2. On today’s call:
Wil Yu Rob McCready
JL Neptune
Principal Software
Special Assistant Senior Vice Systems Manager
of Innovations President
and Research
The MITRE
ONC Health 2.0 Corporation
3. Agenda for Today’s Meeting
ONC and the Investing in Innovation (i2)
Program
An
Introduction to the popHealth Tool
Development Challenge
Q&A About the Challenge
5. i2 – Investing in Innovations
Wil Yu
Wil.Yu@HHS.gov
Adam Wong
Office of the National Coordinator
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6. i2 Goals
• Better Health, Better Care, Better Value through Quality Improvement
– Further the mission of the Department of Health and Human Services
– Highlight programs, activities, and issues of concern
• Spur Innovation and Highlight Excellence
– Motivate, inspire, and lead
• Community building – Development of ecosystem
• Stimulate private sector investment
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19. The Challenge:
“Develop an application that leverages the popHealth
open source framework, existing functionality,
standards, and sample datasets to improve patient
care and provide greater insight into patient
populations”
• These apps should:
• Help providers improve patient safety and engage patients and family
• Use quality measure calculations and address disparities in care
• Aggregate data from across multiple sites
• Visualize information in the popHealth system related to meaningful use
• Target patients with high disease burden in need of early intervention
20. Judging Criteria
1. Integration with popHealth system
2. Value Added to Existing Functionality
3. Creativity and Innovation
4. Usability and Design for all stakeholders
5. Impact on stakeholders
Providing education and resources to help reduce fat and salt intake, increase exercise, lose weight, stop smoking, or increase medication adherence (e.g., to improve control of high blood pressure) Using GPS technology to recommend nearby walks or places to eat healthier Recommending to the high risk patient to see a primary care doctor if not on aspirin or cholesterol-lowering medication Linking to online communities dedicated to improving heart health