DHI cultivates a research culture based around cross-disciplinary collaboration and innovation. DHI research is any research occurring across campus that focuses on the use of digital technologies to improve the quality and value of healthcare and the health system for patients, their families, and their healthcare provider. With past and current collaborations across the health science and main campus, public and private institutions, and both academia and private industry, the DHI aims to establish the U of U as one of the leading research institutions, if not the leading research institution, in the rapidly growing field of digital health.
Research Activities
Pilot/Seed Funding
The goal of DHI is to elevate the research at the U of U within the digital health field. Accordingly, the DHI leadership has identified key areas where institutional investments can significantly accelerate the U of U’s progress towards transformative innovations that impact lives, lead to grant funding, and enable commercial success.
ReImagine EHR
The ReImagine EHR initiative is supported by University of Utah Health, corporate partnerships, and >$35 million in research support from agencies including the NIH, AHRQ, PCORI, CDC, and CMS. Projects include scalable decision support, leveraging EMR data for identifying at-risk patients, and community-academic partnerships for health improvement.
Publications and Grants
The vision of the University of Utah’s (U of U’s) Digital Health Initiative (DHI) is to transform health care and bring joy to patients and healthcare teams across the nation through disruptive digital innovations.
GApp Lab
The GApp Lab has created therapeutic, medical, academic and educational video games, mobile apps, and websites for groups that wish to partner with EAE.