Homelessness and Mental Health: The Housing First Model
Homelessness disproportionally affects people with mental health disorders. Therefore, there needs to be programs that target this population when working towards alleviating homelessness. Housing First (HF) is a housing assistance model that provides rent supplements in conjunction with mental health support services. This solution-oriented approach to homelessness has the potential to make an impact on […]
The overuse of medical procedures in American hospitals: Lown Institute Hospital Index data
Doctors are colloquially known to operate by the mantra “do no harm” and when American’s seek medical care, they expect their provider to be making decisions in their best interest. Doing no harm to patients includes not putting them through unnecessary treatments. However, a May 2021 press release from the Lown Institute has drawn attention […]
Innovation Horizons, NCI and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Partner Up to Improve Patient Care
Innovations Horizons in partnership with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center is undertaking a project to improve health communications. The project, titled ” A Prototype Solution to Facilitate Patient Navigation in Support of Pancreatic Cancer Care” had its official launch yesterday 🎉! A description of the project is as follows: GMG ArcData […]
New: Innovation Horizons is now working with DC MOBIS!
Innovation Horizons, LLC has been award a contract by the District of Columbia for services offered under the Service and Supply Schedule Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) Contract No. CW 82357.
Innovation Horizons to Provide IT Engineering & Support to DC Health Benefits Exchange
Innovation Horizons has been awarded a contract by the District of Columbia Health Benefits Exchange (HBX) to provide IT engineering and special project support. The DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority was established by the District of Columbia to develop and operate the on-line health insurance marketplace called DC Health Link for residence and small businesses […]
Innovation Horizons awarded contract by District of Columbia Department of Health for Pharmaceutical Prescribing Education
Innovation Horizons was awarded a contract to support the District of Columbia (DC) Department of Health to support educational needs among health professionals for evidence-based practices in pharmaceutical prescribing. DCRx – the DC Center for Rational Prescribing provides information about medications and other therapeutic options. The DC Department of Health provides non-commercial, independent continuing education […]
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Roundtable Featured Technology Discussion at Global Digital Health Partnership Convening
This week, government digital health leaders from over 30 countries representing the Global Digital Health Partnership gathered in London, England to discuss emerging technology policy matters regarding health data. These meetings are establishing an international framework of sharing information on strategies nations’ governments are using to maximize the benefits of data and technology to improve […]
Boosting the Entrepreneurs’ Effectiveness Mojo – New Insights on Measuring Attitudes and Mind-sets of Innovators
A key aspect of any entrepreneurial enterprise is measuring the impact of the solutions you test. We are interested in building organizational capabilities for creating a culture of innovation. Bringing these two ideas together, we recently published research data studying the use of a tool to assess the entrepreneurial attitudes and mind-sets of innovators participating […]
International Community Building to Advance Digital Health: The Global Digital Health Partnership
Given the vast diversity of health care system models around the world, have you ever wondered how information technology and health care services can be created to support global needs? A new intergovernmental group has been formed to help lower barriers for international uses of data and hasten innovation in health care. This past week, […]
Brazil’s Planning for Public Health Improvement through Uses of Data, Technology, and Care Delivery Innovation
This week I participated in a series of meetings on health care innovation at various agencies in the Government of Brazil and health care leaders at the invitation of the Brazil-US Business Council. Yesterday, I had the honor to speak at a public Congressional Hearing in Brasilia on Public Health and Technology sponsored by several […]
