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Funding Opportunities: Technology
Below is a list of funding opportunities related to providing
medical homes for children with special needs.
Microsoft Launches HealthVault Be Well Fund to Enable Patient-Centric Health Solutions
Deadline: May 9, 2008
Microsoft Corp. has announced the Microsoft HealthVault Be Well Fund and Request for Proposals. The $3 million initiative is designed to empower providers with targeted funding to stimulate the research and development of online tools that improve health.
The fund is aimed at stimulating solution development across a broad range of health disciplines that have the potential to improve health outcomes for both patients and health-conscious consumers. Proposals will be evaluated on their potential to significantly advance the state of health in one or more areas of focus and demonstrate the potential for expansion into a large-scale program.
Eligible organizations must be either an accredited degree-granting college or university with nonprofit status and awarding degrees at the baccalaureate level or above, or a research or health institution with nonprofit status. Private-sector organizations may partner with these institutions and qualify for the grant. All qualifying organizations must be based in the United States.
Proposals must make use of the Microsoft HealthVault platform, a free Web-based platform designed to put people in control of their health data, and leverage HealthVault Search to reinforce the project's value through contextual information and education. Use of non-Microsoft applications on Windows, cross-platform development, and interoperability with other operating systems and applications are all encouraged.
Award amounts will range up to a maximum of $500,000 for any individual proposal. To learn more visit, http://healthvault.com/fund/Microsoft_HealthVault_Be_Well_Fund_2008_RFP/index.htm
Highmark eHealth Collaborative
Announces First Initiative for Pennsylvania Physicians
Deadline: Open
Pennsylvania health insurer Highmark, Inc. (www.highmark.com/)
has announced a major grant to the Pittsburgh Foundation
(www.pittsburghfoundation.org/)
to establish the Highmark eHealth Collaborative, which will
work to encourage the adoption of information technology
in patient care in order to improve patient safety and quality
while increasing cost efficiency.
The first major project of the collaborative is to provide
funding to physicians to help reduce the initial cost of
acquiring ePrescribing/eHealth Record technology for their
practices. Funding will be used to help physicians acquire
and use electronic technology systems such as a personal
computer, PDA, electronic tablet, or digital pen to generate
and transmit electronically prescriptions to pharmacies.
In order to qualify for funding, an applicant must be a
Pennsylvania-licensed physician who prescribes medicines
and whose main practice locations are in western or central
Pennsylvania. The collaborative will pay up to 75 percent
of the cost for a physician's office to acquire, install,
and implement the electronic technology system, up to a
maximum of $7,000 per physician, with the physician's practice
to pay the remaining balance. Depending on the amount of
funding received by each physician, it is expected that
funding will be available for 4,000 to 6,000 physicians.
For more information about the collaborative, a list of
eligible counties, and application guidelines and procedures,
see the program's Web site.
http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/10000223/highmarkehealth
Last Updated March 25, 2008
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