Accelerating the Dissemination and Implementation of PCOR Findings into Primary Care Practice (R18)

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HS-14-008 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.226Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Private institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-AHRQClosing Date: Jul 03, 2014Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Mar 11, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) seeks applications to disseminate Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) findings directly to primary care practices and to support them in implementing PCOR clinical and organizational findings. Applicants must propose a comprehensive approach that uses evidence-based quality improvement strategies, such as practice facilitation, designed to improve the capacity of primary care practices to implement new PCOR evidence into the delivery of care. Applicants must work with primary care practices to utilize PCOR findings to improve the percentage of patients successfully managing blood pressure and high blood cholesterol, and who are receiving advice and support f...

Source: Grants.gov - March 12, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding