The eHealth Exchange, https://ehealthexchange.org a large health information network connecting federal agencies and providers, has launched the eHealth Exchange Innovation Grant program to award as much as $550,000 in grants and other incentives.
The goal is to help organizations pursue innovative ways to increase the exchange of Electronic Health Information (EHI) or establish new technical advancements in connectivity. Grant awardees will be responsible for producing an implementation guide for the project that will benefit the broader community of eHealth Exchange and participants.
As Jay Nakashima, eHealth Exchange Executive Director explained, “Health data sharing is now at a critical moment, and the eHealth Exchange wants to play an instrumental role in driving toward the Health IT future as we have talked about and worked towards for more than a decade.”
The eHealth Exchange Innovation Grant is open to eHealth Exchange participants and any eHealth Exchange eligible applicants. Organizations may also team for a multi-organizational application.
Grant applicants are encouraged to submit proposals that might increase exchange by leveraging HL7®, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR). or other eHealth Exchange technical specifications.
eHealth Exchange anticipates awarding three grants, each valued as much as $100,000, for one year. Successful grantees will receive a credit for eHealth Exchange participation fees previously paid in 2022 (if any), and they may have fees waived in 2023, provided that the solution is fully operational in production. eHealth Exchange expects to perform significant technical coordination and testing throughout the project.
To learn more about the eHealth Exchange Innovation Grant program and apply, go to https://ehealthexchange.org/innovation-grant-program.