Project Title: Identifying Evidence-Based Approaches to Reducing Mortality for Patients Hospitalized with Heart Attack
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth H. Bradley, Ph.D., and Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D., S.M.
Date Awarded: July 14, 2009
Award Amount: $203,185
Project Title: Evaluating the Global Payment Model Developed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Principal Investigator: Michael Chernew, Ph.D.
Date Awarded: July 14, 2009
Award Amount: $419,289
Project Title: Developing an Approach for Measuring and Monitoring Care Coordination for Vulnerable Children
Principal Investigator: Sarah Hudson Scholle, Dr.P.H.
Date Awarded: July 14, 2009
Award Amount: $178,649
Project Title: Personal Electronic Health Records to Transform Health Care: A National Conference
Principal Investigator: E. Andrew Balas, M.D., Ph.D.
Date Awarded: May 1, 2009
Award Amount: $10,000
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems on the Quality, Safety, and Cost of Care in Massachusetts Community Hospitals
Principal Investigator: David W. Bates, M.D., M.Sc.
Date Awarded: April 14, 2009
Award Amount: $371,856
Project Title: Case Studies of Innovation and High Performance for WhyNotTheBest.org
Principal Investigator: Sharon Silow-Carroll, M.S.W., M.B.A.
Date Awarded: April 14, 2009
Award Amount: $460,940
Project Title: Reducing Rehospitalizations, Phase 2
Principal Investigator: Amy Boutwell, M.D., M.P.P., Patricia Rutherford, R.N., M.S.
Date Awarded: April 14, 2009
Award Amount: $1,050,000
Project Title: Achieving Best Practices for Patient Referral
Principal Investigator: Edward Wagner, M.D., M.P.H.
Date Awarded: April 14, 2009
Award Amount: $350,688
Project Title: 2009/10 Capitol Hill 'Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics' Series
Principal Investigator: Neal Neuberger
Date Awarded: April 1, 2009
Award Amount: $15,000
Project Title: Evaluating the Relationships Between Team Coordination and Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Dana Weinberg, Ph.D.
Date Awarded: March 1, 2009
Award Amount: $50,000
Project Title: Estimating the Cost Associated With Hospital Readmissions Related to Hospital Acquired Infections
Principal Investigator: Peter McNair, M.P.H., M.H.S.
Date Awarded: February 1, 2009
Award Amount: $28,594
Project Title: Engaging Physicians in Improving the Value of Care: Current Barriers and Recommendations to Solve Them
Principal Investigator: Howard B. Beckman, M.D.
Date Awarded: December 3, 2008
Award Amount: $17,600
Project Title: Assessing the Impact of Patient Decision Aids on Health Care Utilization and the Costs of Care
Principal Investigator: David E. Arterburn, M.D., M.P.H.
Date Awarded: November 11, 2008
Award Amount: $403,929
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Public Reporting on Quality of Care in Wisconsin
Principal Investigator: Geoffrey C. Lamb, M.D.
Date Awarded: November 11, 2008
Award Amount: $295,889
Project Title: Identifying Best Practices to Improve the Performance of Multi-Hospital Systems
Principal Investigator: Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H.
Date Awarded: November 11, 2008
Award Amount: $289,694