Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care with the Glenrose Hospital Foundation

Applicant (HSDP) Eligibility

The Health Service Delivery Partner (HSDP) must:

• be based in Alberta and deliver rehabilitation care services to the people of Alberta.
• experience a data-informed rehabilitation care need in alignment with at least one of the challenge statements articulated in the ‘Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care’ innovation funding program.
• be willing to address their challenge with a digital health solution provided by a high-potential technology service provider.
• be able to implement at a real-world implementation site to deploy the digital health solution and formulate an implementation study leading to the development and evaluation of an innovative care model.
• Be authorized to undertake the proposed project and execute a grant with Alberta Innovates (AI) on Alberta Innovates’ standard terms

For detailed eligibility criteria, please refer to the Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care – Program Guide Appendix.

Project Eligibility

To qualify for funding, all Projects funded must:

• align with the objectives of the Digital4Health Program;
• align to and address a rehabilitation care challenge statement as posted by Alberta Innovates and the Glenrose Hospital Foundation;
• enhance patient and caregiver experiences by overcoming geographical and operational constraints by addressing at least one of the following challenge priority areas:
  • Continuity of Care
  • Resource and Service Navigation
  • Workforce Optimization
• have the potential to support the development of novel, technology-enabled care models;
• implement and pilot digital health technology provided by select TSPs that meets at a minimum TRL level 7 requirements;
• the ideal digital health solution is supported by early evidence of effectiveness and end-user satisfaction, and
• include measurable milestones with deliverables, coupled with critical “go / no-go” decision points;
• include a clear project plan to evaluate project success (Health, economic and feasibility evaluation);
• include a clear and compelling path to sustainable implementation post-project;
• be completed within the maximum 24-month term;
• submit to other criteria that Alberta Innovates may develop from time-to-time.

Technology Solution Provider (TSP ) Eligibility

The Creating the Future of Rehabilitation Care Innovation Funding Program is open to collaborating with TSPs with market-ready, high-potential solutions based in Alberta or elsewhere. They must:

• Review the TSP Supplemental Guide,
• Complete and submit the Letter of Intent (LOI) Form for relevant HSDP challenge(s) during the intake period,
• Exist as a corporate person, with up-to-date corporate filings,
• Be able to demonstrate that the relationship between the HSDP and the TSP does not present a conflict of interest,
• Have the potential to address HSDP challenge statement(s) with their digital health technology,
• The technology meets a minimum Technology Readiness Level 7 requirements,
• Offer a digital health solution(s) that can be formulated into an implementation study leading to the development and evaluation of an innovative care model,
• The ideal digital health solution is supported by strong evidence of effectiveness and end-user satisfaction, and
• Comply with Canadian privacy and security requirements

Note: TSPs may be able to pitch their solution to multiple HSDPs but can only collaborate with one HSDP to co-create a full proposal for funding consideration. Final selection will be up to the HSDP as the primary applicant for this innovation funding program.