Pioneer
Academy for Educational Development Inc.
Washington, DC
Designing innovations in tobacco cessation products and services to boost treatment use and national quit rates.
$387,102
(18 months)
ID 57171
Ashoka
Arlington, VA
Testing the use of online collaborative competitions as a tool for social change.
$758,800
(18 months)
ID 57515
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc.
Boston, MA
Assessing the value of personal health records to patients, providers and other stakeholders.
$178,651
(1 year)
ID 56392
Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc.
Boston, MA
Studying the effect of improved prescription drug label design on medication adherence and patient safety.
$318,034
(2 years)
ID 56937
Communications Leadership Institute Inc.
Washington, DC
Identifying new methods that may motivate consumers to take action on health and health care issues.
$150,000
(1 year)
ID 56011
Communications Projects
Multiple Contractors
Strategic communications for the Foundation's Pioneer program area.
$250,000
(6 months)
ID 57170
Consulting and meeting costs for the Foundation's Pioneer program area.
$50,000
(7 months)
ID 57457
RWJF's Pioneer program area thought leaders conference.
$63,000
(6 months)
ID 57541
Digital Innovations Group Inc., Games for Changes
New York, NY
Funders briefing on video games and informal learning.
$10,200
(1 month)
ID 57765
FasterCures
Washington, DC
Creating a medical research investment analysis service to leverage more philanthropic funding of innovative disease treatments.
$748,000
(2 years)
ID 57689
The University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie College of Business
Iowa City, IA
Using electronic prediction markets to forecast avian flu activity.
$245,685
(2 years)
ID 53052
John and Mary R. Markle Foundation dba The Markle Foundation
New York, NY
Conference to increase awareness of Connecting for Health efforts to identify and promote optimal environments for personal health technologies.
$100,000
(10 months)
ID 56712
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Inc., Kaiser Permanente Institute for Health Policy
Oakland, CA
Hosting a roundtable on navigating the intersections of electronic health records and personal health records.
$25,000
(5 months)
ID 58436
North Carolina State University, College of Textiles
Raleigh, NC
Developing a new health care garment for patients.
$236,110
(1 year)
ID 58514
One Economy Corporation
Washington, DC
Investing in wide-scale patient self-management tools to enable people to manage their own health in Washington, D.C.
$981,500
(2 years)
ID 58524
Project HealthDesign: Rethinking the Power and Potential of Personal Health Records
To expand the personal health records vision and encourage the market to develop a variety of products that will meet the diverse needs of patients.
Program Sites
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
Living profiles: transmedia personal health record systems for adolescents.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59889
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center at Fitzsimons
Aurora, CO
Developing a personal health record to assist older adults with transitions of chronic care.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59880
Joslin Diabetes Center
Boston, MA
Personal health application for adult diabetes self-management.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59888
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Supporting patient and provider management of chronic pain with personal digital assistant applications linked to personal health records.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59887
Research Triangle Institute
Research Triangle Park, NC
Personal health record system for at-risk sedentary adults.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59885
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Personal health management assistance focusing on management of heart conditions.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59886
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Developing a child-focused personal medication management system.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59881
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Development of a personal health record system for the home-based co-management of hypertension and diabetes between office visits.
$300,000
(18 months)
ID 59882
Other Program Activities
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Ethical, legal and social consultancy for the sites under Project HealthDesign.
$149,190
(20 months)
ID 59879
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing
Madison, WI
Technical assistance and direction for Project HealthDesign.
$337,524
(1 year)
ID 57495
University of Rochester Center for Future Health
Rochester, NY
Creating synergies between personal health monitoring and machine health monitoring.
$372,392
(1 year)
ID 57948
X Prize Foundation Inc.
Santa Monica, CA
Creating an RWJF X Prize innovation competition to foster health and health care breakthroughs.
$300,000
(10 months)
ID 57761