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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for ‘‘Market R&D Pilot
Challenge’’
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
Award Approving Official: Dr. Karen
DeSalvo, National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Developers and innovators
have many great ideas and products that
could improve the U.S. health care
system and make life better for patients
and care providers. However, effecting
actual change is extremely difficult due
to the high barriers to entry in the health
IT space. Once an innovative new
product has been developed, it needs to
be tested in real-life care settings. But
providers can be hesitant to host this
testing for a myriad of reasons—they
may have had bad experiences in the
past, be anxious about deploying new
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tools that may disrupt their workflows,
or be wary of encountering more
problems than the solution solves.
Without this testing, it cannot be
determined how well the product
actually works, making it difficult for
the developers to identify the changes
that need to be made to the product to
make it more effective. Furthermore,
without evidence of the uses a product
can provide it is that much harder to
acquire the venture funding that can
fuel further advancement and lead to
successful entry in the marketplace.
The Market R&D Pilot Challenge is
intended to help bridge this gap by
bringing together health care
organizations (‘‘Hosts’’) and innovative
companies (‘‘Innovators’’) through pilot
funding awards and facilitated
matchmaking. The Challenge seeks to
award pilot proposals in three different
domains: Clinical environments (e.g.,
hospitals, ambulatory care, surgical
centers), public health and community
environments (community-based
personnel such as public health
departments, community health
workers, mobile medical trucks, schooland jail-based clinics), and consumer
health (e.g., self-insured employers,
pharmacies, laboratories). Hosts and
Innovators will submit joint pilot
proposals, with the winners, as
determined by an expert panel,
proceeding to implement their pilots.
The Challenge’s primary goals are to:
• Encourage early collaboration
between entrepreneurs, medical and
public health personnel, patients, and
the research community to link
innovation in health IT to innovation in
care delivery;
• De-risk early stage health IT and
digital health products for future
clinical testing and investment;
• Encourage uptake of and ensure the
market is aware of ONC standards and
functions within certified electronic
health record technologies; and
• Explore evidence collection
methods and relevant metrics for early
stage health IT products that may better
match agile software development.
The statutory authority for this
challenge competition is Section 105 of
the America COMPETES
Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111–358).
DATES:
Applicants:
• Challenge launch: October 20, 2014.
• Matchmaking events: Early December,
2014 to mid-January, 2015.
• Submissions due: March 2, 2015.
• Winners announced: April 30, 2015.
Winners:
• Pilot preparation and setup: May–
July, 2015.
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• Pilots begin: August, 2015.
• Pilots complete: January, 2015.
4. Winners: Prepare and Implement
Pilot Project
To Be Eligible To Win a Prize Under
This Challenge, an Individual or Entity
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pilot planning and implementation
support services will be provided over
a series of Webinars. The selected
winners will then implement and run
their pilot projects over a period of 6–
9 months.
(1) Shall have registered to participate
in the competition under the rules
promulgated by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health
Information Technology.
(2) Shall have complied with all the
requirements under this section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States.
(4) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee
working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty
hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of the
Office of the National Coordinator for
Health IT.
(7) Federal grantees may not use
Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless
consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal
facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities
participating in the competition on an
equitable basis.
Entrants must agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against
the Federal Government and its related
entities, except in the case of willful
misconduct, for any injury, death,
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or
profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from my
participation in this prize contest,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify
the Federal Government against third
party claims for damages arising from or
related to competition activities.
Adam Wong, adam.wong@hhs.gov
(preferred), 202–720–2866.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
The Market R&D Pilot Challenge will
have up to six winners, preferably
spread across each of the three Host
domains: Clinical environments, public
health and community environments,
and consumer health.
The Challenge is a multi-step process
that builds on ONC’s previous prize
challenges.
1. Learn About the Challenge
The challenge Web site will be the
primary source for finding all
information about the challenge, and
will be updated regularly with the
newest information. ONC will hold an
informational Webinar to provide
details about the program and answer
questions; the Webinar will be recorded
and made available for those who miss
it.
2. Find a Match
The organizers will facilitate
matchmaking to help Innovators and
Hosts connect to discuss potential pilots
through in-person and virtual events.
Potential applicants are not required to
participate in this process in order to
submit a proposal. Interested Innovators
and Hosts will submit an application
form to be considered to participate in
the facilitated matchmaking sessions.
Hosts make the final selection about
which Innovators they will meet with in
person; Innovators will be officially
notified of these meetings prior to the
sessions. We encourage Innovators to
reach out independently to health care
service organizations and stakeholders
for potential partnerships.
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3. Submit Joint Proposal
A Host and an Innovator will apply as
a pair by submitting a joint pilot
proposal. Applications without a Host
or Innovator co-applicant will not be
accepted. A panel of expert judges will
review proposals and select up to 6
winning proposals to each receive a
$50,000 award. Winners will be
announced on a Webinar where they’ll
present their pilot proposals.
In addition to a description and
budget of the pilot, the joint proposal
will require general information about
the Host and Innovator; description and
demo video of the Innovator’s
technology; and letters of intent from
the Host and Innovator.
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5. Issue Deliverable and Promote Results
Upon completion of the pilot, the
winners will be required to issue a
deliverable that contributes to the
public knowledge base, such as a white
paper or open data set, or to open
technology, such as an API or open
source tool. Winners will also have the
opportunity to present their pilot
projects at a major health event or
conference.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to
address the following ONC priority
areas:
• Standards/Data Formats
• Interoperability & Exchange
• Care Coordination/Transitions of Care
• Patient/PHR Portals
• Medication Management
• Blue Button
• Patient Generated Health Data
• Underserved Communities
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the
Competition
Host Eligibility: The Host must be a
health care organization operating in a
clinical environment, (e.g., hospital,
ambulatory care, surgical center), public
health and community environment
(community-based personnel such as
public health department, community
health worker, mobile medical truck,
school- and jail-based clinic), or
consumer health (e.g., self-insured
employer, pharmacy, laboratory) and
must meet the following eligibility
criteria:
• Ability to allocate time and
resources to plan and implement the
pilot project
• Allocate one business-minded
internal lead to shepherd project from
the initial application through the
pilot’s implementation
Innovator Eligibility: The Innovator,
an early-stage health care technology
company, must have a readily available
tech-based product focused on
improving health care that can be tested
in the Host setting and meet the
following criteria:
• Demonstration of financial stability,
managerial capacity, and scalability
• Maximum number of 50 employees
• Less than $10,000,000 in venture
capital funding raised
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Submission Requirements
In order for an Innovator’s application
to be eligible to win this Challenge, it
must meet the following requirements:
1. No HHS or ONC logo—The product
must not use HHS’ or ONC’s logos or
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official seals and must not claim
endorsement.
2. Functionality/Accuracy—A product
may be disqualified if it fails to function
as expressed in the description provided
by the user, or if it provides inaccurate
or incomplete information.
3. Security—Submissions must be free
of malware. Contestant agrees that ONC
may conduct testing on the product to
determine whether malware or other
security threats may be present. ONC
may disqualify the product if, in ONC’s
judgment, the app may damage
government or others’ equipment or
operating environment.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this Challenge,
participants can access https://
www.challenge.gov and search for
‘‘Market R&D Pilot Challenge.’’
Prize
• Up to six Host/Innovator teams will
each win $50,000 prizes (50% to be
disbursed following award, 50% to be
disbursed upon completion of pilot)
• Total: up to $300,000 in prizes
Payment of the Prize
Prize will be paid by contractor.
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Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
Selected
The review panel will make selections
based upon the following criteria:
• Pilot proposal and design
• Pilot budget and scale
• Potential for health impact
• Relevance to ONC priorities
• Potential of Innovator’s product
• Team experience and strength of
match
• Proposed public deliverable
Additional Information
General Conditions: ONC reserves the
right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify
the Contest, or any part of it, for any
reason, at ONC’s sole discretion.
Intellectual Property: Each entrant
retains title and full ownership in and
to their submission. Entrants expressly
reserve all intellectual property rights
not expressly granted under the
challenge agreement. By participating in
the challenge, each entrant hereby
irrevocably grants to Sponsor and
Administrator a limited, non-exclusive,
royalty-free, worldwide license and
right to reproduce, publically perform,
publically display, and use the
Submission to the extent necessary to
administer the challenge, and to
publically perform and publically
display the Submission, including,
without limitation, for advertising and
promotional purposes relating to the
challenge.
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Dated: October 9, 2014.
Dr. Karen DeSalvo,
National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for ``Market R&D
Pilot Challenge''
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
AGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, HHS.
Award Approving Official: Dr. Karen DeSalvo, National Coordinator
for Health Information Technology.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Developers and innovators have many great ideas and products
that could improve the U.S. health care system and make life better for
patients and care providers. However, effecting actual change is
extremely difficult due to the high barriers to entry in the health IT
space. Once an innovative new product has been developed, it needs to
be tested in real-life care settings. But providers can be hesitant to
host this testing for a myriad of reasons--they may have had bad
experiences in the past, be anxious about deploying new tools that may
disrupt their workflows, or be wary of encountering more problems than
the solution solves. Without this testing, it cannot be determined how
well the product actually works, making it difficult for the developers
to identify the changes that need to be made to the product to make it
more effective. Furthermore, without evidence of the uses a product can
provide it is that much harder to acquire the venture funding that can
fuel further advancement and lead to successful entry in the
marketplace.
The Market R&D Pilot Challenge is intended to help bridge this gap
by bringing together health care organizations (``Hosts'') and
innovative companies (``Innovators'') through pilot funding awards and
facilitated matchmaking. The Challenge seeks to award pilot proposals
in three different domains: Clinical environments (e.g., hospitals,
ambulatory care, surgical centers), public health and community
environments (community-based personnel such as public health
departments, community health workers, mobile medical trucks, school-
and jail-based clinics), and consumer health (e.g., self-insured
employers, pharmacies, laboratories). Hosts and Innovators will submit
joint pilot proposals, with the winners, as determined by an expert
panel, proceeding to implement their pilots.
The Challenge's primary goals are to:
Encourage early collaboration between entrepreneurs,
medical and public health personnel, patients, and the research
community to link innovation in health IT to innovation in care
delivery;
De-risk early stage health IT and digital health products
for future clinical testing and investment;
Encourage uptake of and ensure the market is aware of ONC
standards and functions within certified electronic health record
technologies; and
Explore evidence collection methods and relevant metrics
for early stage health IT products that may better match agile software
development.
The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section
105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-
358).
DATES:
Applicants:
Challenge launch: October 20, 2014.
Matchmaking events: Early December, 2014 to mid-January, 2015.
Submissions due: March 2, 2015.
Winners announced: April 30, 2015.
Winners:
Pilot preparation and setup: May-July, 2015.
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Pilots begin: August, 2015.
Pilots complete: January, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Wong, adam.wong@hhs.gov
(preferred), 202-720-2866.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
The Market R&D Pilot Challenge will have up to six winners,
preferably spread across each of the three Host domains: Clinical
environments, public health and community environments, and consumer
health.
The Challenge is a multi-step process that builds on ONC's previous
prize challenges.
1. Learn About the Challenge
The challenge Web site will be the primary source for finding all
information about the challenge, and will be updated regularly with the
newest information. ONC will hold an informational Webinar to provide
details about the program and answer questions; the Webinar will be
recorded and made available for those who miss it.
2. Find a Match
The organizers will facilitate matchmaking to help Innovators and
Hosts connect to discuss potential pilots through in-person and virtual
events. Potential applicants are not required to participate in this
process in order to submit a proposal. Interested Innovators and Hosts
will submit an application form to be considered to participate in the
facilitated matchmaking sessions. Hosts make the final selection about
which Innovators they will meet with in person; Innovators will be
officially notified of these meetings prior to the sessions. We
encourage Innovators to reach out independently to health care service
organizations and stakeholders for potential partnerships.
3. Submit Joint Proposal
A Host and an Innovator will apply as a pair by submitting a joint
pilot proposal. Applications without a Host or Innovator co-applicant
will not be accepted. A panel of expert judges will review proposals
and select up to 6 winning proposals to each receive a $50,000 award.
Winners will be announced on a Webinar where they'll present their
pilot proposals.
In addition to a description and budget of the pilot, the joint
proposal will require general information about the Host and Innovator;
description and demo video of the Innovator's technology; and letters
of intent from the Host and Innovator.
4. Winners: Prepare and Implement Pilot Project
Pilot planning and implementation support services will be provided
over a series of Webinars. The selected winners will then implement and
run their pilot projects over a period of 6-9 months.
5. Issue Deliverable and Promote Results
Upon completion of the pilot, the winners will be required to issue
a deliverable that contributes to the public knowledge base, such as a
white paper or open data set, or to open technology, such as an API or
open source tool. Winners will also have the opportunity to present
their pilot projects at a major health event or conference.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to address the following ONC
priority areas:
Standards/Data Formats
Interoperability & Exchange
Care Coordination/Transitions of Care
Patient/PHR Portals
Medication Management
Blue Button
Patient Generated Health Data
Underserved Communities
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition
Host Eligibility: The Host must be a health care organization
operating in a clinical environment, (e.g., hospital, ambulatory care,
surgical center), public health and community environment (community-
based personnel such as public health department, community health
worker, mobile medical truck, school- and jail-based clinic), or
consumer health (e.g., self-insured employer, pharmacy, laboratory) and
must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Ability to allocate time and resources to plan and
implement the pilot project
Allocate one business-minded internal lead to shepherd
project from the initial application through the pilot's implementation
Innovator Eligibility: The Innovator, an early-stage health care
technology company, must have a readily available tech-based product
focused on improving health care that can be tested in the Host setting
and meet the following criteria:
Demonstration of financial stability, managerial capacity, and
scalability
Maximum number of 50 employees
Less than $10,000,000 in venture capital funding raised
To Be Eligible To Win a Prize Under This Challenge, an Individual or
Entity
(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under
the rules promulgated by the Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology.
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health IT.
(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.
Entrants must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims
against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the
case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or
consequential, arising from my participation in this prize contest,
whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify the Federal Government
against third party claims for damages arising from or related to
competition activities.
Submission Requirements
In order for an Innovator's application to be eligible to win this
Challenge, it must meet the following requirements:
1. No HHS or ONC logo--The product must not use HHS' or ONC's logos
or
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official seals and must not claim endorsement.
2. Functionality/Accuracy--A product may be disqualified if it
fails to function as expressed in the description provided by the user,
or if it provides inaccurate or incomplete information.
3. Security--Submissions must be free of malware. Contestant agrees
that ONC may conduct testing on the product to determine whether
malware or other security threats may be present. ONC may disqualify
the product if, in ONC's judgment, the app may damage government or
others' equipment or operating environment.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this Challenge, participants can access https://www.challenge.gov and search for ``Market R&D Pilot Challenge.''
Prize
Up to six Host/Innovator teams will each win $50,000
prizes (50% to be disbursed following award, 50% to be disbursed upon
completion of pilot)
Total: up to $300,000 in prizes
Payment of the Prize
Prize will be paid by contractor.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected
The review panel will make selections based upon the following
criteria:
Pilot proposal and design
Pilot budget and scale
Potential for health impact
Relevance to ONC priorities
Potential of Innovator's product
Team experience and strength of match
Proposed public deliverable
Additional Information
General Conditions: ONC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/
or modify the Contest, or any part of it, for any reason, at ONC's sole
discretion.
Intellectual Property: Each entrant retains title and full
ownership in and to their submission. Entrants expressly reserve all
intellectual property rights not expressly granted under the challenge
agreement. By participating in the challenge, each entrant hereby
irrevocably grants to Sponsor and Administrator a limited, non-
exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license and right to reproduce,
publically perform, publically display, and use the Submission to the
extent necessary to administer the challenge, and to publically perform
and publically display the Submission, including, without limitation,
for advertising and promotional purposes relating to the challenge.
Dated: October 9, 2014.
Dr. Karen DeSalvo,
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
[FR Doc. 2014-24918 Filed 10-20-14; 8:45 am]
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