Donation Will Support Health IT Lab
By Julia Ernst, contributing writer
The Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab at Georgia Tech has been awarded $40,000 by Leidos, a company that provides solution in health, security, and engineering.
The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a significant donation from Leidos – a company that provides solutions for security, health, and engineering – to support its new laboratory for health information technology (HIT).
The Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab (I3L) at Georgia Tech is described as a “locus” for individuals who work in HIT. The I3L aims to improve both the patient experience of care and the health of populations and reduce the per-capita cost of healthcare. The $40,000 donation from Leidos will support a pilot demonstration at I3L to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare.
“This gift from Leidos will provide students with the time and resources they need to begin the build-out of a data analytics platform to transparently help self-insured employers optimize the value – foremost patient health outcomes – of the healthcare dollars they expend," said Myung Choi, technical manager, I3L, in a news release announcing the donation.
The donation to the pilot project will support the I3L’s Triple Aim Initiative, which focuses on three key areas: improving the patient care experience; improving population health; and reducing the per capita cost of healthcare. The overarching mission of the I3L is to facilitate the future of HIT, better health, and higher quality healthcare through applied technology.
The pilot demonstration being supported by Leidos is in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Public Health and the University of Georgia Public Health Department. Leidos delivers tangible solutions to clients in the security, health, and engineering sectors. The company is an international organization.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a 400-acre campus located in Atlanta. The school’s primary focus is on science and technology and offers degrees in architecture, computing, engineering, and more.
Source: Georgia Tech