Block Grant R18HS017903

This federal Project Grant award of $449,999.00, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program, aims to improve long-term care (LTC) quality of work for staff and quality/safety of care for persons living with dementia (PLWD). The primary goals are to: (1) characterize LTC contexts to identify implementation requirements for effective decision support technologies (DS Tech); (2) implement and...

This federal Project Grant award of $738,355 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 Nursing Research) supports a research project titled "Mapping the Complex Processes and Outcomes of Care Planning." The project aims to define the processes of care planning across different healthcare settings and illness trajectories, and to identify meaningful patient/caregiver-centered and implementation outcomes. The project will leverage diverse key informant perspectives and...

This $726,452 R01 project grant award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (CFDA 93.837 Cardiovascular Diseases Research) aims to improve the integration of acute and ambulatory care for emergency department (ED) patients through continuous post-discharge monitoring and machine learning. The key objectives are to: 1) Develop predictive models using machine learning to forecast ED revisits and changes in health-related quality of life from post-discharge monitoring data; 2)...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program provides $399,111 to The General Hospital Corporation (Massachusetts General Hospital) to conduct a randomized controlled trial to improve postpartum primary care engagement and management of chronic conditions. The key products/services to be delivered under this 5-year grant include: Implementing a behavioral economics-informed...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program provides $153,050 to fund a 5-year research initiative led by Boston Children's Hospital. The project aims to develop and implement a machine learning-based clinical decision support system to promptly identify high-risk pediatric urinary tract infections (UTIs) and improve the optimal timing of voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG)...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program will fund a study to examine the feasibility, effectiveness, and implementation of remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) among patients receiving physical therapy for musculoskeletal pain. The $256,422 award will support a phased research project at The Johns Hopkins University that aims to: 1) assess the feasibility of...

This Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program will provide $500,000 in funding to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc. to conduct research examining the relationship between diagnosis quality, clinician time, and stress. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: 1) Identifying 400 patients with diagnostic visits and collecting their feedback on the...

This $308,016 federal Project Grant award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program (CFDA 93.226) aims to characterize the diagnostic journey for lung cancer patients. The primary recipient, The Johns Hopkins University, will utilize a mixed-methods approach to measure delays in the diagnosis process, estimate associated harms and health disparities, and identify obstacles impacting diagnostic performance....

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $794,956 to the Hebrew Rehabilitation Center (doing business as Hebrew Senior Life) to evaluate the effectiveness of CMS Transitional Care Management (TCM) and Chronic Care Management (CCM) services in improving home time, survival, and reducing healthcare costs for older Medicare beneficiaries, particularly those with frailty, dementia, and poor social determinants of health. The project has...

The federal Project Grant award R01HS029858 was granted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program. The $385,877 award will fund a study by the University of Colorado-Denver to optimize the integration of child psychosocial screenings in primary care settings. The goal is to increase referrals and linkages to behavioral health and social services for families, in order to promote whole-person care...