Health Information Technology IT FOAs

1. Health Information Technology (IT) FOAs Technical Assistance Conference Call January 13, 2009 January 13, 2009 Health IT TA Call 1:00-3:00 pm, ET Due to volume, call in at 12:45 pm, ET Dial-in Number: 1-888-324-0236 Participant Passcode: 2362915 January 13, 2009 Health IT TA Call 1:00-3:00 pm, ET Due to volume, call in at 12:45 pm, ET Dial-in Number: 1-888-324-0236 Participant Passcode: 2362915

2. Conference Call Agenda Objective of TA Call (2 minutes) Overview of three AHRQ-sponsored Health IT FOAs (dates, funding levels, page limits) (10 minutes) Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) for Health IT Focused K-awards and R36 Common requirements across three Health IT FOAs (20 minutes) FOA-specific Issues R03 (15 minutes) R21 (5 minutes) R18 (10 minutes) Frequently asked questions (10 minutes) Open forum (50 minutes)

3. Objective of TA Call Highlight information in the FOAs and provide clarification, if necessary Transcript of TA call will be posted by January 23 at http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/grantix.htm TranscriptBy January 23, 2009, a transcript of the TA call, including AHRQ’s answers to questions posed on the call, will be available through http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/grantix.htm. TranscriptBy January 23, 2009, a transcript of the TA call, including AHRQ’s answers to questions posed on the call, will be available through http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/grantix.htm.

4. AHRQ Health IT FOAs Small Research Grant to Improve Healthcare Quality through Health IT (R03) FOA (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-268.html ) Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health IT (R21) FOA (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-269.html) Utilizing Health IT to Improve Health Care Quality Grant (R18) FOA (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-270.html) AND: The Health IT Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) and a Special Emphasis Notice to build upon a large body of grants and cooperative agreements that were awarded in 2004-2008 in response to a series of one-time Request for Funding Announcements. FOAs are authorized for 3 years. AHRQ will consider the appropriateness of these FOAs before they expire and determine whether or not to reissue them in a current or revised format. Offers applicants opportunities to received incremental support for the conduct of progressively more complex health IT research projects Resubmission AND: The Health IT Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) and a Special Emphasis Notice to build upon a large body of grants and cooperative agreements that were awarded in 2004-2008 in response to a series of one-time Request for Funding Announcements. FOAs are authorized for 3 years. AHRQ will consider the appropriateness of these FOAs before they expire and determine whether or not to reissue them in a current or revised format. Offers applicants opportunities to received incremental support for the conduct of progressively more complex health IT research projects Resubmission

5. Overview of AHRQ-Sponsored Health IT FOAshttp://healthit.ahrq.gov/healthitfoas