Decision support interventions (DESIs) that communicate CER results to patients have been shown to improve clinical decision making in clinical trials; however, additional work is needed to identify the most efficient ways of implementing DESIs so that CER results can inform routine clinical practice.
Prevention/Care Management Technical Assistance Center (Master Task Order)
UNC Sheps shall furnish personnel, information and materials as reasonably necessary, and shall devote reasonable business efforts to assist AIR in developing and preparing sections of the PCM TAC RFTO Proposal(s) and any modifications thereto related to NCQA’s relevant Scope of Work. • UNC Sheps shall work with AIR to determine whether or not to… Read more »
Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness Research Network-2 (DEcIDE-2)
The Decisions about Effectiveness Research Network-2 (DEcIDE-2) will continue to provide a variety of research services and scientific products to support the generation of new scientific evidence on patient-centered outcomes of healthcare items and services, with a focus on comparative clinical effectiveness research.
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Options for Localized Prostate Cancer
This project will use secondary analysis of existing data, retrospective analysis of SEER/Medicare data and prospective cohort data to comparative the effectiveness of management options for early prostate cancer.
DEcIDE Comparative Effectiveness of IV Iron Formulations in End Stage Renal Disease
Anemia is a highly prevalent condition among the approximately 500,000 people in the US with end stage renal disease (ESRD) and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.
Goals of Care: National Palliative Care Research Center
The goals of care framework asks decision-makers to prioritize goals of medical care – primarily survival, function, or comfort – before engaging in major decision-making about medical treatment.
North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance Contract
The North Carolina Healthcare Quality Alliance (NCHQA) is a collaboration of leaders in the delivery of healthcare in North Carolina.
Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks (ACTION II)
The goal of ACTION II is to promote and accelerate the development, implementation, dissemination and sustainability of evidence-based innovation in health care delivery and organization to measurably improve health care in the U.S.
UNC Post-Doctoral Training Program in Comparative Effectiveness Research
The components of Comparative Effectiveness Research include: evaluation of current evidence through systematic reviews; observational studies and analyses such as pharmacoepidemiology and modeling research; conduct of large effectiveness trials; and dissemination and implementation activities
Using discrete choice experiments to understand patient values and preferences for prostate and colorectal cancer screening in the US and Australia
High quality cancer screening decision-making processes should incorporate patient values and preferences. Decision aids are effective for informing patients about the benefits and downsides of screening tests, but the best way of eliciting and incorporating patient values and preferences within decision aids is unclear.
Autism Insurance Policy and Access to Care for Children with Autism: A State Level Analysis
To what extent is state insurance policy on autism associated with better access for children with autism?
Evaluating Plan for the North Carolina Healthy Start Baby Love Plus Reducing Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality in North Carolina
The purpose of this research is to continue the ongoing evaluation of the North Carolina Healthy Start Initiative, currently in seven rural Eastern counties and five rural counties in the Northeastern region of the State. This infant mortality reduction initiative of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Women’s and Children’s… Read more »
Diagnosis and Treatment of Infections in Nursing Homes
This project will design, implement, and evaluate a quality improvement program to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing in nursing homes and assisted living communities in order to reduce infections in nursing homes.
Development of an Assisted Living Consensus Instrument – Phase II
The purpose of this Task Order proposal is to support the development of an assisted living consensus instrument designed to obtain provider reported information on the services and characteristics of individual assisted living residences.
Expansion of the Region IV Network for Data Management & Utilization (RNDMU) Project to Continue to Address Issues Related to the Evaluation of the Impact of Family Planning Services and to Continue to Address Issues of Women’s Health in General
In an effort to continue to help states better identify their women’s health problems and plan and evaluate services to address these problems, the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research has been asked to provide the following services to the DHHS Regional Office and family planning directors in the eight states in DHHS… Read more »