How to Enter the Challenge
Participants must create a Challenge.gov account by visiting the Challenge.gov website. Participants should carefully review Challenge information and submission requirements on the website, including the intellectual property rules and assessment criteria. Participants are encouraged to follow the Challenge on Challenge.gov to obtain any updates and reminders of upcoming deadlines.
Submission Requirements:
Phase 1
The submitted proposals must be written in U.S. English and submitted using Challenge.gov no later than January 10, 2024. Applicant or applicant organizations shall submit no more than 2 proposals. Each proposal must be no more than 3,000 words, double spaced, 11-point type size, with 1-inch margins. Appendices (no more than 10 pages total) are allowed. Include in proposals plans for meeting Section 508 accessibility standards.
Phase 2
Final Report will be a 508-compliant, written narrative in U.S. English in no more than 5,000 words and submitted using the Challenge.gov website no later than August 16, 2024. This report will be hosted on the USPSTF website.
Supplementary Information:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing a challenge competition to develop and implement novel data visualization for health systems to improve the use of preventive services. The statutory authority for this challenge competition is Section 105 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010.
AHRQ is dedicated to the translation and communication of the evidence through development of tools & training and outreach and supports health systems and health care professionals in implementing evidence into practice. The Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) consists of several divisions supporting these efforts, including the United States Preventive Services Task Force Division, which supports the development and dissemination of preventive and evidence-based guidelines; the Evidence-based Practice Center Division, which generates reports providing comprehensive, science-based information on medical conditions, new healthcare technologies, and strategies; the Division of Practice Improvement, which provides support to generate implementation and quality improvement strategies to increase the use of evidence-based practices; and the Digital Healthcare Research Division, which produces and disseminates evidence about how the evolving digital ecosystem can best advance the quality, safety, and effectiveness of healthcare.
This Challenge invites applicants to design and implement data visualization tools to complement AHRQ and CEPI programs and increase equitable uptake of high-priority clinical preventive services.
Reference
3. Jonas DE, Riley S, Barclay C, Voisin C, Chirumamilla V. Preventive Healthcare: Gathering Stakeholder Input on Evidence and Implementation Review and Update the List of High-Priority Clinical Preventive Services for Adults Age 35 or Older.