Funded Projects
CHOIR supports research to address health inequalities and improve patient outcomes. If you believe you have a project that meets these goals you can request CHOIR funding. The following projects are funded:
| Project Title | PI | Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenotyping of unhealthy behaviors from the electronic health record for social determinants of health research | Majid Afshar, MD, MSCR | 2018-2019 | $46,000 | Use healthcare AI and NLP to create better screening tools for identifying unhealthy behaviors such as alcohol and substance misuse. |
| Implementation of Discharge Readiness Assessment | Kathleen Bobay, PhD, RN, NEW-BC | 2018-2019 | $16,800 | Determine the costs of implementing discharge readiness assessment as a standard nursing practice for adult medical-surgical patients discharged to home and the impact on post-discharge utilization (readmission and ED visits). |