Overview

Historically, healthcare has lagged in technology adoption. We aim to change that.

By connecting our renowned clinicians with innovative, transformative technologies, we will give them tools to address complex clinical challenges, deliver better care, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. Our goal is to become a global center of healthcare innovation by helping our many innovators and entrepreneurs at BWH collaborate with the broader healthcare technology community in Boston and beyond.

Why work with us?

Do you have an innovative solution to a well-established problem in healthcare? We can help.

The Brigham is a scientific, clinical, and academic powerhouse with a long history of medical firsts that have improved countless lives around the world. Piloting at BWH offers an unrivaled opportunity to partner with and receive feedback from internationally acclaimed clinicians and leaders in healthcare.

We know that identifying the best clinical partner and navigating the security and legal requirements to pilot an HIT solution can be a significant hurdle for healthcare start-ups. We have also created a turnkey pilot process that will ensure that your experience with BWH is valuable and rewarding.

What we offer:

Our turnkey pilot process includes the following services:

• Introductions to relevant clinicians
• Security review and technical feedback on your product from the Partners Healthcare HIT Innovation Governance Committee.
• Veracode check of your product’s code
• Security and legal contract management and facilitation of all legal conversations between the start-up and the appropriate Partners Healthcare stakeholders. Agreements and forms to be facilitated by the BWH iHub include the Business Associate Agreement, HIT Intake Form, Pilot Agreement (SaaS, Master Service Agreement, etc.), VIP (Vendor Information Packet) and the VISP (Vendor Information Security Plan).
• We will also work with the start-up and clinical team to scope out the pilot and create a Pilot Charter and Statement of Work outlining the services to be performed by each party.
• Coordination of clinical staff training
• Facilitation of IRB submission
• Project management support prior to pilot launch, throughout the pilot duration and post-pilot to ensure a smooth and efficient launch, help monitor progress, troubleshoot challenges, and collect validation data.
• Formal feedback on technology, engagement, and clinical impact
• Opportunity to write publication with clinical team (dependent on clinical champion’s interest in publication).
• Promotion internally at BWH. Opportunity to present results at BWH events (Clinical Innovation Day, etc.) and participate in panels with BWH as applicable.
• Introductions as necessary for post-pilot discussions around purchasing or licensing the product or service if the clinical team is interested in doing so.

If interested in learning more, please fill out our Collaboration Form

BWH Pilot Case Study

Twine Health offers a HIPAA compliant, cloud-based, software platform that allows clinicians and patients to work together using synchronized apps and enables the creation of shared goals and plans to maximize patient agency and the tracking of progress to build patient self-efficacy and to facilitate clinician support when necessary.

Twine Health applied to the BWH Pilot Shark Tank and was selected to be one of ten finalists. During the competition, Twine had three different physicians “bid” on it for the pilot and had the opportunity to choose to partner with Dr. Stuart Pollack and Dr. Katherine Rose in the BWH South Huntington Clinic. The Brigham Innovation Hub has helped Twine through the security review process, coordinated the legal and BAA agreements, created a pilot charter and the pilot launched at the South Huntington Clinic in September 2014.

Initial results from the pilot have been very promising. We will be conducting a comprehensive review of the data at the conclusion of the pilot in late Spring 2015 to determine whether BWH will enter into a longer term agreement with Twine.