Would an application using non-coded Electronic Health Record (EHR) data be eligible?
And the answer in the FOA is yes, non-coded data may be used. However, the applicant should be aware that when HITSP standards exist, those standards must be used for data. In the application, applicants should describe the process of how they’ve identified what is non-coded and does not have a standard, how they’re going to use and represent that data, what’s non-coded, and then how they are going to apply HITSP standards where they exist. Question: How much technical assistance is going to be available? It sounds like a lot may be needed. Answer: For this period, this is the only formal technical assistance available and the questions and answers will be written and posted on the AHRQ Web site so that you can review what was said today. On the last page of the slide, as well as in the FOA, we have included specific people you may contact for clarification regarding budget matters, peer review matters, or an explanation of an unclear part of the FOA. Question: Will the grant fund the
