About Us (DHI)

DEVELOPING DIGITAL INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH

The Digital Health Initiative (DHI) aims to transform health and health care for patients, their families, and their health care teams by cultivating a thriving research community of digital healthcare pioneers. DHI leverages world-renowned expertise from the GApp Lab and ReImagine EHR in playful engagement, standards-based electronic health record interoperability, and participatory design to catalyze research in engaging digital health innovations.

Driving Forward Digital Health Research:

Developing digital health innovations:

  1. mobile apps & games for health
  2. virtual reality and sensors
  3. integration with electronic health records
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Investigating these innovations’ effects on quality and value of care:

  1. real-world pragmatic trials
  2. regulatory guidance (e.g., FDA)
  3. commercialization pipeline
  4. co-designing with the community
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Catalyzing Researchers To:

Collaborate

  1. Recruit faculty in synergistic areas.
  2. Validate technology in real-world clinical environments.
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Innovate

  1. Establish a user-centered design lab.
  2. Advance participatory design methods.
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Accelerate

  1. Seed pilot projects for large grant proposals.
  2. Create a hub to connect digital health community.
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Cultivate

  1. Equip faculty, clinicians, students, and staff with expertise to explore commercialization opportunities.
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