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What are the goals of each project?

The goals for each project are to develop technology solutions in the selected area of research, make the technology solutions available to the health information technology market, and make research results available through publication.

Each project’s research focus and outcomes will include both near-term results and longer term results. The near-term results (those that can be addressed in two years) will be developed to meet the specific needs of the healthcare community to achieve meaningful use. The longer-term results (those that require longer than two years) will be contributions to methods and fundamental knowledge that can be leveraged over time for continuous improvement in health care.

Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP)

For additional information, please contact onc.request@hhs.gov. Read more about the SHARP program.
The SHARP program provides for new competitively-awarded cooperative agreements to establish Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP). Each awardee will implement a collaborative, inter...
The cooperative agreements focus on breakthrough research. The work to be undertaken by awardees is intended to inform the development of tools and find its way into the development of tools and...
An award was made to each of these institutions: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and Harvard...
Yes, the definition of IT products should be considered in the broadest possible sense and does not exclude those related to technologies developed in non-commercial settings or those intended to be...
Any entity who submitted an application for this award was required to be a U.S.-based public or private institution of higher education; or other public or private institution or organization with a...
The SHARP program seeks to support improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare, through advanced information technology. The research projects supported by the SHARP program...
Coordination will be facilitated by a Federal Steering Committee. There will be regular opportunities for interaction between principal investigators, senior staff, and senior researchers of the four...
The SHARP program encourages collaborations with the vendor community and recognizes that they are essential to innovation within health IT. Vendors will be important in helping to develop the...
The awards were made in the form of cooperative agreements with a four-year project period. Each cooperative agreement anticipates a total budget of approximately $15 million over the full four-year...
ONC, and/or its representatives, will provide the following types of support to SHARP: Consultation and technical assistance in planning, operating, and evaluating the research activities...