OSF Healthcare https://www.osfhealthcare.org, has partnered with SWITCH, a new independent organization launched by City Tech Collaborative https://innovationcenter.uic.edu. a Chicago-based urban solutions accelerator.
SWITCH stands for Sustainable Wellness through Innovation, Technology & Collaborative Health. The mission is to increase health equity and measurably improve community health delivery and wellness outcomes in Chicago’s most underserved communities.
As part of the partnership, SWITCH and OSF Healthcare with support from UIC Innovation and Verizon will look at the possibility of expanding and commercializing the OSF CommunityConnect (OCC) software platform to improve access to healthcare, education, and disease prevention, in underserved neighborhoods.
OSF has been using the OCC platform for their OnCall Connect program to enable digital healthcare workers to provide care, support, and the monitoring of patients recovering at home post-surgery or from COVID-19. The platform will also be used as part of the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative to create solutions that improve access and quality of care for Medicaid patients throughout the state.
“OSF Healthcare is excited to be a partner in SWITCH and take the lessons learned from developing and deploying the OCC platform to see if it can be a scalable solution to be used by every hospital across Illinois interested in health equity,” said Dr. John Vozenilek, VP/CMO for Innovation & Digital Health at OSF HealthCare.