Challenges
A challenge is a project in which multidisciplinary teams are tasked with building technology solutions that address issues identified by a sponsoring organization, such as a non-profit, foundation, or for-profit company. Developers, designers, patients, providers, health care organizations, and anyone else interested in health care are invited to take part in the challenge. Winning teams are awarded prizes that range up to $100,000.
Email Jean-Luc Neptune, Senior Vice President, at jl@health2challenge.org or call 646-734-2320 if you have any questions or if you’d like to launch a project.
ONC i2 Challenges
On June 8, 2011, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the launch of the Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative, a bold new program designed to spur innovations in health IT. The program centers on prizes and competitions to accelerate the development of solutions and communities around key challenges in health IT.
| Challenge Name | Prizes | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Ocular Imaging Challenge | $150,000 | November 9, 2012 |
| Discharge Follow-Up Appointment Challenge | $5,000 | Currently Judging |
| Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge | $70,000 | August 31, 2012 |
| EHR Accessibility Module Challenge | $85,000 | July 23, 2012 |
| Reporting Device Adverse Events Challenge | $40,000 | Currently Judging |
Partner Challenges
Have a problem in healthcare that you think technology could help fix? Want to see what creative developers might do with access to new datasets or platforms? Anyone can sponsor a challenge. You can be a foundation, academic institution, investor, government agency, technology company or healthcare organization. If you have a question, you never know who might have a solution. For more details see the FAQs here. Submit a challenge here!
| Challenge Name | Prizes | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation linkAges Successful Aging Challenge | $10,000 + 6-Month Accelerator Opportunity | July 30, 2012 |
| 100 Day Innovation Challenge | Free Conf Pass + demo opportunity on main stage | Currently Judging |
| HDI Forum III: The Health Datapalooza | HDI Demo Opportunity | Currently Judging |
| Active Schools Acceleration Project Innovation Competition | $100,000 | Currently Judging |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Aligning Forces Challenge | $130,000 | Currently Judging |
| Aetna Foundation Challenge | $50,000 | Currently Judging |