Medical University of South Carolina
Learning From Primary Care EHR Exemplars About Health IT Safety
This project will identify pragmatic approaches to the safe use of electronic health records in primary care, developing a taxonomy of key strategies and best practices around safe use.
Reducing Hospital Readmission Rates by Implementing an Inpatient Tobacco Cessation Service Driven by Interactive-Voice Recognition Technology
This study will examine trends in readmission rates before and after implementation of a smoking cessation program, testing the hypothesis that the program will reduce unplanned hospital readmissions and costs.
Learning from Primary Care Meaningful Use Exemplars
This project assessed quality measurement performance and electronic health record (EHR) implementation and found that EHR reminders were associated with improved performance.

