AHRQ Innovations Exchange | New Issue Highlights Innovations using Algorithm-Based Treatment Decision Support in Patient Care

New Issue Highlights Innovations using Algorithm-Based Treatment Decision Support in Patient Care
The latest article featured on AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange highlights the innovations at two different hospitals that are using algorithms to improve patient care.  Also featured are QualityTools that present several algorithms that support decision-making in the prevention, treatment, and evaluation of various health conditions and diseases.  More innovations and tools related to the use of algorithms in patient care are available on AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange Web site, which contains more than 650 searchable innovations and 1,625 searchable QualityTools.  The spotlight features:

Quality Tool: Medical Algorithms (Medal.org) has compiled more than 17,000 algorithms for the evaluation, treatment, and management of health care conditions and diseases.
http://www.medal.org/visitor/Login.aspx

New Funding Announcement: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation 

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center

has launched the Innovation Advisors Program, which will select up to 200 individuals nationwide to test and refine new models to drive delivery system reform

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Center.  The application deadline is November 15.

open here please to see the algorithms:
AHRQ Innovations Exchange Search Results