AHRQ-Funded Projects
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Using IT to Improve the Quality of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Prevention and Management
This study developed electronic medical record-based quality indices for eleven cardiovascular primary care services. It related physicians’ prior index scores to subsequent disease incidence and to care utilization in their patients.
Holomua Project Improving Transitional Care in Hawaii
Develops a patient Master Visit Registry (MVR), addressing the need for better information sharing among clinical organizations and enhancing their ability to give patients continuous high-quality care when they change providers. The MVR will expand upon an existing patient record-keeping system, while improving local handling and exchange of records.
Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs
This project developed a secure Web-based electronic health record for children with special health care needs called the Tennessee Child Health Profile.
Improving Quality Care for Children with Special Needs
Developed a database that includes diagnoses, health records, and educational information on children with special health care needs, with emphasis on children with genetic conditions and developmental disabilities. This information was made available to physicians via a secure Web-based system.
Holomua Project-Improving Patient Hand-Offs in Hawaii
Developed approaches to share data on patient clinical and diagnostic information across systems and created an implementation plan for systems integration.
State and Regional Demonstration in Health Information Technology: Tennessee
In this project, the MidSouth eHealth Alliance implemented and evaluated a regional data-sharing and interoperability service for health care entities in the Greater Memphis area.