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Project HealthDesign CFP - Round 2 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has announced a new call for proposals for Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records, a $10-million national program to stimulate innovations in personal health information technology. Since 2006, the program has worked to transform the concept of PHRs as data collection tools to PHRs as a foundation for action and improved health decision-making.
In this round of funding, grantee teams will test whether and how information about patterns of everyday living can be collected and interpreted such that patients can take action to better manage their health and clinicians can integrate new insights into clinical care processes. A total of $2.4 million, with grants of up to $480,000 each, will be awarded to up to five grantee teams for 24-month demonstration projects.
In the first funding round, Project HealthDesign presented a series of novel applications that could work in tandem with personal health records (PHRs) to help patients better manage their health. Nine multidisciplinary teams used a user-centered design process to create a broad range of tools that addressed specific but complex self-management tasks – from a cell-phone-enabled medication management system to alert children with cystic fibrosis when to take their medicines, to a personal digital assistant that collects and supports self-reported pain and activity data and provides a fuller picture of patients’ everyday chronic pain experiences.
Brief applications were due on June 3, 2009. Deadlines for selected applicants to submit a full proposal is September 1, 2009. New projects will start on December 1, 2009.
Resources for Applicants:
FAQs:
For a set of FAQs related to the proposal process and procedures, visit FAQ.
Webinars:
Archives of informational webinars held on April 29 again on May 7, 2009 at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT). Participation in an informational webinar is strongly encouraged. Registration information available here.
Additional Resources for Applicants:
To view a list of Project HealthDesign resources and outside sources of assistance for potential applicants, follow this link: Additional Resources for Applicants
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