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LEAP in Health IT Funding Opportunity for Innovative, Standards-Based Health IT Solutions

This opportunity from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funds innovative projects to advance health IT interoperability, equity, and data quality through the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) program. - Government Buyer: - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) - Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP) (for FY2025) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; HL7 and TEFCA are referenced as core standards and frameworks. - Products/Services Requested: - Research, development, and demonstration of open-source, standards-based health IT solutions - Projects to: - Advance HL7 FHIR-based Subscriptions for improved interoperability with third-party applications - Identify and test technical approaches to enhance TEFCA infrastructure and increase Individual Access Services (IAS) adoption - Improve healthcare data quality for AI tools and USCDI data elements - Accelerate health IT adoption in behavioral health settings - Integrate equity-enhancing patient-generated health data (PGHD) and address social determinants of health (SDOH) - No specific part numbers or commercial products are requested - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Solutions must use open standards and non-proprietary technologies - Applicants must demonstrate expertise with HL7 FHIR Release 4.0.1, TEFCA, and health IT networks - Projects must include real-world piloting, stakeholder engagement (including EHR vendors, health IT developers, and standards organizations), and dissemination of findings - Compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., EO 14110, ONC HTI-1 final rule) - Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit institutions; for-profit and foreign entities may participate only as sub-recipients or consortium members - Awards are up to $1 million per project, with potential for multi-year funding

Description

The LEAP in Health IT funding opportunity aims to address challenges inhibiting the development, use, or advancement of interoperable health IT scalable across the healthcare industry. It seeks innovative projects to further health IT tools and inform standards and methods to enable widespread adoption and improve healthcare outcomes. The 2025 priority areas include demonstrating readiness of FHIR-based Subscriptions for improved interactivity with third-party applications and testing innovative approaches to enhance TEFCA infrastructure for increased adoption of Individual Access Services (IAS).

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