What are the criteria against which the applications will be assessed?
Project proposals will be first screened against the following mandatory criteria: • consistency with the principles of the Canada Health Act • aiming at the application of ICT for improving health care delivery • within the strategic areas of EHRs and telehealth (telemedicine and telehomecare) • using advanced ICTs • compliance with established ICT standards • involving other jurisdictions or, as appropriate, having plans for doing so • where appropriate, having endorsement of provinces and territories involved • including plans for sharing results and solutions • demonstrating the potential for national applicability • demonstrating the availability of matching funds • demonstrating capacity to complete the project and the ability to sustain ongoing activities beyond the federal funding period • having a detailed evaluation framework in keeping with the key goal of generating evidence on outcomes and impacts • adherence to an appropriate project and risk management framework. Project
