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Utilizing Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality (R18)
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.22 |
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Cycle I due date 1-25-09
Cycle II due date 5-25-09
Cycle III due date 9-25-09 |
Program
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08
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| Sponsor |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| Deadlines |
September 25, 2009 Applications accepted on an ongoing basis |
| Purpose |
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support health information technology (IT) demonstration projects that evaluate factors associated with successful implementation and utilization of health IT in order to improve the quality, safety, effectiveness and efficiency of health care in ambulatory settings and in the transitions between care settings. The use of health IT has been demonstrated to improve health care in various large health care delivery systems. Yet, there has been limited diffusion and evaluation of the implementation and utility of health IT in ambulatory care settings and in transitions between care settings. This FOA supports real world demonstration projects that evaluate factors (facilitators and barriers) associated with successful health IT implementation and use and ultimately improve health care outcomes. As appropriate, facilitators and barriers to health IT implementation may include adequacy of engagement and training of health care staff, patients, and family in the use of health IT; characteristics of the health care setting; organizational processes and practices; workflow; adequacy of health IT implementation plan; nature of technical support of health IT; integration of new health IT with pre-existing health IT, and other factors. Applications responding to this FOA must seek to evaluate and demonstrate how to optimize functionality of existing health IT; implement health IT in new settings or with new providers and patient populations; or, demonstrate sustainability of health IT. |
| Eligibility |
You may submit an application(s) if your domestic institution/organization is a:
- Public or non-profit private institution, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization;
- Units of local or State government;
- Eligible agencies of the Federal government.
- Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized);
- Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized);
- Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations.
AHRQ’s authorizing legislation does not allow for-profit organizations to be eligible to lead applications under this research mechanism, thus for the purpose of this FOA, AHRQ will make grants only to non-profit organizations. For-profit organizations may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. Because the purpose of this program is to improve health care in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects as members of consortia or as subcontractors only. Applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions will not be reviewed. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying are not eligible. |
Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
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Total costs are limited to $1.2 million over three years and no more than $500,000 total costs in a given year. |
Application
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The application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=42967.
AHRQ will host a technical assistance conference call January 13, 2009 from 1-3 p.m. ET to provide an overview of AHRQ's new health information technology funding opportunity announcements and information relevant to the health IT Special Emphasis Notice. These announcements can be found at: http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=655&parentname=
CommunityPage&parentid=5&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true. Details on the call may be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HS-09-002.html. |
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For more information contact:
Direct your questions about general or programmatic FOA issues to:
Angela Lavanderos
Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships
Health Information Technology
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (301) 427-1505
Fax: (301) 427-1597
E-mail address: Angela.Lavanderos@ahrq.hhs.gov
Direct your questions about the inclusion of priority populations to:
Linda Franklin
Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
Telephone: (301) 427-1904
Fax: (301) 427-1562
E-mail address: Linda.Franklin@ahrq.hhs.gov Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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