Seeking Health Information Exchange (HIE) Evaluators for Two AHRQ Studies

Seeking Health Information Exchange (HIE) Evaluators for Two AHRQ Studies

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking input from health information exchange (HIE) project evaluators to participate in studies to assess the usability and usefulness of a revised version of the AHRQ HIE Evaluation Toolkit. 

Participants should not have used the AHRQ HIE Evaluation Toolkit. 

• Study #1 is a usability study and seeks participants developing an HIE project evaluation plan with limited experience in HIE project evaluation.
• Study #2 seeks participants who will be developing an evaluation plan in the latter part of 2012. Participation in study #2 will require use of a revised HIE Evaluation Toolkit in planning the HIE project evaluation. 

Participation in both of the studies includes an interview of up to 90 minutes.  Participants in each study will receive $100.    

If interested in participating, please email Westat at HIEevaluationtoolkit@westat.com or call toll-free, 888-653-4336 by May 13, 2012 for Study #1 and by June 1, 2012 for Study #2. Contact Mary Crimmins at marycrimmins@westat.com for more information.