Collecting Data
Below is a complete listing of AAFP NRN studies currently collecting data.
Antibiotics Prescribing
-- This study tests an effective strategy for reducing the inappropriate use of antibiotics in primary care office practices.
Asthma Tools
-- This is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effectiveness of the Asthma APGAR system in rural family medicine practices.
CoNNECT
-- CoNNECT is a new research infrastructure which merges the Collaborative Care Research Network (CCRN) with the Distributed Ambulatory Research and Therapeutics Network (DARTNet).
CVD Learning Community
-- In this two-year observational study, we created a Cardiovascular Risk and Reduction Learning Community to see if this reduces cardiovascular events and health care costs in patients.
DARTNet CKD Natural History Study
-- An electronic chart audit through DARTNet to examine the natural history of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Healthy Community Collaborative Evaluation
-- An external evaluation of The Healthy Communities Collaborative program.
Obesity Task Order
-- A demonstration project that will examine a quality improvement project that links primary care practices to an existing community resource at the YMCA in Greater Providence, Rhode Island.