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2008
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| In collaboration with Insight
Policy Research and Westat, CHIDS has been awarded a research contract
for the project “Personal Health Information Management and Design of
Consumer Health IT” from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This
project seeks to establish a foundation and propose an action agenda for
the integration of patients’ personal health information management into
the design of patient-centered health information technology. |
| The project will involve an
assessment and synthesis of existing research and evidence regarding
patients’ personal health information management practices and its
linkage to effective development and use of patient-centered health IT;
identifying and convening a multi-disciplinary expert panel to establish
a research agenda around personal health information management and
health IT; and synthesizing the information gained into a final report
to include a preliminary framework for studying this topic and
recommendations for ongoing research, implementation and policy work in
this field. This project will be an important addition to the existing
research portfolio of health information technology research at CHIDS.
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| CHIDS is collaborating with
researchers at the Children's' National Medical Center on a study of
workflow process improvement caused by an electronic documentation
system. |
| Prof. Ritu Agarwal was Invited to
present “Isolating the Effects of Health IT on Performance” at the
INFORMS Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, November. |
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2007
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| CHIDS participated in the event
"The Challenge of Maintaining Medical Privacy and Security Relating to
Laptop Theft" by the Healthcare Technology Network of Greater Washington,"
held on October 19, 2007. P. Kenyon Crowley, CHIDS Fellow attended the
event and represented CHIDS. |
| Professor Ritu Agarwal was the
Panel Chair and Presenter on the Academy of Management Annual Symposium,
August 2007. Her talk and presentation on “Transforming the Practice and
Delivery of Healthcare Through Information Technology,” was well
attended by symposium participants and generated much lively discussion
and debate. |
| P. Kenyon Crowley, CHIDS Fellow
attended the event and discussion on "Future of HIT: Where Are We
Going?" organized by Healthcare Information Management Systems Society
(HIMSS) National Chapter Area, on April 19, 2007. |
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2006
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| CHIDS was invited to participate in a conference "The HIT View from the Hill and
Beyond" organized by the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
National Chapter Area on September 21, 2006. P. Kenyon Crowley, CHIDS Fellow attended
the event and represented CHIDS. |
| CISCO Systems joins CHIDS as an Associate Member. |
| 12-14-2006 - Capital Technology Information Services (CTIS) Inc. signs corporate
membership with CHIDS. |
| 11-16-06 - CHIDS launches nationwide study of Electronic Health Record systems
used in Physician offices. |
| CHIDS Fellow Jiban Khuntia participated in the Second Nationwide Health Information
Network Forum: Health Information Network Security and Services on October 16-17,
2006 at Washington DC. Ref : http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/NHIN_Forum. |
| 08-20-2006
- Department
of Health and Human Services awards a contract to CHIDS. |
| 08-01-2006 -
NSF
awards Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) planning grant
to CHIDS. |
| 07-27-2006 - CHIDS researchers testify before American Health Information Community
(AHIC). |
| 07-12-2006 - Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc. signs corporate membership
with CHIDS. |
| 06-05-2006 -
CHIDS researcher presents at HITWeek in Washington, DC on the value of the PHR.
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04-19-2006 -
A recent study by CHIDS' researchers shows privacy concerns related to EHR use can
be alleviated through proper messaging. [PDF] |
| 03-13-2006 - CHIDS' researchers partner with Pfizer and Coastal to study feasibility
of using HIT in storm-ravaged Gulf Coast. |
| 01-16-2006 - CHIDS produces white paper for Vocera Communications Inc. examining
the use of Wireless HIT by nurses. |
| 01-03-2006 - Pfizer Inc signs corporate membership with CHIDS.
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| CHIDS and HIMSS Develop National Healthcare Tracking System |
| University of Maryland Launches Center for Health IT - Article in iHealthBeat
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| Smith’s Sixth Annual CIO Forum Brings Experts and Industry Together |
08-20-2006
Department of Health and Human Services awards a contract to CHIDS. CHIDS was recently
awarded a contract from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through
the support of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE). CHIDS
will subcontract to WESTAT – the prime contractor - of Rockville, Maryland. The
goal of the proposed project is to retrieve information on the approaches and corresponding
metrics currently in use and proposed for measuring the success and degree of adoption
of HIT. This information will then be made available in a public database. |
08-01-2006
NSF awards Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) planning grant
to CHIDS. CHIDS was awarded a 1-year planning grant from NSF Industry/University
Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRCs) program. The program is designed to develop
long-term partnerships among industry, academe, and government. The centers are
catalyzed by a small investment from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and are
primarily supported by center members, with NSF taking a supporting role in their
development and evolution. I/UCRCs stimulate highly leveraged industry/university
cooperation by focusing on fundamental research recommended by Industrial Advisory
Boards. CHIDS' university partner is Mass General Hospital/Harvard Medical and its
current industry partners are Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems and Pfizer.
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07-27-2006
CHIDS researchers testify before American Health Information Community (AHIC) On
July 27, 2006 Professor Ritu Agarwal, Director of CHIDS, and Corey Angst, Associate
Director of CHIDS, testified before the American Health Information Community, Consumer
Empowerment Workgroup Hearing on Personal Health Records. The AHIC is headed by
Secretary Mike Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services and includes
key leaders from the public and private sectors. The Consumer Empowerment Workgroup
is tasked with reporting to the AHIC recommendations related to gaining wide spread
adoption of a personal health record that is easy-to-use, portable, longitudinal,
affordable, and consumer-centered. Professor Agarwal and Corey Angst presented findings
from recent PHR research they conducted and responded to questions from the workgroup
related to evolving trends and value of using PHRs. For more information and transcripts
from the testimonies, please visit
http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/workgroups.html.
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