March 30, 2001
AHRQ to Fund Studies on Working Conditions Effect on Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) announced the availability grants March 26 that will fund studies on how working conditions affect the ability of health care workers to provide safe, high quality care. The agency is seeking applications from non-profit organizations, including universities, clinics, health care organizations and federal, state and local government agencies. AHRQ expects to award up to $7.5 million to support the first year costs of approximately 20 projects under this fifth in a series of six Requests for Applications under the Agency's new patient safety and medical errors research program.
The purposes of the research funded by these grants will be to explore the relationship between working conditions that affect health care workers and the safety and quality of care they provide, and test innovative approaches to working conditions that have been effective in improving the quality of a product or service in other industries. Letters of intent for the demonstration projects are due April 20, 2001; applications are due May 21, 2001. A special technical assistance workshop is scheduled for April 16, 2001.
Information: Kelly Morgan, AHRQ Center for Primary Care Research, 301-594-1782.
