ONC (@ONC_HealthIT) has released a special emphasis notice under its Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) notice of funding opportunity (NAP-AX-18-003) to address the development and testing of data sharing functionalities to support clinical care, research, and improved health care outcomes.
In fiscal year 2020, ONC is interested in applications whose specific aims address one of the following areas:
- Advancing Registry Infrastructure for a Modern API-based Health IT Ecosystem
- Cutting Edge Health IT Tools for Scaling Research
- Integrating Health Care and Human Services Data to Support Improved Outcomes
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An informational session will also be held on April 15, 2020. Register for this event.
For more information, visit LEAP in Health IT.
($1M) Area 2: Cutting Edge Health IT Tools for Scaling Health Research
(1) identify open health IT-based tools that leverage open standards & could be enhanced/expanded for
broader support and uptake
(2) identify needs for new health IT-based tools for research that require dev— Steven Posnack (@HealthIT_Policy) April 7, 2020
($500K) Area 3: Integrating Health Care and Human Services Data to Support Improved Outcomes
To improve electronic data sharing between health care providers and human service providers
— Steven Posnack (@HealthIT_Policy) April 7, 2020