09 Mar Researcher lands $3 million from AHRQ, NIH to tackle chronic pain care, informed consent
Christopher Harle will work with University of Florida researchers to develop software to help patients better understand what they are granting access to when they approve use of their electronic health records for research purposes.
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researcher Christopher Harle, an associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, has scooped up two grants totaling $3 million to work on tools and strategies for engaged patient care.
One piece of his work will focus on chronic pain care, supported by $1.1 from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ.
The other calls for improving patient understanding of informed consent regarding their medical records. The National Institutes of Health awarded Harle $1.9 million for the project. He will work with University of Florida researchers to develop software to help patients better understand what they are granting access to when they approve use of their electronic health records for research purposes.
The goal on the chronic pain front is to develop information-based tools to help primary care providers improve care for patients. Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans and costs $630 billion a year in healthcare costs and lost worker productivity.