Moving research into practice: lessons from the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's IDSRN program

Table 3 IDSRN task order outcomes by project type, FY 2000- FY 2003

			Impact of task order on delivery system^a				Other outcomes
Type of project	Number of awards	Number complete	None^b	Local	Other IDSRN teams	External	Peer-reviewed paper^c	Follow-on task order awarded by AHRQ
Total	58	50	20	19	1	10	12	9
Tools	17^d	15	3	4	1	6	1	4
Research with IDS data	12	11	8	2	0	1	5	1
Clinical intervention	12	9	2	7	0	1	1	0
IDS systems review	8	7	2	3	0	1	3	1
Data capacity	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	3
Research, no IDS data	3	3	3	0	0	0	2	0
Dissemination vehicle support	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0

Source: MPR analysis of available information.
^a We classified impact based on evidence that the task order has had some operational impact (broadly defined) in the following settings: (1) locally within the delivery system in which the task order occurred, (2) among other delivery systems within IDSRN, or (3) external to IDSRN. In cases where a task order had an impact in multiple settings, we classified as highest setting (e.g., those with lcoal and external impacts were classified as external).
^b Reflects projects where there was no explicit evidence of impact. Because site visit time was limited, we could verify many but not all the outcomes for each task order with IDSRN partners/collaborators.
^c Number of tasks with 1+ publication. Only publications that are known to be published or accepted for pubilcation are included.
^d The 17 task orders reflect 12 separate bodies of work. The 17 include two sets of projects with an initial and follow-on task order and one set of four sequential projects.

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