This federal Project Grant award for $399,999 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program will support a multidisciplinary research project at Northeastern University focused on understanding and addressing community health center burden, resiliency, and burnout. The research aims to: 1) Understand the nature, extent, and issues with system resiliency,...
This Project Grant award, funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program, will evaluate the impact of three EHR-optimization interventions on primary care physician (PCP) well-being, EHR time, and patient care quality and utilization. The interventions include: 1) scribes, 2) advanced team-based inbox messaging support, and 3) AI-assisted inbox messaging support. The $1,199,999 award to Brigham...
This federal Project Grant award of $500,000.00 was made on September 30, 2024 by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program. The grant was awarded to Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc., a subsidiary of the larger Partners Healthcare System Incorporated, to conduct research on the relationships between diagnosis quality, clinician time and stress. The key objectives of the 4-year project are to: 1)...
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded a $399,111 Project Grant under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). The grant aims to increase postpartum primary care engagement, quality, and experience by strengthening coordination between obstetric and primary care providers. The intervention includes default primary care visit scheduling,...
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 $275,000 in funding to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The project aims to develop and test strategies to increase implementation of evidence-based interventions through collaboration with patient advocacy groups in the areas of juvenile idiopathic...
The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) was awarded a $145,139 Project Grant under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) program from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The award, with a project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, aims to develop community-informed quality indicators and implementation strategies to improve health equity in primary care settings. Key activities include: 1) identifying...
This $400,000 Project Grant award was provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes (CFDA 93.226) federal grant program. The grant supports a nationwide retrospective analysis examining the impact of 2014 Medicare policy changes that shifted medication payment responsibility from Medicare Part D to hospice providers. The research aims to evaluate changes in Part D drug expenditures, utilization patterns, prescribing...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CFDA 93.226 - Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes) will fund a research study titled "ADDRESSING INSTITUTIONAL SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO IMPROVE PHYSICIAN WELL-BEING" (Award ID: R01HS030246). The study aims to identify high-, average-, and low-performing institutions for addressing sexual harassment and improving physician well-being, understand...
This 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) supports a $400,000 randomized trial to evaluate the impact of a "whole person navigation" intervention for adults with multiple chronic conditions. The intervention combines predictive modeling to identify high-risk patients with a navigation strategy to help guide them in accessing social services and overcoming...
This Project Grant award of $1,601,966 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will fund research to identify situations that increase bias among healthcare providers, which can contribute to health disparities affecting racial and ethnic minority populations. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year project include: Conducting a correlational study to determine the relationship...