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Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology
While working to implement Cures Act provisions, ONC identified gaps with respect to leveraging EHR data to support population-level analyses and delivery of services, as well as integrating clinical knowledge into routine clinical practice.
The reasons for these gaps range from a lack of data
standards and interoperability to the digitization, integration, and presentation of new evidence into clinical workflows in safe, useful, and useable ways.Therefore, this funding opportunity will support innovative and breakthrough solutions critical to maximize the potential of health IT and achieve the goal of a transformed healthcare delivery system through various methods, such as:Determining the fundamental questions, the answers to which will identify barriers to nationwide interoperability and electronic exchange of health data.Engaging the health IT industry, along with academic researchers, to identify and develop innovative solutions that address barriers to interoperability.Disseminating findings from research while fostering collaboration, advancement, and implementation of solutions and lessons learned with the health IT industry.
The reasons for these gaps range from a lack of data
standards and interoperability to the digitization, integration, and presentation of new evidence into clinical workflows in safe, useful, and useable ways.Therefore, this funding opportunity will support innovative and breakthrough solutions critical to maximize the potential of health IT and achieve the goal of a transformed healthcare delivery system through various methods, such as:Determining the fundamental questions, the answers to which will identify barriers to nationwide interoperability and electronic exchange of health data.Engaging the health IT industry, along with academic researchers, to identify and develop innovative solutions that address barriers to interoperability.Disseminating findings from research while fostering collaboration, advancement, and implementation of solutions and lessons learned with the health IT industry.
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Office of the National Coordinator
Estimated Funding: $3,500,000
Office: Office of the National Coordinator
Estimated Funding: $3,500,000
Who's Eligible
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Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This is a competitive funding opportunity open to public or non-profit private institutions, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units of local or state government, eligible agencies of the federal government, Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (federally recognized, other than federally recognized, and tribally designated organizations).For-profit organizations may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipient only.
Because the purpose of this NOFO is to improve healthcare in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipient only.
Applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions will not be reviewed.
Organizations described in section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities are not eligible.
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https://www.grantsolutions.gov/gs/preaward/previewPublicAnnouncement.do?id=98047
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Date Posted:
2022-06-14
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Archive Date:
2027-10-30
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