Health Innovation

LEAPing into Action: New Awards Ignite Health IT Research and Care

Kevin Chaney, MGS | September 23, 2020

Today, ONC announced the latest awards under its Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity, which supports innovation to address emerging challenges and advance the development and use of interoperable health IT. These projects tackle creation of new standards, methods, and tools, such as application programing interfaces (APIs) and mobile applications (apps), to improve care delivery and advance research capabilities.

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A Presidential Innovation Fellow’s View on APIs, Patient Empowerment, and Improving Health Outcomes

Gajen Sunthara | September 25, 2015

For the past year, I have been honored to serve my country as a Presidential Innovation Fellow (PIF) with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC). As my PIF journey comes to an end, I wanted to provide a brief recap of my work and its potential for the future.

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ONC Awards $300K in Funding to 6 Small Businesses for Digital Health Pilot Projects

Adam Wong | May 11, 2015

Coming on the heels of National Small Business Week is the announcement of the six winners of ONC’s inaugural Market R&D Pilot Challenge? The six winners will live-test new health information technology (health IT) applications in health care settings administered by their challenge partners beginning in August.

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Online Health IT Tools and Technical Assistance Will Help State Innovation Model States, and Others, Implement Innovative Care Transformation

Kelly Cronin | April 2, 2015

Beginning this month, ONC is partnering with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop specialized technical assistance as well as comprehensive online health IT tools and resources for State Innovation Model (SIM) states. The online resources are also available to states not participating in the program.

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A New Prize Challenge to Catalyze Health IT Innovation

Maya Uppaluru | November 10, 2014

The health IT start-up sector is growing rapidly. Millions of dollars continue to be invested in innovations that most Americans could have never imagined 10 years ago. In the first quarter of 2014, nearly $700 million was invested in health technology – an 87 percent year-over-year growth . A diverse array of web and mobile applications are changing the way patients and providers interact with the health care system. These technologies accelerate the flow and availability of data,

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