Seeking Reviewers for the Health Care Innovation Challenge January 17, 2012 Uncategorized CMS, Health Care Innovation Challenge 0 The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is currently recruiting reviewers nationally to serve on evaluation panels for the Health Care Innovation Challenge. SFMS encourages our physician members to apply to participate. The Health Care Innovation Challenge (Innovation Challenge) is an exciting new initiative designed to test a wide range of innovations in communities across the country in order to accelerate system-wide health care transformation across our nation. Applications for review will be accessed electronically via a web-based system, and the entire review process will take place remotely from your location; travel is not required. An honorarium of $500 to non-Federal employees will be offered for successful participation in the process. The review will take place February 16 – February 29, during which time you will need to be available to read and score the applications. The timeline for evaluation is as follows: February 16 or 17 – Attend one mandatory training conference call session (2 hours) February 21 – February 29 – Remote Scoring/Commenting/Paneling February 27 – 28 – Panel Conference Call Days (complete schedule availability is required) To apply, please visit http://innovations.cms.gov/initiatives/innovation-challenge/index.html. Comments are closed.