Healthcare Innovation August 13, 2021
University of Texas at Austin researchers will use the FHIR standard to integrate a closed-loop social services referral system
The University of Texas at Austin and DARTNet Institute have received grant funding from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT as part of the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health IT program.
Each year since 2018, ONC has made LEAP in Health IT awards to entrepreneurial groups dedicated to developing and scaling technological breakthroughs. Together, these awardees bring forth solutions to advance research capabilities and improve care delivery. For instance, in 2020, CRISP, the Maryland statewide health information exchange, and the American College of Cardiology worked on using the FHIR standard both in the acquisition of clinical...