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Transforming Patient Safety Event Data into Actionable Insights through Advanced Analytics

Award Number: R01HS026481
ORGANIZATION: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY
OPDIV: AHRQ
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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Transforming Patient Safety Event Data into Actionable Insights through Advanced Analytics - Abstract The objective of the proposed research is to develop an innovative algorithms and a software tool to reduce the burden of safety event report classification and analysis so that report data can be transformed to actionable insights. Making safety event data more actionable will support the proactive identification of safety hazards before patients are harmed. We will achieve our research objective through (1) the development of natural language processing algorithms to classify safety event reports into actionable medication error categories; (2) the development of prototype software that will automatically categorize and visualize safety event reports to support trend identification; and (3) the pilot testing of prototype software with hospital and patient safety organization safety analysts. This project utilizes the extensive expertise of the research team in human factors and safety science, including computer science, specifically regarding information retrieval and data classification. Our research team includes patient safety organizations and collaboration with the computer science department at Georgetown University. The proposal is directly aligned with AHRQ’s priority area of making health care safer. Contributions from this research will include an expansion of our understanding of natural language processing and its application to categorizing clinical text, advances in visual analytics, and the development of a software tool to support patient safety analysts. The outputs of this research will serve both healthcare organizations and patient safety organizations allowing them to more efficiently and effectively analyze safety report data.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC	6525 BELCREST RD STE 700	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	000	4	6/24/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $382,459 )
2023	2023	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC	6525 BELCREST RD	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	000	4	6/6/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$382,459
														Subtotal = $382,459

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $388,198 )
2022	2022	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	6525 BELCREST RD STE 700	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	000	3	6/2/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$388,198
														Subtotal = $388,198

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $395,495 )
2021	2021	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	6525 BELCREST RD STE 700	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	001	2	6/24/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$395,495
2021	2020	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	6525 BELCREST RD STE 700	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	000	1	5/13/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $395,495

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $398,080 )
2020	2020	MEDSTAR HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.	6525 BELCREST RD STE 700	HYATTSVILLE	MD	20782	PRINCE GEORGES	USA	Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes	000	1	8/28/2020	NEW	$398,080
														Subtotal = $398,080

Grand Total All Awards = $1,564,232

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Transforming Patient Safety Event Data into Actionable Insights through Advanced Analytics

Award Number: R01HS026481

ORGANIZATION: AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

OPDIV: AHRQ

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2025

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