1. Penn State’s Center for Health Organization Transformation (CHOT)
Penn State CHOT Request for Proposals
works it
How
chot.psu.edu

2. Penn State CHOT received the NSF CHOT award in January 2010
Penn State CHOT received the NSF CHOT award in January This five-year project has planned research expenditures of $1.2 million which includes co-funding by NSF, industry members, and university cost sharing. The mission of CHOT is to advance, with its partners, transformation in health systems through applied cooperative research.
chot.psu.edu

3. NSF I/UCR Model and CHOT’s Value Proposition
Industry Advisory Board
Pooled Members $
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Penn State
Core &
Supplemental Funds
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4. Annual Research Cycle Fall CHOT IAB Meeting
Research project Presentation
IAB members share research ideas and questions
Following the
Fall meeting Research proposals developed with IAB input
CHOT sites facilitate collaborative research project
Spring CHOT IAB Meeting
Present Research
Proposals
IAB provides feedback & ranks research proposals
Following the Spring Meeting
CHOT sites conduct research projects

5. Penn State Involvement
How can my college or department get involved?
CHOT Call for Proposals
Penn State Departments submit their top Proposals
Penn State IAB Members Rank Proposals
Top Proposals submitted for National IAB consideration
Approved Proposals Funded!
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
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6. Analytics and Innovative Technology
CHOT Research
RESEARCH THEMES
Access to Care
Population Health
Analytics and Innovative Technology
Care Coordination
Patient Experience
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
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Healthcare
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7. CHOT Research Population Health Overarching Research Question:
Are population health successes ready to be scaled or generalized? What are the best practices?
Research Aims:
Focus on specific conditions and address social determinants
Identify sustainable partnerships
Population Health
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
Example Projects:
Integration of Population Health Data and Digital Assistants to Reduce Readmission Risks
Gamification and its Impact on the Population Health Management of Chronic Conditions
Improving Employee and Patient Health through Population Data Mining
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8. CHOT Research Access to Care Overarching Research Question:
What are the best practices for increasing access to care and removing barriers to care?
Research Aims:
Identify by disease, geography, and socio-demographics
How to use technology to improve access and remove barriers
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
Example Projects:
Patient Engagement and Hospital Readmissions: The Role of Health Literacy
Impact of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine on Downstream Health Care Utilization and Costs
Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring Systems to Improve Access and Promote Active Patient Engagement in Rural Communities
Development of a Middleware Framework for Medical Device Integration for Telemedicine
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9. CHOT Research Care Coordination Overarching Research Question:
How can resources be used most efficiently to better integrate care within the community?
Research Aims:
Finding current coordination practices and why they are not working
How to decide which groups to enroll in different programs
Care Coordination
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
Example Projects:
Using Care Coordination to Address Cost, Quality, and Access to Care Across Systems and Populations
Effects of Care Coordination on the Improvement of Quality of Care
Effects of Care Coordination on Care Transitions
A Mobile Based Care Coordination System for Critical Care
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10. Analytics and Innovative Technology
CHOT Research
Analytics and Innovative Technology
Overarching Research Question:
How can resources be used most efficiently to better integrate care within the community?
Research Aims:
Finding current coordination practices and why they are not working
How to decide which groups to enroll in different programs
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
Example Projects:
Data-Driven Predictive Analytics to Improve Diagnosis, Treatment, Care Coordination, and Resource Utilization
Machine Learning for Evidence-Based Practice, Resource Allocation, and Risk Prediction
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11. CHOT Research Patient Experience Overarching Research Question:
How can patient experience be measured across the healthcare continuum?
Research Aims:
Identify factors that impact patient experience
How patient perspective of communication affect actual outcomes
Patient Experience
Investment of Indirect $
New CHOT Theme in 2018!
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12. Penn State Involvement
How can my college or department get involved?
Typical Project Budget: $50,000
Requirements:
Project must relate to one or more CHOT research themes
Submitted by Penn State faculty / researcher
Budget must include support for one graduate MS or PhD student. Cost for student will be split between CHOT and participating Penn State Department
Deliverables:
Research must result in student deliverables such as:
Publications
Software
Patents
Conference Papers
Poster presentations
CHOT Call for Proposals
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
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Healthcare
Delivery

13. Penn State Involvement
How can my college or department get involved?
CHOT Call for Proposals
Proposal templates can be download at chot.psu.edu/RFP
Submit: Submit abstract to
Investment of Indirect $
NSF Funds $
Innovations in
Healthcare
Delivery