UCD chosen to ‘rethink’ how
personal health records can help consumers
better manage their health
The University of Colorado Denver has been selected as one of nine teams nationwide to participate in a landmark program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to design and test bold ideas for how consumers can use information technology to better manage their health and navigate the health care system.
Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records, a $4.4 million initiative, awarded grants to nine interdisciplinary teams that will build new tools that advance the field of personal health record (PHR) systems. Teams were chosen from a pool of more than 165 applicants and each has been selected to receive an 18-month, $300,000 award.
Primary funding for Project HealthDesign is provided by RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio, which supports innovative projects that may lead to breakthrough improvements in health and health care. RWJF is collaborating with The California HealthCare Foundation, which contributed an additional $900,000 to the initiative.
