Reinstating full funding would benefit patients, providers, and the entire health care system. Identifying best practices for clinical decision support and knowledge management in the field. Ahrq s hai program funds work to help frontline clinicians and other health care staff prevent hais by improving how care is actually delivered to patients. The new report uses the healthcare cost and utilization projects hcup nationwide inpatient sample nis database to present information about hospital care in 2008, as well as trends in. Policies and procedures, grant announcements, contract solicitations, special initiatives, call for partners, small business innovation research, and research.
There is a need for current information on best practices for planning, operating, evaluating, and analyzing data from patient registries, as well as information on other practical issues in registry science. Ahrq clinical decision support long history of ahrq investment in cds 2016 initiative based on patientcentered outcomes research and aca legislative requirements sec 6301 b incorporation of research findings. Use of this free software ensures a standard, trusted approach to quality measurement and means more resources are available for supporting improvements to patient care. Summary of accelerated process to generate targeted pcori. The ahrq quality indicators windows application may be installed on 64bit or 32bit platforms, and no thirdparty statistical software is needed. Ministry research funding opportunities applied health research questions ahrqsan ahrq is a question posed by a health system policy maker or provider in order to obtain research evidence to inform planning, policy and program development that will benefit the entire ontario health system. To receive the newsletters and other announcements via email, sign up for the hcup mailing list. Current research funding opportunities for primary care. Advancing the collection and use of patientreported outcomes and patient contextual data to improve quality and outcomes in ambulatory care through health information technology. Leading edge acceleration projects leap this funding opportunity will address welldocumented and fast emerging challenges that inhibit the development, use, andor advancement of welldesigned, interoperable health it.
News this page includes announcements related to software updates, federal register notices and other pertinent updates for ahrq qi users. Putting the power of ahrq quality indicators in your hands. Ahrq digital healthcare research funding opportunities ahrq. The kid is the largest publiclyavailable allpayer pediatric inpatient care. Understand administrative and financial requirements. This program supports dissertation research that addresses ahrqs mission and. Program announcements pas describe continuing, new, or expanded program interests for which grant or cooperative agreement applications are invited. This project was designed to analyze the efficacy of officebased electronic decision support and provider feedback in. Annual surveys of individuals and families, as well as their health care providers, provide data on health status, the use of medical services, charges, insurance coverage, and satisfaction with care. Ahrq grants for health services research dissertation program.
These funding opportunities are designed to fund digital healthcare research that fills gaps in the field. Development of srdr began in 2010 with funding from ahrq and the website was launched in june 2012. Research program announcements describe longterm program interests for which grant applications are invited. A webbased, collaborative forum is a potential way to meet the information. Supporting the next generation of learning health systems researchers. The agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq budget. Covid and emerging diseases funding vcr university of. For further information, please consult the specific announcement. Ahrq announces health it research funding opportunities the agency for healthcare research and quality is sponsoring four research projects for better health it design, implementation, and usability. Us department of health and human services hhs grants. The kids inpatient database kid is part of a family of databases and software tools developed for the healthcare cost and utilization project hcup. The office ahrqockt, in consultation with relevant medical and clinical associations, shall assist users of. Use of this free software ensures a standard, trusted approach to quality measurement and means more resources are.
This work is accomplished through a robust portfolio of grants and contracts that focus on applied researchor research that advances the ability of clinicians in the field to combat hais. Patient safety and quality improvement agency for health. Ahrqs healthcareassociated infections program agency. Contains detailed program descriptions for 2,201 federal assistance programs. Funding announcements agency for health research and quality. To learn more about how to use the software, view the winqi tutorial video. Hypertension affects millions of adults in the united states, many of whom are among the underserved populations that bear a disproportionate burden of chronic disease and illness. Research funding opportunities through ahrq idsa news. Funding announcements agency for health research and. Acf programs aim to empower families and individuals to increase their economic. Grant announcements from the agency for healthcare research and quality for supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care. Ahrqs main goals are to keep patients safe, help doctors and nurses improve quality, and develop data to track changes in the health care system. The agency is headquartered in north bethesda, maryland, a suburb of washington, d.
New ahrq resources for advancing clinical decision support. Ahrq patient safety toolkit helps hospitals reduce. Fund the agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq. Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants. Agency for healthcare research and quality, rockville, md. How to choose a pso ahrq patient safety organization program. Opportunity to engage in didactic and experiential activities aimed at. The idea of defunding ahrq surfaced in 2010 as well, and again in 2012, she said, noting that the 2012 defunding proposal was suggested as a way of. Ahrq facing new budget worries in fiscal year 2017. Links to the full announcement and online application process are available.
Supporting primary care to advance cardiovascular health ahrq is seeking applications to disseminate and implement patientcentered outcomes research pcor findings directly to primary care practices and support practices in implementing pcor clinical and organizational findings. Expiring funds alert to ahrq grant recipients who received multiyear. Patient registries are an important tool for collecting observational, realworld clinical data. Community health centers chcs are a major source of care for the underserved. The agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq announces the release of hcup facts and figures. Ahrq to fund 4 healthcare it research projects april 6, 2016 in ehremr by exscribe in an effort to improve healthcare quality, safety and overall advancement of the industry, the agency for healthcare research and quality has announced plans to sponsor four research projects in the field of health information technology. Funding opportunity announcement foa guidance agency. A single application receipt date is specified, and the announcement identifies the amount of funds earmarked for the initiative and the number of awards likely to be funded. Agency for healthcare research and quality 5600 fishers lane rockville, md 20857 telephone.
Software can also be programmed to compare entered weight to ageadjusted norms according to standardized growth charts. Pbrn funding history practicebased research networks. It was established as the agency for health care policy. Once again on the congressional chopping block, the fate of the agency for healthcare research and qualitys fiscal year 2017 funding remains up in the air, according to ahrq director andy. Ahrq 2009 annual conference archived march 23, 2016 ahrq annual health it grantee and contractor meeting archived march 23, 2016 ahrqs ta conference call for our health it funding opportunity announcements archived march 23, 2016. The cds connect work groups are advisory groups established to identify and validate the design for capabilities and functionality of the cds repository, while informing and guiding the design, development and inclusion of cds artifacts. An official website of the department of health and human services. Requests for applications rfas are issued to invite grant applications in a welldefined scientific area to stimulate activity in ahrq programmatic research priority areas. Meps is the only national data source measuring how americans use and pay for medical care, health insurance, and outofpocket spending. Funding opportunity announcement foa guidance ahrq. Nih funding opportunities and notices in the nih guide for grants and contracts.
New winners of hcups outstanding article of the year award, will be announceced in june. The quality indicators software is designed to read hospital administrative discharge data that generally conforms to hcup specifications, in which each hospitalization is reported on a single record. As new updates are released they will be posted here, with one comprehensive list being distributed closer to the 1252017 submission date. Ahrq individual research career development k award program. The agency for healthcare research and qualitys budget is less than 1% of everything spent on health research and just 0. Funding opportunities uw research university of washington. Ahrq announces health it research funding opportunities. The program provides a reasonable amount of outreach to encourage participation of new grantees. Hcup inpatient data are based on administrative datadischarge abstracts created by hospitals for billing. Why the threatened ahrq is vital to the hospital industry. The ehr software can calculate expected weight in a variety of ways, most commonly by placing a reasonable range e. Ahrq projects funded by the patientcentered outcomes research trust fund. The listed pso logo is available for use by psos that are currently listed by the hhs secretary.
Tools and software for researchers agency for health. A recent webinar, ahrq fy18 grant cycle research funding opportunities hosted jointly by the society for healthcare epidemiology of america and the agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq, provides prospective ahrq grantees with important information about requirements and recommendations for a strong r01 application. Ahrq supports patients getting higher quality, safer, more efficient care, and health care delivery organizations becoming better places to work. Both of these changes will be applied to all submissions to nihahrqniosh unless otherwise noted in the funding announcement. Since 2004, the agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq digital healthcare research program has funded projects to develop an evidence base. Grants awarded under the ahrqpcori institutional mentored career development program k12 special emphasis notice on ahrq s interest in health services research to address the opioid crisis. The following are the latest announcements from ahrqs division of research education. This foa issued by ahrq invites grant applications for funding to conduct exploratory and developmental research grants r21 for projects in the early and conceptual stages of development that will contribute to the evidence base of how health information technology it improves health care quality and outcomes. Options for developing a webbased forum on patient. Health care professionals ministry of health and long. Ahrq provides the software to any interested organization for use with their own hospital discharge data. The program will support development of statebased quality improvement capacity to support primary care practices as they work to address their patients risk for. The ahrq small research grant program supports different types of health. Fact sheet congressional research service 2 implementation and effectiveness of hhs programs.
Ahrq is funding research to better understand how diagnostic errors happen and what can be done to prevent them. Please refer to the funding opportunity announcement for complete details. Epcs, the scientific resource center, and other ahrqfunded entities have produced tools and software to aid researchers. The agency for healthcare research and quality ahrq. Src methods library 19043rd quarter 2017, no longer updated citation database of evidence synthesis methods and more. Evaluation of a computerized clinical decision support. Grants from ahrq support research to improve the quality, effectiveness. Statistics on hospitalbased care in the united states, 2008, available online on the hcupus website. Ahrq has identified health care simulation as a research priority through the development and funded support of a program announcement pa titled, advances in patient safety through simulation research. Agency for healthcare research and quality wikipedia.
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