This is a federal contract award worth $4,322,216 to Health Research And Educational Trust (HRET), a non-profit organization, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in intensive care units (ICUs) with persistently elevated infection rates. The contract is part of the Accelerating Change...
This $1,492,658.48 federal contract was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration to ABT Associates Inc., a global research and consulting firm, to support the "Making Health Care Safer III" initiative. The contract is a delivery order under the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, using a Cost Plus Fixed...
This is a $6,584,746.01 delivery order contract awarded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. The contract is for NORC to develop and implement the AHRQ CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) for Telemedicine, which aims to improve diagnostic accuracy and antibiotic stewardship. The contract is part of AHRQ's larger $900 million Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and...
This is a $1,898,286.71 federal contract award to MedStar Health Research Institute, a non-profit organization, by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The contract is a delivery order issued under AHRQ's Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) contract vehicle. The purpose is to develop a guide to improving safety in primary care settings by engaging patients and families. MedStar Health...
This $464,967 federal contract was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago to estimate the additional hospital inpatient costs and mortality associated with selected hospital-acquired conditions (HACs). The contract is a delivery order under the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) indefinite delivery vehicle. NORC has subcontracted with Emory...
This is a $3,790,206 Cost Plus Fixed Fee delivery order contract awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services to the Health Research And Educational Trust (HRET), a non-profit organization, to implement the Team Stepps program. The contract supports the Department's Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) initiative. No set aside was used. As part of the work, HRET has subcontracted with several universities, including the University of...
This federal contract award, with an ID of 75Q80120D00018|75Q80124F32005, is for a project titled "CUSP FOR HAI PREVENTION" with a ceiling value of $7,572,896.00. The contract was awarded to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) on July 8, 2024 and has an ultimate completion date of April 7, 2028. The contract is a Delivery Order issued under the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks IV (ACTION IV) IDIQ, a major program of the Agency for...
This is a $561,721.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago. The contract is a delivery order under the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract, which provides research support services to HHS. The contract is for adapting and implementing patient safety...
This federal contract award was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Health Research And Educational Trust (HRET), a non-profit organization, to adapt and implement patient safety practices in the ambulatory care setting. The $489,175.93 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is a delivery order under the Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III) master indefinite delivery contract. HRET is partnering with the University of...
This is a $1,427,179.58 cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the Health Research And Educational Trust (HRET) for the "TeamSTEPPS for Office-Based Care Online CE/CME" program. The contract was issued under the HHS "Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III (ACTION III)" indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. The purpose is to provide online...
This $9,649,946 federal contract was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families to the prime contractor Health Research And Educational Trust, a non-profit organization. The contract supports the "Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks III" (ACTION III) program, with a focus on expanding the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program (CUSP) to reduce central line-associated blood stream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units with persistently elevated infection rates. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Major subcontractors include the National Opinion Research Center, Cynosure Health, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, who are providing services related to data analysis, clinical education, and subject matter expertise.