Innovations we support
We support healthcare innovation by promoting new ideas, assisting with data and partnerships, and convening stakeholders to drive collective solutions. Through these efforts, we help innovators overcome barriers and scale their impact across Utah’s healthcare system.
Get Healthy Utah
Get Healthy Utah works to create healthier communities by promoting active living, healthy eating, and overall well-being. Through their city initiatives, they collaborate with local leaders to implement sustainable health programs. The Collaborative is funding two cities to support this impactful work, helping to foster long-term, community-wide health improvements.
Digital Health Interoperability Pilot
The One Utah Health Collaborative, in partnership with Governor Spencer Cox and Leavitt Partners, is leading Utah’s Digital Health Interoperability Pilot. This initiative leverages modern FHIR API standards to streamline the exchange of health information among providers, payers, and patients. By creating a statewide, accessible digital ecosystem, the pilot aims to reduce provider and patient burden, foster innovation, and pave the way for a connected, patient-centered health system in Utah.
Shoreline Health
Shoreline Health provides standardized educational materials and quick, easy-to-access videos on cancer diagnosis, offering patients and their support systems clear, accessible guidance throughout their care journey. By simplifying complex information, Shoreline Health empowers individuals to make informed decisions with confidence and support.
Colorectal Cancer Screenings
The Colllaborative’s Colorectal Cancer Screening prevention initiative is aimed at improving early detection and preventive care across Utah. By increasing access to life-saving screenings, this initiative helps reduce health disparities and enhance outcomes for patients statewide. It’s part of our broader commitment to advancing high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Utahns.
Population Health Center (UofU Health)
The University of Utah’s Population Health Center in Rose Park offers integrated healthcare that addresses physical, mental, and oral health, along with social challenges like housing and food insecurity. By collaborating with community partners, the center aims to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs through a holistic, innovative approach to care.
Vamos Health
Vamos Health is a network of primary care clinics designed to expand access to and provide high quality, culturally competent care to the Spanish speaking community. Through a team of bilingual professionals and tailored services, Vamos Health ensures that each patient receives compassionate, personalized care in a welcoming environment.
USARA
USARA's Utah Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative supports businesses in creating environments that assist employees facing substance use disorder (SUD). This initiative addresses the opioid overdose crisis by fostering workplace cultures of support and understanding. The Collaborative is helping USARA by conducting ROI analysis to demonstrate the value and impact of this initiative on both employees and employers.
Project Embrace
Project Embrace provides access to unused medical supplies and equipment for underserved communities, reducing waste while improving healthcare access. By repurposing these resources, they help bridge gaps in care for those in need. The Collaborative supports Project Embrace by assisting with impact evaluation through actuarial analysis to measure the long-term benefits of their work.
Innovation for Justice (i4J)
Innovation for Justice (i4J) is a social justice lab housed at the University of Arizona and the University of Utah. Through design thinking, i4J addresses urgent issues like medical debt by creating new legal service models, advancing justice technology, and building policy advocacy tools to empower low-income communities.
GET INVOLVED
Are you interested in learning more about the Stakeholder Community Board? Email info@uthealthcollaborative.org.