be held September 7-10 in Bethesda, MD, at the North Bethesda Marriott.  The conference will feature exciting opportunities to learn about AHRQ's latest research aimed at improving quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of care.  Conference sessions will feature leading experts involved in AHRQ-sponsored research and implementation projects.  Information regarding registration and hotel accommodations will be announced shortly.]]>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2008 10:24:13 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: Chicago Alliance of Community Health Centers Pioneers EHR Implementation with AHRQ Support</title>
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        <![CDATA[An AHRQ-supported project is transforming population and disease management for safety net providers using electronic health record and clinical decision support systems.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/health_it_implementation_stories/healthitimplementationstories/chicago_alliance_of_community_health_centers_pioneers_ehr_implementation_with_ahrq_support.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:28:45 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Tools: Health IT Survey Compendium</title>
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        <![CDATA[This searchable resource contains a set of publicly available surveys to assist organizations in evaluating health IT.  The surveys in the compendium cover a broad spectrum, including user satisfaction, usability, technology use, product functionality, and the impact of health IT on safety, quality, and efficiency.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/surveys]]></link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 17:00:21 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>National Web Conference on Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange: Phase II</title>
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        <![CDATA[Hear a report on the progress of the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC), funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5553&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/events/events/events/national_web_conference_on_privacy_and_security_solutions_for_interoperable_health_information_exchange__phase_ii.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:02:50 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Tools Available In One Place</title>
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        <![CDATA[AHRQ and its community of contractors and grantees have developed tools to help health care organizations plan for, implement and evaluate health information technology (health IT). These tools are made available in one place on the AHRQ Health IT Web site - Health IT Tools. http://healthit.ahrq.gov/tools]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/tools]]></link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:46:34 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: AHRQ-Supported Telewound Care Networks Aims To Speed the Healing Process</title>
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        <![CDATA[An AHRQ-supported project is helping patients in rural Oklahoma get faster and more efficient treatment for chronic wounds through a web-based telecare network that links nursing home aides, home health workers, and other providers to wound care and other specialists.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:07:54 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Literacy Guide for Health Information Technology</title>
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        <![CDATA[New AHRQ guide helps developers and purchasers of health information technology (IT) reach adults with limited literacy. Limited literacy can be a barrier to making the benefits of health IT widely available to consumers. The guide, which includes a checklist, presents design principles and strategies to increase consumer accessibility to health IT.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:50:05 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>A National Web Conference on the Results and Impact of Electronic Prescribing (e-RX) Use</title>
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        <![CDATA[The five participating sites of the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA) e-RX pilot evaluation have monitored and assessed the impact of e-RX in a variety of clinical settings. In this third Web conference on the MMA pilot projects, a panel of experts convened by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) will present findings related to provider use and adoption, workflow, and the downstream effects of e-RX use.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:13:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>AHRQ Awards New Ambulatory Safety and Quality Grants</title>
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        <![CDATA[In September 2007, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded more than fifty grants to improve ambulatory quality and safety in the United States. The opportunity to turn the potential of health information technology (IT) towards improving safety and quality in the ambulatory care setting, especially within care transitions, forms the cornerstone of AHRQ's Ambulatory Safety and Quality (ASQ) Program.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:32:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: AHRQ IT Project Helps Bridge Distance for Native Americans Seeking Health Care</title>
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        <![CDATA[For Native Americans in California, getting medical treatment at a nearby clinic or hospital can be difficult. But a new project to use electronic health records could help bridge the distance and provide better care for patients.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:08:10 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: HANDS Care Plan Tool Seeks to Improve Nurse Communication at Handoff in AHRQ-Funded Study</title>
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        <![CDATA[An AHRQ-supported project is testing whether a standardized,
computerized tool can help nurses document patient care better and
communicate more effectively at handoff.  So far, the new tool - called
HANDS - has proved extremely useful for documenting care.  The next
step: using HANDS to guide communication at handoff.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:54:25 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The "Final Look" at How Privacy and Security Policies and Practices May Affect Health Data Exchange Efforts.</title>
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        <![CDATA[A joint Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)-funded project with RTI International has produced a synthesis on variations in business practices, policies, and State laws related to privacy and security that impede electronic health data exchange. Three reports capture the highlights from 34 subcontracted State teams, summarizing the major crosscutting themes raised during the State teams' discussions. Also included is a nationwide summary that expands the issues raised and discusses the broader implications of the project, offering suggestions for federal and State government action to facilitate nationwide electronic health information exchange.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:50:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>A Toolkit for Assessing HIE Business Practices</title>
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        <![CDATA[Assessing the variation in organization-level business practices enables regions, States, and territories to identify the practices, policies, and laws that may present barriers to interoperable health information exchange (HIE). This knowledge allow stakeholders to identify and propose practical solutions to barriers while preserving privacy and security, and it enables them to develop detailed plans for implementing solutions. A new toolkit, developed as part of the joint Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) and Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)-funded project with RTI International, provides a set of tools and resources for those wishing to conduct such an analysis in their region, State, or territory.]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:49:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[A recent article published online as a PrePrint in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association addressed the extent to which hospitals experience unintended consequences during and following computerized provider order entry (CPOE) implementation. Joan S. Ash, Ph.D., the principal author of this article, will lead a discussion with an explanation of the various types of unintended consequences identified in her study and their importance.]]>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:20:17 -0400</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[This teleconference is the first in a series of four on e-RX and the e-RX pilot evaluation and its findings. Rochelle Woolley and Kevin Johnson will provide an overview of e-RX and discuss its value and potential impact, current state of adoption, and barriers to adoption. The speakers will also introduce the e-RX pilot evaluation, of which the standards, outcomes, and impact analysis will be discussed in detail in the subsequent three teleconferences of this series.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5553&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/events/events/events/a_national_web_conference_on_electronic_prescribing__e_rx__and_the_medicare_modernization_act_e_rx_pilot_evaluation.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:18:35 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: AHRQ-Funded Study Explore the Value of Health Information to Communities</title>
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        <![CDATA[What's the value of health information to a community? Potentially, a great deal, in terms of both quality and cost. The trick, though, is not to share too much information too fast. That's just one of several lessons learned from this AHRQ-funded project.]]>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:17:03 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: Michigan Electronic Medical Records Project Provides Lessons Learned for Data Exchange</title>
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        <![CDATA[Ten critical access hospitals in Michigan's Upper Peninsula are working together to create a regional health information network that will allow for the communication of patient data with physicians. The network is designed to solve a major barrier to improving the quality care in a place where access to advanced health care services can be difficult.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/health_it_implementation_stories/healthitimplementationstories/michigan_electronic_medical_records_project_provides_lessons_learned_for_data_exchange.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:15:14 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>AHRQ's State and Regional Demonstration Projects</title>
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        <![CDATA[Get detailed, up-to-date information on AHRQ’s State and Regional Demonstration (SRD) projects, which are creating regional networks for health information exchange among providers, laboratories, payers, and public health departments. How are the projects structured? What technologies are they using to achieve their goals? Find answers to these questions and more in this new section of the Web site.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=654&&PageID=12043&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true]]></link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:08:07 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Events:A National Web conference on the Role of HIE in Helping Providers Assess Their Performance on the AQA Starter Set</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In a major step toward improving the quality of the U.S. health care system, a broad-based coalition of health care agencies and organizations--the Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance (AQA)--selected a "starter set" of 26 clinical performance measures for the ambulatory care setting. The starter set of measures is intended to provide clinicians, consumers, and purchasers with a set of quality indicators that may be used for quality improvement, public reporting, and pay-for-performance programs.
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      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:15:10 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Get a “First Look” at How Privacy and Security Policies and Practices May Affect Health Data Exchange Efforts</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[A joint Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)-funded project with RTI International has produced a nationwide summary and synthesis on variations in business practices, policies, and state laws related to privacy and security that impede electronic health data exchange. The summary report captures the highlights from 34 subcontracted State teams and presents some of the major crosscutting themes raised.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5554&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/k_o/knowledge_library/features_archive/features/interim_assessment_of_variation_of_business_practices__policies__and_state_law.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:20:24 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Improving Health Care, Improving Lives: AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference</title>
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        <![CDATA[This year's AHRQ Annual Meeting agenda will include a plenary and concurrent sessions on a variety of topics related to improving the quality of health care in the U.S. Health IT programming is scheduled for Wednesday September 26th and Thursday September 27th. AHRQ asks that you plan on attending for these two days and encourages you to attend the meeting for all three days.  Sessions will be offered in the following areas: Privacy, Security, Data Sharing and the Public Trust; Medication Management and Safety; Value and Sustainability; Improving Health Care Decision making; Patient Safety and Quality; and System Design and Organizational Change.]]>
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      <title>Call for Papers: Health Services Research Theme Issue on Health Care Efficiency and Value</title>
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        <![CDATA[The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the AHRQ National Resource Center for Health Information Technology invite submissions to the first Theme Issue of Health Services Research (HSR). This first theme is titled “Improving Efficiency and Value in Health Care.” Learn more about the theme and how to respond to this Open Call for papers]]>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:19:38 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: AHRQ Project Seeks To Cure What Ails Electronic Health Records</title>
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        <![CDATA[Can IT-based tools expand the value of electronic health records by providing both clinical decision support and population-based performance feedback to clinicians?  This AHRQ project, which seeks to improve health care safety and quality, aims to find out.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/case_studies/case_studies/ahrq_project_seeks_to_cure_what_ails_electronic_health_records.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:50:01 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reports: Evaluation of E-Prescribing Pilot Projects Funded by AHRQ and CMS</title>
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        <![CDATA[What’s the outlook on e-prescribing standards?  An evaluation report compiled by AHRQ and the National Resource Center for Congress summarizes and synthesizes findings across pilot projects funded to test such standards.  The projects were funded by AHRQ and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5554&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/k_o/knowledge_library/features_archive/features/evaluation_of_ahrq__and_cms_funded_e_prescribing_pilot_projects.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:41:17 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Events: A National Web Conference on Privacy and Security Solutions for Interoperable Health Information Exchange</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Learn about the preliminary findings from the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration, a project funded through an AHRQ contract with RTI International. You’ll hear about variations in business policies and practices, as well as state laws related to privacy and security, that electronic health information exchange.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5553&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/events/events/events/a_national_web_conference_on_privacy_and_security_solutions_for_interoperable_health_information_exchange.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:03:04 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reports: AHRQ Conference on Health Care Data Collection and Reporting</title>
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        <![CDATA[More than 50 leaders from private and public health care organizations convened by AHRQ discussed opportunities for creating and adopting within five years a core set of broad standards and rules for health care data collection, aggregation, and reporting of performance data.  Such standards could provide solutions to an array of data collection issues, including variations in measures across various quality reporting and performance measurement systems, duplications of effort, increased expense, and lost opportunities.]]>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2007 12:29:41 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: Telemedicine Project Connects, Kids, Doctors for Better Care</title>
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        <![CDATA[This AHRQ funded project in Rochester, N.Y., is using telemedicine to connect child care centers and elementary schools to physician offices.  Among the results so far: a 63 percent reduction in absences from child care due to illness.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/case_studies/case_studies/telemedicine_project_connects__kids__doctors_for_better_care.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:18:13 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Funding Opportunity: FCC Launches Rural Health Care Pilot Program to Create Nationwide Broadband Network for Improving Health Care</title>
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        <![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission has expanded eligibility in its new rural health care pilot program to include connections to National LambdaRail, Inc. (NLR), in addition to Internet2. NLR is a non-profit backbone provider that, like Internet2, serves government research and academic institutions, as well as public and private health care institutions.

To give applicants time to consider this change, the Commission also extended the deadline for applications to the program by 30 days.  The new deadline will be 60 days after the Commission receives approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the program’s information collection requirements. OMB is reviewing these requirements.  The FCC will issue a Public Notice upon OMB approval, which will be posted at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/rural/rhcp.html.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:21:11 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Health IT Implementation Stories: PROJECT ECHO - Bringing Specialty Care to Rural New Mexico</title>
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        <![CDATA[In the remote towns and sparsely populated counties of New Mexico, specialized care for chronic diseases has always been difficult, if not impossible, to get. But over the past three years, a project funded by AHRQ has started delivering state-of-the-art care via the Internet to those who need it most:  rural, low-income, often uninsured patients.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=5562&mode=2&holderDisplayURL=http://prodportallb.ahrq.gov:7087/publishedcontent/publish/communities/a_e/ahrq_funded_projects/case_studies/case_studies/project_echo__bringing_specialty_care_to_rural_new_mexico.html]]></link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:50:08 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Tools: AHRQ NRC Evaluation Toolkit</title>
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        <![CDATA[Check out the third edition of the AHRQ National Resource Center’s Health Information Technology Toolkit.  Here you’ll get step-by-step guidance to develop evaluation plans for your health IT projects. Download it now.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_81659_0_0_18/AHRQ%20NRC%20Evaluation%20Toolkit.pdf]]></link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:05:31 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Events: A National Web conference on the First Consulting Group Inpatient and Ambulatory CPOE Assessment Tool</title>
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        <![CDATA[Trying to make computerized physician order entry (CPOE) work?   Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the First Consulting Group Inpatient and Ambulatory CPOE Assessment Tool.  This year, the Leapfrog Group will release self-assessment tools for hospitals, physician practices, and medical groups that evaluate clinical decision support (CDS) as a component of CPOE in hospitals and electronic medical records in ambulatory settings. These tools will give you feedback on the extent to which the application you’re using leverages CDS tools to improve medication safety and to provide public reporting on use.]]>
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      <link><![CDATA[http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_1248_219414_0_0_18/AHRQ%20Webcast%20011207.pdf]]></link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:03:33 -0500</pubDate>
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        <![CDATA[Strategies for implementing electronic health record (EHR) systems and getting users to adopt and use technology to transform care delivery processes.  Learn more by clicking here.  ]]>
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        <![CDATA[New resources are available for States and communities seeking to address challenging policy issues in establishing health information exchanges (HIEs), including the Connecting for Health Common Framework.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Communities across the Nation are developing health information exchange (HIE) initiatives to improve quality of care. To address this issue, AHRQ convened a two-day meeting of representatives from major HIE initiatives, clinical laboratories, vendors, and other stakeholders to discuss barriers and identify methods for accelerating widespread access to laboratory information in ambulatory care settings.  Find out more about their ideas and conclusions.]]>
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