Colorado launches ehealth innovation challenge

Health outcomes are dependent on many different factors often facilitated across different organisations 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.

“The eHealth Solutions Challenge not only encourages innovation but also invites collaboration between agencies across our great state” 

The organisers 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.

Th Challenge is intended to source innovative solutions in alignment with the Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation’s (OeHI) Health IT Roadmap goals, including:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Applications are open until 18 February interested participants can learn more on the eHSC website. Projects are selected for funding on 1 April.

The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance brings together public, private, federal research, and academic sector leaders committed to advancing smarter communities. The organisation aims to enhance quality of life in Colorado by fostering sustainability, equity, resilience, and humanism in urban environments.

The Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation was established in 2015 to address the need for health information technology (IT) governance within the state. OeHI serves as the State-Designated Entity, responsible for managing and coordinating all health IT strategy, policy, and funding across Colorado’s public and private sectors.