January 3, 2024

New Grant Opportunity!

Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV and V Health Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and Telehealth Transformation

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) announce the availability of funds to support technological and telehealth projects that facilitate health care transformation activities. Funding will be made available in the form of grants and can include capital, non-capital, and working capital expenses. Applicants should submit a project proposal focused on one of four categories:

1. Electronic Health Records

Examples of projects include consolidating infrastructure, implementing clinical decision support, and/or improving revenue cycle management or other systems that improve the efficiency of the healthcare organization and improve quality of care

This may include improvements to IT infrastructure, the user experience or other improvements that can lead to employee satisfaction or improve the patient experience. Any upgrading of systems should also include improvements to meet best practices in cybersecurity standards and include interoperability to systems with the Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY) and data exchange partners.

2. Cyber Security

Examples of projects include improvements to the organization’s cybersecurity posture including the implementation of the NIST cybersecurity framework, HIPAA requirements and meeting HITRUST certification requirements.

This could include improvements to technical infrastructure that supports security, implementation of security controls/policies/procedures to meet NIST requirements and improvements to cyber security and confidentiality of data.

3. Health Management Tools

Examples of projects include implementing applications that aggregate clinical and administrative data to support the provision of care, improve patient outcomes, and/or support participation of providers in value-based contracting.

Tools may support understanding/controlling total cost of care, identifying gaps in care to support improvements in quality and patient engagement. Tools may support remote patient monitoring to improve health outcomes.

4. Telehealth

Examples of projects include implementation and improvement of telehealth applications that improve access to care or improve the provision of services. Projects of particular interest are those that improve access to care in regions/areas with limited providers/specialties (ex: pediatric behavioral health).

Projects should incorporate interoperability with the SHIN-NY and data exchange partners.

Projects should align and advance the Departments goals to improve access to health-related information for providers; support the sharing of data across the healthcare continuum; drive adoption of standards in technology, data formats and interoperability; provide improved ability for the Department’s access to health-related data to support the Department’s authorized work; and/or to support the growth of telehealth.

Eligible Applicants shall not receive awards for duplicative expenditures under both this RFA and any other state or federal opportunity, including the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program IV (RFA# 20244) and the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program (NICIP) to be administered by DASNY. Eligible Applicants must apply separately to RFA# 20244 if the primary focus of the Eligible Project is not technological and telehealth advancement. Applications to RFA # 20244 can include expenditures in support of technological and telehealth advancement not to exceed 15 percent of the total funds requested for Health Care Facility Transformation Projects.

To receive funding, the Eligible Applicant should demonstrate how the proposed use of the grant will strengthen and protect continued and expanded access to health care services in communities.

Questions are due January 26, 2024. Applications are due March 13, 2024 by 4 PM EST.