Systems-Based Approaches to Improve Patient Safety by Improving Healthcare Worker Safety and Well-Being (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
This grant funds research into system-level approaches that improve patient safety by focusing on the safety and well-being of healthcare workers.
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Agency for Health Care Research and Quality has archived this opportunity.
Funder: Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
Due Dates: January 5, 2024 (Open Date) | February 5, 2024 (First full application due) | February 23, 2026 (Letter of Intent) | March 25, 2026 (Full application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $500,000 total costs per year; project period up to 4 years; maximum $2 million total per project.
Summary: Supports research to improve patient safety through system-level interventions that enhance healthcare worker safety and well-being.
Key Information: All projects must include licensed healthcare professionals and at least one expert outside traditional medical fields as key personnel.
Description
This funding opportunity from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) aims to advance systems-based research projects that improve patient safety by enhancing the safety and well-being of healthcare workers. The program recognizes that patient safety is fundamentally linked to the health, safety, and resilience of the healthcare workforce. Projects should test or implement system-level strategies to address the factors that undermine healthcare worker safety, such as burnout, moral distress, resource limitations, and poorly designed processes or technologies.
Research may focus on any healthcare setting—including ambulatory, inpatient, emergency, long-term, or mental health care—and is expected to involve licensed healthcare professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, therapists) as principal investigators, co-investigators, or key personnel. Additionally, at least one key team member must bring expertise from outside traditional medical fields (e.g., human factors engineering, organizational psychology, informatics, design, social sciences).
Responsive projects can address a range of system-level issues, such as improving workflow, reducing administrative burden, fostering organizational resilience, enhancing transitions of care, and promoting psychological and physical safety for healthcare workers. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods are welcome.
