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Grant Number:	4R44HL072635-02
PI Name:	CUMMING, PAUL D.
PI Email:	paul.cumming@talmed.com
PI Title:
Project Title:	Paperless Quality Donor System with Decision Making

Abstract: DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The principal aim of this proposal is for Talisman to develop, implement and evaluate a computerized, integrated system for processing blood donors that incorporates a series of decision aids and decision algorithms. The system is expected to significantly reduce donor and staff errors and omissions, increase blood availability, improve staff efficiency and have substantial commercial appeal to blood centers and blood collecting hospitals. The secondary aim of the proposal is for Talisman to continue assessment of the effectiveness of its computer-assisted, audio-video donor health history self interviewing system, QDS, in reducing donor lying on sexual and other sensitive questions, increasing the frequency of donor returns, reducing staff errors and omissions, and increasing staff efficiency.

Thesaurus Terms:
blood donor, computer assisted medical decision making, computer program /software, computer system design /evaluation, patient safety /medical error
artificial intelligence, blood bank /supply contamination, case history, computer assisted diagnosis, decision making, interview, phlebotomy
clinical research, human subject

Institution:	TALISMAN, LTD
	1740 BURNING TREE DR
	VIENNA, VA 22182
Fiscal Year:	2003
Department:
Project Start:	07-JAN-2003
Project End:	30-APR-2005
ICD:	NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE
IRG:	ZRG1

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