{"id":2027,"date":"2011-09-02T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.healthit.gov\/buzz-blog\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2026-01-06T05:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T05:44:36","slug":"health-it-innovation-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/blog\/privacy-and-security\/health-it-innovation-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof of Concept Testing through Innovation Exchanges for Health IT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Quick Note: This is one of many blog posts that I will be writing in September that highlights how innovation leadership within the health IT and health care communities is changing the health IT landscape. I\u2019ll cover efforts being championed within the White House, ONC\/HHS, and the broader environment, that are helping to usher in a wave of new technologies and services that will lead to better health care, health, and cost savings through continuous quality improvement. <\/em><\/wp-block><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proof of Concept Testing – Connecting Early Stage Innovators to Stakeholders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the more exciting initiatives taking place is a unique effort to unite early stage innovators with the broader ecosystem to shepherd and nurture new technological development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the greatest challenges facing any health care innovator is to develop ideas with the broader environment \u2013 working with a myriad of stakeholders in an appropriate manner to obtain the crucial data needed to validate the effectiveness, value, and strategy tied to the innovation. I\u2019m referring to getting to the critical stage known as the proof-of-concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New White House Startup America Initiative<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Realizing that getting to this stage requires substantial time and resources, I\u2019m pleased to report that the White House Startup America Initiative<\/a>, in partnership with HHS, is promoting an effort called Innovation Exchanges for Health IT \u2013 a model that promotes facilitated forums that assemble a collection of early stage, near-proof-of-concept innovators with forward looking health care organizations.\u00a0 The explicit goal of this program is to identify opportunities for testbeds to support innovative development.\u00a0 This is a first-of-a-kind initiative that helps to cross stakeholder lines in the interest of innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The benefits of these proof-of-concept exchanges are apparent:<\/p>\n\n\n\n