eHealth Solutions Challenge
What is the eHealth Solutions Challenge?
The eHealth Solutions Challenge (eHSC), developed by the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance (CSCA) in collaboration with the Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI), provides a vendor and proposal vetting process that helps governmental organizations source new technology solutions and provides seed funding to demonstrate them.
The Challenge connects participating Governmental Agencies or Intergovernmental Agency entities with valuable new technology tools and provides up to $150,000 in seed funding (maximum of $50,000 per project, up to 6 projects) needed to test out the most promising solutions.
The Challenge statements were developed in collaboration with The Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation, and are intended to source innovative solutions that are in alignment with OeHI’s Health IT Roadmap Goals.
Purpose
The purpose of this initiative is to advance solutions that connect health and health-related data across systems and sectors, while protecting privacy, security, and data sovereignty, in order to break down data silos and support more coordinated services and improved health outcomes for Coloradans.
Challenge Statement
How do we increase interoperability and analysis of health and health-related data across multiple agencies, organizations and jurisdictions? How do we unite disparate data silos while maintaining data security, privacy and sovereignty?
Challenge Context
Health outcomes are dependent on many different factors often facilitated across different organizations responsible for healthcare, housing, transportation, nutrition, public health, public safety, and other services. The interconnectedness of these factors has real impacts on individuals, but the data associated with them is often disconnected, leaving public servants and the services they provide blind to the bigger picture.
We are using this innovation challenge to attract emerging technology solutions that can overcome these data challenges preventing more holistic care delivery and better health outcomes.
This Challenge is intended to source innovative solutions in alignment with the Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation’s (OeHI) Health IT Roadmap Goals, including:
- Enhance Community Engagement in Health IT Solutions: Foster a collaborative environment where community members, patients, and health care providers actively participate in the design, implementation, and evaluation of health IT solutions to ensure they meet the diverse needs of the community.
- Support Secure and Appropriate Sharing of Data: Develop and implement a robust framework that enhances the interoperability of health technology, establishes and supports industry standards, and strengthens cybersecurity measures to create a secure and seamless exchange of health information.
- Foster Responsible Innovation: Encourage the development and implementation of innovative health IT solutions at the local and state levels while ensuring ethical practices, stakeholder engagement, and compliance with regulatory standards.
