AHRQ Training Program in Patient Safety and Quality

描述(由申请人提供)：本培训计划的目的是培训未来的科学家设计、实施、选择和评估可提高医疗保健质量和安全的健康信息技术(HIT)。我们将通过培养能够开发和应用以人为中心的方法和技术的科学家来实现这一目标，借鉴人因工程、质量改进、信息科学等领域的研究和方法。为了让科学家做好迎接这一挑战的准备，受训者必须将两种培训经验混合在一起。首先，在信息学、研究设计和评估、以人为本的设计和质量改进方面奠定了坚实的基础。第二种是通过研究项目为学员提供第一手体验，使他们有机会通过从事提高安全和护理质量的HIT来实践他们的说教培训。该计划将通过W.M.凯克中心进行管理。学员可以在以下五所参与该计划的凯克中心成员大学中的任何一所注册：德克萨斯大学休斯顿健康科学中心、德克萨斯大学MD安德森癌症中心、贝勒医学院、莱斯大学和德克萨斯大学加尔维斯顿医学分校。这些大学以及其他几个德克萨斯医学中心机构和中心都提供了研究机会，这些机构和中心已经同意作为研究地点参与该计划。其中包括赫尔曼纪念医疗保健系统、赫尔曼纪念TIRR和退伍军人医疗中心等。参与中心包括德克萨斯大学临床转化科学中心、德克萨斯大学医学院纪念赫尔曼医疗质量和安全中心、休斯顿护理和利用质量研究中心、通过有效的电子通信改善门诊安全的调查中心和德克萨斯大学健康促进中心。

DESCRIPTION (provided by the applicant): The purpose of this training program is to train future scientists to design, implement, select, and evaluate health information technology (HIT) that increases the quality and safety of healthcare. We will achieve this goal by training scientists who can develop and apply human-centered methods and techniques to HIT, drawing from research and methods in human factors engineering, quality improvement, information sciences, and related areas. To prepare scientists to meet this challenge, trainees must intermingle two training experiences. The first gives a solid foundation in informatics, research design and evaluation, human-centered design, and quality improvement. The second offers trainees first-hand experience through research programs that give them the opportunity to put their didactic training to practice by working on HIT that increases safety and quality of care. The program will be managed through the W.M. Keck Center. Trainees may be enrolled at any of the following five Keck Center member universities participating in the proposal: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University, and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Research opportunities are available at these universities and at several other Texas Medical Center institutions and Centers that have agreed to participate as research sites in the program. These include Memorial Hermann Health Care System, Memorial Hermann TIRR, and the VA Medical Center, among others. Participating Centers include the UT Center for Clinical Translational Science, the UT Medical School Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality and Safety, the Houston Center for Quality of Care and Utilization Studies, the Center of Inquiry to Improve Outpatient Safety through Effective Electronic Communication, and the UT Center for Health Promotion.