Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for Non-SNAP Progress Reports

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The Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) is scheduled to be available for all type 5 non-SNAP (Stream-lined Non-competing Award Process) progress reports on April 25, 2014.

The RPPR is a standardized format for reporting performance progress on Federally-funded research projects. It is the result from an initiative of the Research Business Models (RBM) Working Group under the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) to create greater consistency in the administration of Federal research awards. By standardizing the reporting process, the RPPR reduces administrative costs and makes it easier to compare the outputs and outcomes of research programs government-wide.

Currently, the RPPR is required for all SNAP, fellowship and multi-year funded awards. See NOT-OD-14-064 for the official announcement of its availability for non-SNAP progress reports. The NIH anticipates requiring all grantee institutions to use the RPPR for non-SNAP progress reports beginning on October 17, 2014.

New to Collection! Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Models and Guidelines

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The MSK Library has recently added Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Models and Guidelines to the eBook collection through the Metropolitan New York Library Council.  Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice: Models and Guidelines provides practical guidelines on the model with exemplars, a question development tool, evidence rating scale, project management, appraisal forms, and evidence summary documents.  The new edition includes expanded and improved tools and forms including additional guidelines for individual appraisals, and both research and non-research-based evidence.

Faculty members and staff development instructors can download a PDF of a free, 26-page instructor’s guide to use as a resource in teaching the JHNEBP Model. The instructor’s guide includes examples of course objectives, how to set up an EBP project for students, and educational strategies for health care organizations.

This content is available on the R2 Digital Library platform.

ICD-10 Delay, the PLoS Data Policy and more…

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This catch-up edition of Blog Buzz covers events from late February through the first week of April, and has been edited in the interest of brevity.

The last minute patch to the SGR (sustainable growth rate formula for Medicare payments), and delay of the new ICD-10 coding system this past week is big news for hospitals and healthcare providers around the country who have been working toward the previous October 2014 deadline. Below are a few posts on different parts of the law;