DIHI - Request for Applications (RFA 2017 Innovation Pilots)

By William J. Fulkerson, Jr., MD, Executive Vice President, DUHS, and Suresh Balu, MBA, Program Director, DIHI

The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI) promotes transformative innovation in health and health care by catalyzing multidisciplinary teamwork across Duke University and Duke Health.

DIHI is excited to announce the next emerging ideas and innovation funding cycle for demonstration pilots. Proposed demonstration projects should address actual and important problems encountered by care providers, patients and their loved ones, and represent urgent health challenges nationally. For the upcoming funding cycle, DIHI is specifically interested in (a) Population health and analytics (b) Novel patient interactions (engagement, education and experience) (c) Team-based and new care models (d) Optimizing patient flow, and (e) Preventing burnout and building resilience.

Please visit dihi.org/funding for additional information and instructions. The deadline for submitting applications is Nov. 7, 2016. All proposals are required to have a DUHS operational lead as a cosponsor to be accepted for review. If the DIHI team can be of any assistance in the formulation of ideas or connections, please contact Suresh Balu.

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