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SOS Rx Coalition Clearinghouse Project Update. November 2005. Clearinghouse Objectives. SOS Rx Clearinghouse will: Collect evidence and literature about safest practices re: high-risk drugs in outpatient setting, including info on interactions with other drugs and dietary supplements
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SOS Rx CoalitionClearinghouse Project Update November 2005
Clearinghouse Objectives • SOS Rx Clearinghouse will: • Collect evidence and literature about safest practices re: high-risk drugs in outpatient setting, including info on interactions with other drugs and dietary supplements • Assemble, catalogue, and maintain online database • Include public and private sector research reports, plus generalized information from other settings • Make all accessible to clinicians and consumers
SOS Rx Clearinghouse Will… Have three phases: 1) Prototype – focus on one high-risk drug (warfarin) budget of $10,000 (in hand) 2) Pilot – live, online version of clearinghouse, budget of $100,000 (need) 3) Fully operational clearinghouse – million dollar annual operating budget
Clearinghouse Status • Clearinghouse working group of experts met March 2004 and produced consensus document on scope, governance and related issues • Currently seeking partner organization with capacity to help develop and house clearinghouse • Seeking funds and in-kind resources
Clearinghouse Partner – Organizations Contacted • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) • American Health Quality Association (AHQA) • Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERTS) • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Clearinghouse Partner: Organizations Contacted • ECRI • National Institutes for Health (NIH) • Stanford Evidence-Based Practice Center • Ottawa Health Research Institute • Web MD • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Clearinghouse – Next Steps? • While we have pursued many organizations for partnership and funding possibilities and many are interested in the project, no partner has been identified • Suggestions on proceeding forward? • Questions?