Deadlines

Innovative Health IT Solutions Grant Program Key Dates

February 5, 2008: Innovative Health IT Solutions RFP available
April 4, 2008: Applications due
May 12, 2008: Notification of finalists
June 2, 2008: Presentation by finalists at “Problem Solved?” conference
July 2008: Project start date

Patient Safety Research Grant Program Key Dates

July 2008: 2008 Grant Cycle RFP available
September 2008: Applications due
December 2008: Announcement of awards
January 2009 Project start date

FAQs

What is the Innovative Health IT Solutions Grant?

This one-time, $100,000 grant is being offered by CRICO/RMF in conjunction with the June 2, 2008, Problem Solved? Health IT conference being held in Boston. The Innovative Health IT Solutions Grant is available for a single project that demonstrates an effective and portable approach to broader Health IT integration into clinical practice, including design, dissemination, implementation, and measurement of impact. Grant finalists will be presenting their proposals at the June 2, 2008 conference.

Present Recipients

2006 Patient Safety Research Grant Recipients

Ten physicians from a cross-section of the Harvard teaching hospitals have been awarded a total of $500,000 by CRICO/RMF to implement broad-reaching innovations to increase patient safety within their institutions. In its fourth year of patient safety research funding, the Harvard medical community’s patient safety and medical malpractice company has focused on diagnostic issues in the ambulatory setting and other issues drawn from analysis of high severity medical malpractice claims.

Past Recipients

Patient Safety Research Grant Past Recipients

Since its inception in 2003, the Risk Management Foundation (RMF)/Healthcare Safety Research Institute (HSRI) research grant program, has annually awarded funding to several Harvard-affiliated medical institutions for their patient safety projects. The grants were made possible by RMF's Controlled Risk Insurance Company (CRICO) Board.

Request for Proposals

2007 Research Grant Proposal Categories

CRICO/RMF provides grants for projects that will advance its mission in assisting physicians in delivering the safest health care possible, particularly in areas identified via analysis of malpractice cases involving a high-severity injury. From 2004-2006, 42 percent (109) of CRICO’s 261 high-severity cases alleged a missed or delayed diagnosis that impeded treatment and/or recovery. In addition to the human costs, these cases represent nearly $125 million in actual and potential losses.

Research Grants

CRICO/RMF is renowned for using evidence (e.g., medical malpractice claims data) to initiate patient safety improvements. Toward that end, CRICO/RMF and its subsidiary, Healthcare Safety Research Institute (HSRI), award grants for research and demonstration projects aimed at achieving greater understanding of patient safety issues, their etiology, and potential interventions.