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Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge
Digital Solutions to Support Care Transitions Challenge
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Can you help develop interoperable health information technology (IT) solutions that engage patients and family caregivers during care transitions from in-patient hospital care to home (community living)?
Department of Health and Human Services - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
$175,000
Software and apps
02/10/2020 05:00 PM
10/06/2020 05:00 PM
FY20, FY21
America COMPETES Act
Susan Kerin
<p>AHRQ is seeking technological solutions that ease administrative and information management burdens, and support patient activation and engagement, especially among Americans that may have low health literacy or limited English language proficiency. These technical solutions should leverage evidence-based standards.</p> <p>Solutions in this Challenge will improve care communications during transitions, develop and use standardized processes for leveraging and transferring data from electronic health records.</p> <p>Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) serves as a standalone data exchange standard but can be used in partnership with existing widely used standards, accelerating the develop process for digital solutions. FHIR is used to address the people, processes, and technology needed to send, receive, and use digital care plans and optimize medication reconciliation.&nbsp; Winning solutions that use FHIR in this Challenge would enable patients, families, and caregivers to receive and understand hospital discharge instructions and care plans while easing administrative burden on physicians, nurses, and staff at discharging hospitals.</p> <p>The Challenge will include two phases.</p> <p><strong>Key Dates:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Phase 1 Submission Open:&nbsp; February 10, 2020</li> <li>Phase 1 Submission Close:&nbsp; April 6, 2020</li> <li>Judging and Review Period:&nbsp; Anticipated April 6, 2020 &ndash; May 2020</li> <li>Phase 2 Submission Open:&nbsp; Anticipated May 2020</li> <li>Phase 2 Submission Close:&nbsp; October 6, 2020</li> </ul>
<p><strong>Phase 1 &ndash; Proposal of Innovative Models</strong></p> <ul> <li>Total Cash Prize:&nbsp; $100,000</li> <li>$20,000 per semi-finalist will be awarded; up to 5 awards</li> <li>Semi-finalists will use a portion of their earnings to travel to a demo day in either Chicago, IL or Washington, DC.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Phase 2 &ndash; Prototype Development</strong></p> <p>AHRQ/HHS will make up to two awards:</p> <ul> <li>Total Cash Prize:&nbsp; $75,000</li> <li>First place winner:&nbsp; $50,000</li> <li>Second place winner:&nbsp; $25,000</li> </ul>
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Description

AHRQ is seeking technological solutions that ease administrative and information management burdens, and support patient activation and engagement, especially among Americans that may have low health literacy or limited English language proficiency. These technical solutions should leverage evidence-based standards.

Solutions in this Challenge will improve care communications during transitions, develop and use standardized processes for leveraging and transferring data from electronic health records.

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) serves as a standalone data exchange standard but can be used in partnership with existing widely used standards, accelerating the develop process for digital solutions. FHIR is used to address the people, processes, and technology needed to send, receive, and use digital care plans and optimize medication reconciliation.  Winning solutions that use FHIR in this Challenge would enable patients, families, and caregivers to receive and understand hospital discharge instructions and care plans while easing administrative burden on physicians, nurses, and staff at discharging hospitals.

The Challenge will include two phases.

Key Dates:

  • Phase 1 Submission Open: February 10, 2020
  • Phase 1 Submission Close: April 6, 2020
  • Judging and Review Period: Anticipated April 6, 2020 – May 2020
  • Phase 2 Submission Open: Anticipated May 2020
  • Phase 2 Submission Close: October 6, 2020

Prizes

Phase 1 – Proposal of Innovative Models

  • Total Cash Prize: $100,000
  • $20,000 per semi-finalist will be awarded; up to 5 awards
  • Semi-finalists will use a portion of their earnings to travel to a demo day in either Chicago, IL or Washington, DC.

Phase 2 – Prototype Development

AHRQ/HHS will make up to two awards:

  • Total Cash Prize: $75,000
  • First place winner: $50,000
  • Second place winner: $25,000

Rules

The rules can be found here: https://bestincrowd.com/home/challenge-details/digital-solutions-to-support-care-transitions

Judging Criteria

Please review the official rules for the judging criteria here: https://bestincrowd.com/home/challenge-details/digital-solutions-to-support-care-transitions

How To Enter

Competitors can enter the Challenge here: https://bestincrowd.com/home/challenge-details/digital-solutions-to-support-care-transitions