The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Xerox, opened their doors for an inside look at innovation this week. Some of us (until Wednesday, myself included) might think of Xerox as “that copy machine company,” but … Continue reading
Let’s face it, as a startup in the health care space, it’s not easy to land a first pilot to demonstrate the value your new technology, much less get paid for one. Strict federal regulations, billion dollar EMR implementations, and … Continue reading
Calling all software developers, entrepreneurs, and innovators – the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks your help in empowering women in minority and underserved communities to fight and prevent cancer. Each year, more than 300,000 new cases of … Continue reading
Over the past several weeks, many of us at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Food and Drug Administration have been evaluating the submissions for the Reporting Patient … Continue reading
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is excited to have launched a series of new Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative competitions at the recent Health Datapalooza! The i2 program promotes the use of technology to find solutions that … Continue reading
Through the linkAges™ Developer Challenge and Accelerator Project, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s (PAMF) David Druker Center for Health Systems Innovation (IC) is inviting teams to create innovative solutions to help seniors age successfully. First place winners of the three-month Developer Challenge … Continue reading
The deadline for the EHR Accessibility Module Challenge is slowly approaching, with less than two weeks to go! Sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), this challenge emphasizes accessibility and usability in health IT, which are high … Continue reading
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is proud to launch the Reporting Patient Safety Events Challenge, designed to spur development of platform-agnostic health IT tools to facilitate the reporting of medical errors in hospital and outpatient … Continue reading
In another sign of how strong the Boston health-tech and developer communities are, more than 70 participants shirked the perfect weather and blue bird skies to huddle inside to improve health care. They came together to generate and implement innovative … Continue reading
When you hear of ‘health tech’ or ‘health innovation’, the first places that come to mind are usually Silicon Valley, Boston or New York City. Yet, this past weekend’s event shook that notion for everyone that attended. It is not … Continue reading
Cross-posted from the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s David Druker Center for Health Systems Innovation blog. After an inspiring two-day event, the PAMF Innovation Center is pleased to announce the winners of its linkAges Successful Aging Kickoff Event Developer Challenge. Energized by … Continue reading
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