The Institute for Technology in Health Care

Mission

The mission of the Institute for Technology in Health Care (ITHC) is to support projects designed to identify, investigate, and apply new and existing technologies to the solution of health care problems and engage in public education regarding the understanding of health care needs and technological solutions. The ITHC wishes to stimulate others to realize that technologies from any field can be refocused to benefit needs in health care problem-solving. The ITHC will provide small grants that enable individuals and institutions to devise technologic applications that perform with more efficiency and greater accuracy to address health care needs.

Annual application deadlines

September 30

Program areas

Health

States served

All

Geographic limitations

There are no geographic limitations.

To support projects designed to identify, investigate, and apply new and existing technologies to the solution of health care problems and engage in public education regarding the understanding of health care needs and technological solutions.

Requirements

• All grant funds must be expended for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. None of the funds may be used for any political campaign or for any political activities that would be deemed impermissible under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Services code.
• Grant funds, as well as any interest earned thereon, are to be spent only in accordance with the submitted proposal.

Annual application period and deadlines

Applications are accepted year-round. Applications must be submitted by September 30 to be reviewed at the annual grant meeting that occurs in November.

Communications

Applicants will receive an automated email confirming their submission. Grant decisions are generally communicated by February for applications received by the deadline.

About the Foundation

The Institute for Technology in Health Care was established by Dr. Cesar Caceres in 1980. Dr. Caceres was born in Honduras and was the only child of Julian R. Caceres, the former Ambassador from Honduras and Mrs. Mariana C. Caceres.

Dr. Caceres earned his medical degree from Georgetown University in 1953 and trained in internal medicine at Tufts and Boston Universities in Boston, MA. He received his Cardiology and research training from George Washington University.

During his long career in medicine, Dr. Caceres worked for the Public Health Service where he won two Superior Service Awards for developing the country’s first functional computer-electrocardiographic interpretive system. Later, he joined George Washington University where he was Professor of Clinical Engineering. He also patented an electronic stethoscope. Dr. Caceres edited and co-authored nine textbooks dealing with various aspects of technology, medicine and heath care.

In 1970, Dr Caceres opened his private practice integrating computer technology into the day-to-day real world of medical practice. Beginning in the 1980’s Dr. Caceres developed for use in his practice The System Integrated Record, S.I.R. Dr. Caceres is also credited with coining the term “Clinical Engineering.” Dr. Caceres joined the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) in 1969 and as President of AAMI from 1971-1972.

Dr. Caceres founded The Institute for Technology in Health Care, a non-profit which seeks to support projects designed to identify, investigate, and apply new and existing technologies to the solution of health care problems.