Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Improving Quality through Clinician Use of Health IT (R18)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Ambulatory Safety and Quality Program: Improving Quality through Clinician Use of Health IT (R18)
	CFDA Number:	93.226
	CFDA Description:	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes
	Federal Agency Name:	Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HS-07-006
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Dec 05, 2006
	Creation Date:	Dec 05, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 15, 2007
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Mar 17, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$9,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: City or township governments State governments Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities County governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Independent school districts Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.
Grant Description: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces the availability of funds to support the development of health information technology (health IT) that assists clinicians, practices and systems in improving the quality and safety of care delivery and medication management in ambulatory care settings. The long-term goal of this effort is to insure that patients receive the appropriate care and management for the prevention and treatment of priority conditions. Health IT has the potential to deliver evidence-based information to the point-of-care; expand the range and ease of potential electronic health record (EHR)-based quality measures; enable new models of care delivery; facilitate high-quality transitions in care settings; and improve the value and quality of health care. A portion of these funds will be set aside to focus on medication management. Medication therapy is a significant source of medical errors, cost, and missed opportunities for health care coordination, and health IT can be a potent intervention to address these issues. While health IT has demonstrated improvement in health care safety and quality in several large health care delivery systems, there has been limited diffusion of EHR systems capable of providing effective medication management and decision support into the ambulatory setting, where the majority of health care occurs.
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