Author Archives: Deb Linton

Automated Health Apps Coming Your Way

There’s a fairly new Thai restaurant near Union Square in San Francisco that’s my favorite. They run a special promotion with a punch card that lets you get one free buffet bowl for every 10 you buy. I was the … Continue reading

Announcing Winners of the Medicare Claims Data Challenge

We are pleased to announce that teams from Zenithech LLC, Avanade Inc. and Big Yellow Star  won the Medicare Claims Data Developer Challenge sponsored by IMPAQ International LLC and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago.  … Continue reading

Video from SXSW: “Crowdsourcing a Revolution: Can We Fix Healthcare?”

On March 10th, 2012, Health 2.0′s Co-Chairman, CEO and our fearless leader, Indu Subaiya participated in a SXSW panel, providing a great overview of Health 2.0′s challenge and code-a-thon process from the perspective of developers and companies new to health … Continue reading

Palo Alto Medical Foundation kick off event with Todd Park and Intel

The Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s (PAMF) Innovation Center is inviting the Silicon Valley community to combine its unique talents in developing new ways to help seniors age successfully. On April 14th-15th, PAMF  will host an event at the Computer History Museum … Continue reading

Results from the Health 2.0 and AT&T’s Official SXSW Hackathon

Last week, Health 2.0 and AT&T wrapped up SXSW Interactive’s Official Mobile App Hackathon. To compete with the marketing glitz and UX glam of the other SXSWi events, we altered our traditional code-a-thon model. In addition to our normal health … Continue reading

SXSW Crowdsourcing a Revolution: Can We Fix Healthcare?

The SXSW Interactive morning kicked off with panel examining how challenges could be used to fix healthcare, spur new business models, and avoid prize and app fatigue. Health 2.0 has been participating in a series of events here at SXSW … Continue reading

Commute Driving You Mad? Let’s Determine How and Why

The ONC is excited to launch the new Investing in Innovations challenge “Health Innovations in Commuting.” The i2 program utilizes prizes and challenges to facilitate innovation and obtain solutions to intractable health IT problems.  Aligned with the Obama administration’s innovation … Continue reading

Health 2.0 joins forces with AT&T for SXSW Hackathon

Health 2.0 is excited to join forces with AT&T to host SXSW’s official Mobile App Hackathon on March 9th, 2012. Health 2.0 and AT&T are challenging developers, UI/UX designers and researchers to build mobile health applications over the course of … Continue reading

Discharge Follow-Up Appointment Challenge

On January 26, 2012, the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT, in collaboration with the Partnership for Patients, announced the “Discharge Follow-Up Appointment Challenge,” the second in a series of care transitions competitions launched under the auspices of the … Continue reading

HDI Forum III: The Health Datapalooza

We are excited to announce that the HDI Forum III: The Health Datapalooza will be held June 5 and 6, 2012 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. The event promises to bring together a diverse group … Continue reading

Webinar on ‘Making Health Information Available Through Blue Button & Direct’

Today at 3p EDT, the ONC will be hosting the first Consumer Pledge Community webinar in 2012 will help to clarify the difference between using Direct versus Blue Button to make health information easily available in a secure, electronic format. … Continue reading

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