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Project Number: | I01HX002287-01A1 |
| Title: | A Human Factors Investigation of Health Information Exchange: Tools to Support Providers’ Coordination of Medications |
| Principal Investigator: | Michael Weiner |
| Location: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Health Services R&D; |
| Project Period: | March 2018 - February 2022 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $244,164 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,082,904 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Background/Rationale: Millions of Veterans receive care from both VA and non-VA healthcare providers. Health information exchange (HIE) technologies are relatively new and are implemented across VA. HIE allows VA providers to send and receive medication data from non-VA medical institutions. This data exchange is important to coordinate patients' medications, reconcile medications to reflect what the patient is actually taking, and reduce the risk of adverse drug events. With the recent Veterans... |