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Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, a non-profit company focused on conducting health outcomes research, announced the award of a $1.2 Million fixed price contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality for the more than 1 million persons residing in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), with the CDC having a long-standing commitment for monitoring and reducing HAIs in LTCF residents. Arbor Research will support the National Healthcare Safety Network’s (NHSN) LTCF Component HAI Program through this important step of assessing how well Clostridioides difficile infections, an HAI of public health importance, can be captured in a standardized fashion by EHR systems used by nursing homes across all 10 US Health and Human Services regions.
“Arbor Research continues to expand our work in infectious disease and is looking forward to applying our combined research, policy, and clinical expertise to study the long-term care area, including nursing homes”, says Dr. Christopher Spera, President and CEO of Arbor Research Collaborative for Health.
The Lantana Consulting Group, a company with considerable expertise in developing electronic HAI reporting standards based on Clinical Document Architecture and Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources will serve as subcontractor for Arbor Research for this study.
“We greatly cherish this opportunity to support the CDC NHSN’s goal to easily, efficiently, and reliably capture HAI-related data for nursing home residents. This will ultimately help reduce reporting burdens for nursing home staff and help facilitate the NHSN’s objective to reduce the incidence of HAIs with the goal of improving health outcomes and quality of life for older adults in long-term care facilities”, says Dr. Ronald Pisoni, Principal Investigator for this study and Distinguished Research Scientist at Arbor Research.
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health is proud of its role as the Data Coordinating Center for the Worldwide Integration of Natural History Databases for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (WIND-PSC) study, a groundbreaking research initiative led by PSC Partners and PSC Partners Canada. These patient-led non-profit organizations are dedicated to supporting education and research in primary sclerosing […]
The latest episode of the Global Kidney Care Podcast, a collaborative effort by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD), and Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, was released on June 3, 2024. This special episode focuses on Arbor Research’s Peritoneal Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (PDOPPS), a groundbreaking […]
Ann Arbor, MI — The American Heart Association has released a new scientific statement titled “Implementation of Obesity Science Into Clinical Practice: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association,” in its flagship scientific journal Circulation. This statement underscores the pressing need to bridge the gap between obesity research and real-world application in clinical settings. […]
Arbor Research Collaborative for Health (Arbor Research), a leading provider of innovative solutions in healthcare research, is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming World Congress of Nephrology (WCN) 2024, scheduled to take place from April 13th to 16th, 2024. The WCN 2024 conference, organized by the International Society of Nephrology (ISN), is a […]