Projects
At the Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, we conduct research projects with collaborators from multiple institutions. Click on our projects below to learn more.
- The Texas Disclosure and Compensation Study: Best Practices for Improving Safety
- National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare
- Gulf Coast Regional Extension Center
- Improving the Safety and Quality of Pediatric Health Care
- Clinical Decision Support in Community Hospitals: Barriers and Facilitators
- University of Texas System Patient Safety Activities
- Using Electronic Data to Improve Care of Patients with Known or Suspected Cancer
- AHRQ Training Program in Patient Safety and Quality: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Quality and Safety
- Using Electronic Records to Detect and Learn from Ambulatory Diagnostic Errors
- Crossing an Invisible Quality Chasm: From NICU To Ambulatory Care
- Developing a Composite Indicator to Measure the Quality of Neonatal Intensive Care
- Reducing Missed and Delayed Diagnoses in Cancer: Lessons from Aviation
- Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
- The Pebble Project
Center members cited
The AHRQ report on "Enabling Medication Management Through Health Information Technology" cited ten papers by Center members McCoy, Singh, and Sittig.
NPR Story Addresses Patient Safety and Privacy
Dr. Sittig, in an interview with NPR, describes the need for a balance between patient privacy and clinician access to improve patient safety and reduce healthcare costs.
Safety Culture
