New projects funded

The following research and conference grants were funded recently by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Readers are reminded that findings usually are not available until a project is nearing completion.

Research Projects

Adult Medicaid patients' dental visits in emergency departments
Project director: Leonard A. Cohen, D.D.S.
Organization: University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10129
Project period: 7/1/99 to 9/30/00
Funding: $139,853

Effects of a nursing-based intervention in two EDs
Project director: Lorraine C. Mion, Ph.D.
Organization: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Project number: AHCPR grant HS09725
Project period: 6/1/99 to 5/31/01
First year funding: $630,224

Fundamental measurement for health services research
Project director: William P. Fisher, Ph.D.
Organization: LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10186
Project period: 7/1/99 to 12/31/99
Funding: $37,883

Guideline to improve quality of initial pneumonia care
Project director: Michael J. Fine, M.D.
Organization: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10049
Project period: 7/1/99 to 12/31/02
First year funding: $1,008,194

HMO collaborative care treatment for depressed youth
Project director: Gregory N. Clarke, Ph.D.
Organization: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Oakland, CA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10535
Project period: 6/1/99 to 5/31/03
First year funding: $693,810

Managed care and quality: Children with chronic conditions
Project director: Frederick A. Connell, M.D.
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS09948
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/02
First year funding: $413,093

Online commentary use and antimicrobial prescriptions
Project director: Rita Mangione-Smith, M.D.
Organization: University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10187
Project period: 7/1/99 to 9/30/00
Funding: $90,030

Preferences for short-term health states in radiology
Project director: Francois Sainfort, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10277
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/01
First year funding: $236,959

Small Grants

Determinants of cesarean section: Explaining recent changes
Project director: A. Dale Tussing, Ph.D.
Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10065
Project period: 6/1/99 to 5/31/00
Funding: $70,929

Impact of continuity on quality of care for diabetes
Project director: James M. Gill, M.D.
Organization: Christiana Care Health Services, Wilmington, DE
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10069
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/00
Funding: $62,750

Mammography and detection-controlled estimation
Project director: Andrew N. Kleit, Ph.D.
Organization: Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10068
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/00
Funding: $66,537

Conference Grants

CEA and managed care: Maintaining the health of populations
Project director: Mark C. Hornbrook, Ph.D.
Organization: Kaiser Foundation Research Institute, Oakland, CA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10072
Project period: 8/1/99 to 7/31/00
Funding: $30,001

Evidence-based health care workshop
Project director: Phoebe L. Barton, Ph.D.
Organization: University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Project number: AHCPR grant HS10073
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/00
Funding: $39,900

Public mental health outcomes risk-adjustment
Project director: Michael S. Hendryx, M.D.
Organization: Washington Institute of Mental Illness Research and Training, Spokane, WA
Project number: AHCPR grant HS09851
Project period: 7/1/99 to 6/30/00
Funding: $29,185

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