Connected Health Initiative

What Connected Health Initiative does

Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a not-for-profit multistakeholder policy and legal advocacy coalition headquartered in Washington, D.C. at 1401 K St. NW, Suite 501. Founded in 2013 and affiliated with ACT | The App Association, CHI files formal comments and sign-on letters with U.S. federal agencies — including CMS, ONC, ASTP, FDA, HHS, the FTC, and DOJ — as well as with state-level regulators across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Its mission is to shape policy and legal frameworks that enable connected and digital health technologies to improve patient engagement and health outcomes. CHI does not sell a commercial product or service and operates no software platform, API, or proprietary technology stack.

The coalition is governed through a Steering Committee whose members — Apple, the American Medical Association, Children's Hospital, George Washington University, and Downtown — set annual goals and agenda. Day-to-day operations are led by a small staff, including Executive Director Brian Scarpelli and staff member Jack Fleming, who author the bulk of CHI's regulatory filings and public statements. CHI publishes resources, end-of-year reports, a Digital Health Evidence Resource, and working-group outputs to support its members' policy positions on telehealth reimbursement, Medicare coverage, interoperability standards (USCDI, TEFCA, information blocking), FDA digital health and AI/ML device pathways, HIPAA, and HIPAA-related security requirements.

CHI is funded through member contributions rather than commercial revenue, and no pricing, revenue, or headcount figures are publicly disclosed. Its primary external stakeholder groups are digital health technology companies, healthcare providers and payers, and federal health agencies, all of which rely on CHI as a unifying industry voice for connected health policy advocacy.

Name

Connected Health Initiative

Legal name

Connected Health Initiative

Website

https://connectedhi.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Connected Health Initiative is a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit multistakeholder coalition that files regulatory comments and advocates for connected and digital health policy before federal agencies and all 50 state governments.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Health Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient-Mediated Exchange & Personal Health Data Access (Blue Button, SMART on FHIR) (HLACABAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Patient Engagement, Education & Messaging Platforms (portal/CRM integrated) (HLALABAJ)

Keywords

• Health policy advocacy
• Digital health coalition
• Connected health policy
• Regulatory comment filings
• Health IT standards

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is a not-for-profit multistakeholder policy and legal advocacy coalition that files formal comments on connected health technology-related laws and regulations at the federal level and across all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The organization publishes resources, sign-on letters, and statements to shape policy on telehealth, Medicare coverage for digital health, interoperability, AI in clinical care, and FDA digital health device pathways, with priorities set by its Steering Committee.

Product overview

The Connected Health Initiative (CHI) is not a product company but rather a not-for-profit multistakeholder policy and legal advocacy coalition. CHI does not offer commercial products or services. Instead, it focuses on advocacy, regulatory filings, and policy commentary to shape the connected health technology ecosystem. CHI publishes resources, submissions, and filings on health data, technology, interoperability, AI in clinical care, telehealth, and related regulatory matters. The coalition serves an advisory capacity through its Steering Committee members (including Apple, AMA, Children's Hospital, Downtown, GW) to drive CHI's yearly goals and agenda.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steering Committee Membership
• Regulatory Comment Filings
• Policy Publications and Resources

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• ApplecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApple is a member of the CHI Steering Committee, which serves an advisory capacity to shape and drive CHI's yearly goals and agenda. Apple participates in coalition activities to advance connected health policy favorable to wearable devices and health monitoring technologies.
• American Medical Association (AMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMA is a member of the CHI Steering Committee, contributing physician perspectives to the coalition's policy advocacy efforts on digital health technologies.
• Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's Hospital is a member of the CHI Steering Committee, providing pediatric healthcare perspectives to connected health policy discussions.
• George Washington University (GW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGW is a member of the CHI Steering Committee, contributing academic research and healthcare expertise to the coalition's policy initiatives.
• DowntowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDowntown is a member of the CHI Steering Committee, participating in coalition governance and policy direction.
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHI regularly engages with CMS through formal comment filings on Medicare payment policies, interoperability standards, telehealth coverage, and digital health reimbursement frameworks. Key advocacy areas include physician fee schedules, home health payment systems, hospital outpatient payments, and Medicare Advantage programs.
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHI provides input to ONC on health data, technology, and interoperability regulations including information blocking rules, USCDI standards, TEFCA, and health IT certification requirements.
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHI engages with FDA on digital health device regulations, AI/ML-enabled medical devices, cybersecurity requirements, and clinical investigation standards for digital health technologies.
• Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP/ONC)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHI submitted sign-on letter and formal comments to ASTP/ONC on accelerating AI adoption in clinical care, representing multistakeholder consensus on AI in healthcare policy.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): HIMSS is a larger, well-established global health information and technology advocacy organization that influences digital health policy, interoperability standards, and IT adoption — directly comparable to CHI's mission but with a wider membership and conference-driven portfolio.
• AHIP (America's Health Insurance Plans): AHIP is a major national health insurance industry trade association that advocates on federal policy including CMS regulations, Medicare Advantage, telehealth coverage, and digital health reimbursement — overlapping with CHI's federal advocacy focus on CMS and digital health coverage.
• AdvaMed (Advanced Medical Technology Association): AdvaMed is the leading medical device industry trade association that advocates on FDA digital health device regulations, AI/ML medical device policy, and CMS reimbursement — comparable to CHI on FDA engagement and digital health device advocacy.

Direct peers

• American Telemedicine Association (ATA): ATA is a dedicated telehealth and digital health policy advocacy organization that engages CMS, Congress, and state legislatures on telehealth reimbursement and waivers — a closely aligned peer to CHI's telehealth waiver advocacy work.
• CHIME (College of Healthcare Information Management Executives): CHIME is a health IT executive membership organization that advocates on ONC, CMS, and interoperability policy — directly comparable to CHI on regulatory engagement around health information technology, though focused on provider CIOs rather than a broader multistakeholder base.
• AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association): AMIA is a professional association for informatics professionals that submits comments on ONC, CMS, and FDA health IT policy — overlapping with CHI's regulatory comment function and interoperability advocacy.
• Digital Therapeutics Alliance (DTA): DTA is a digital health industry coalition that engages FDA, CMS, and Congress on reimbursement and regulatory pathways for digital therapeutics — a closely aligned multistakeholder advocacy peer to CHI's connector health policy work.
• Health Innovation Alliance: Health Innovation Alliance is a coalition advocating for health IT policy, interoperability, and patient data access — closely aligned to CHI's ONC engagement, information blocking, and patient data access advocacy.
• eHealth Initiative (eHI): eHI is a non-profit multistakeholder consortium focused on driving health IT and interoperability policy — a near-direct peer to CHI in mission, structure, and federal advocacy focus.

Others

• ACT | The App Association: ACT | The App Association is CHI's parent/affiliated organization and a broader tech industry trade association that provides administrative and political infrastructure for CHI — comparable as the umbrella entity that hosts CHI's operations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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