Apply Now: Grants Available to Improve Care Transitions

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Jodi Boyne

Up to $2 million in grant funding is available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to test technology solutions that improve care transitions, communication and care coordination. 

The funding will support large-scale health services research projects that test promising health IT solutions in three areas:

• Care transitions between primary care, acute care, and specialty providers.
• Care transitions between different institutional care settings.
• Care transitions with a focus on patients, their families, and communities. 

AHRQ seeks solutions that defragment information, improve communication, and assure the care team and other stakeholders have access to reliable and complete health information located in other care settings or disparate systems.

These solutions should also empower providers, patients, and caregivers to share the responsibility of improving health outcomes while reducing adverse events and costs. 

The total costs for awarded projects will not exceed $400,000 in any given year and $2 million for the entire project period, which may not exceed five years. Proposals are due by Feb. 5.

To learn more, see Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes During Care Transitions.