Adverse Events

The Effect of Health Information Technology on Health Care Provider Communication

Description: 

The purpose of this study is to describe how communication technologies make it easier or more difficult for nurses and physicians to communicate with each other, with a goal of finding ways to support effective communication.

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Project Dates: 
September 30, 2014 to September 29, 2018

Novel IT To Create Patient-Integrated Quality Improvement

Description: 

This project will create and evaluate a tool that gathers patient and family member feedback on pediatric care. The tool will make the feedback rapidly available to providers through a dashboard to enable timely and responsive safety improvement efforts.

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Project Dates: 
September 30, 2016 to September 29, 2018

Improving Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in the Emergency Department Using Cognitive Informatics Tools

Description: 

This project will develop a patient-based dashboard to improve cognitive hygiene in the emergency department, aiding in the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.

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Project Dates: 
September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2021

Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision Support

Description: 

This project will develop a clinical decision support tool for the perioperative setting.

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Project Dates: 
September 30, 2016 to September 29, 2021

Impact of Heath Information Technology on Delivery and Quality of Patient Care

Description: 

This study examined the relationships between the stage of electronic health record adoption, missed nursing care, and the nursing practice environment’s adverse effect on hospitalized patients’ outcomes and satisfaction.

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September 1, 2012 to December 31, 2013