NIH NLM HPCC Health Care Applications Budget Code:  
Through a variety of mechanisms, the NLM is promoting the application of HPCC technologies to health care. The program supports research and development projects in each of the following IITA areas:
  1. Test bed networks for linking hospitals, clinics, doctor's offices, medical schools, medical libraries, and universities to enable health care providers and researchers to share medical data and imagery;
  2. Software and technology for visualizing the human anatomy and analyzing imagery from X-rays, CAT scans, PET scans, and other diagnostic tools;
  3. Virtual reality technology for simulating operations and other medical procedures;
  4. Telemedicine or collaborative technology to allow several health care providers in remote locations to provide real-time treatment to patients;
  5. Database technology to provide health care providers with access to relevant medical information and literature; and
  6. Database technology for storing, accessing, and transmitting patients' medical records while protecting the accuracy and privacy of those records.
Budget ($ M)
FY 95 Act 11.44
FY 96 Pres 20.21
FY 96 Est 17.96
FY 97 Rqst 20.86
Program Component Areas
  FY 96 FY 97
HECC    
LSN 2.87 3.33
HCS 3.06 3.55
HuCS 12.03 13.98
ETHR    
Agency Ties
DARPA  
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DOE  
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ED  
AHCPR Partner
VA Partner
Milestone Changes In FY 1995 milestones, the CSTB/IOM study of `best practices` for protecting privacy was added due to the need to identify and disseminate appropriate ways to protect the privacy of health data that will be transmitted in projects funded by NLM and other federal agencies.
FY 1995 Actual Milestones FY 1996 Estimated Milestones FY 1997 Agency Requested Milestones
Continuation funding of the twelve initial HPCC BAA three-year awards and the initial cooperative agreements.

Funded 3 additional cooperative agreements. (2 NLM; 1 AHCPR)

Funded, in conjunction with the Health Care Financing Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs, a study by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to identify the range of criteria appropriate to the evaluation of telemedicine projects.

Funded, in conjunction with the NIH Clinical center, a study by the Computer Sciences and Technology Board and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of current `best practices` and areas for research in protecting the privacy of electronic health care data transmitted over networks. 		Initiate and expand HPCC health care applications, with special emphasis on evaluation of impact of telemedicine and testing of best practices for protecting privacy of health data.

Continue funding of twelve HPCC BAA awards and 8 (5.5 NLM; 2.5 AHCPR) cooperative agreements. 		Continue funding projects promoting the application of HPCC technologies to health care, the evaluation of telemedicine, and the testing of methods for protecting the privacy of electronic health data. There will also be a special emphasis on R&D for computer-based patient records and public health applications of the NII.