Source: Healthcare Innovation
The Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP) is awarding $2 million to two organizations as part of its LEAP in Health IT program, which seeks to create methods and tools to improve care delivery, advance research capabilities, and address emerging challenges related to interoperable health IT. ASTP had sought applications for two areas of interest: (1) develop innovative ways to evaluate and improve the quality of health care data used by artificial intelligence (AI) tools in health care, and (2) accelerate adoption of health IT in behavioral health settings. “AI and behavioral health are two high-priority areas for HHS. We hope that the funding each awardee receives supercharges their entrepreneurial spirit and positions them to make a real impact in people’s lives,” said Steve Posnack, principal deputy assistant secretary for technology policy, in a statement. “We are cheering them on and look forward to their future results.”