The event provides a unique opportunity to collaborate with experts in a variety of fields and novices with infectious passion, pitch an idea for transforming a current health care process and then, together, 'hack' or devise a real solution. These solutions could be as straightforward as a wireframe sketch, or might require running to a local store for parts to build a prototype, or reaching out to a physician to ask a pressing question for a mobile app.
Whatever the process may be, the ultimate result could be the beginning of the next big health care transformation. End the weekend with a team, new connections, and prizes with potential access to BWH’s iHub resources, and a hack on its first steps towards disrupting healthcare. Past teams at hackathons just like this one have gone on to found companies, enter business plan competitions (MIT 100K), join an accelerator, and secure venture funding.
The patient and family experience is now recognized as a vital component to providing optimal care. A positive patient and family relationship with healthcare providers is central to developing trust. This trust enables patients to partner with care providers and ultimately achieve better health outcomes. As an organization, we are committed to continually improving and fostering this critical relationship between our community of caregivers and patients. Therefore, we are seeking innovative and effective strategies to improve the patient and family experience. Promising solutions might explore how to best:
We are all touched by chronic disease in some way or another. In 2005, 133 million individuals in the United States – nearly 1 of every 2 adults – had a chronic illness. Chronic diseases -- such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and arthritis -- are the leading cause of disability and are responsible for 70% of deaths and 75% of healthcare expenditures. One of the greatest opportunities for improving the quality of life, increasing lifespan and controlling healthcare costs lies in managing and preventing chronic diseases. What e-solutions can help transform how patients, providers, and systems manage chronic conditions? Innovative ideas might tackle how to:
The use of evidence-based clinical guidelines is critical to providing standardized, high quality care. Retrospective studies and prospective trials have been central to the development of these guidelines. However, to improve care in conditions for which the best approach is uncertain, the medical community needs innovative tools to strategically collect, analyze, and act upon clinical data in a flexible and continuous way. How can we harness the wealth of information being created with each clinical encounter across diverse patient populations to revolutionize how clinical guidelines are developed, updated and put into practice?
Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plans (SCAMPs) are a novel method of advancing decision support by taking into account the clinician’s reasoning to follow or not follow a guideline as well as patient characteristics, clinical scenarios and outcomes. Deviations from the guidelines are then reviewed and the guideline may be updated. Currently, SCAMPs are utilized via a paper-based data collection tool presented to clinicians during the point of care. However, to fully benefit from SCAMPs, several challenges need to be overcome. Innovative ideas, solutions, or tools, might explore how to best:
Due to the influx of applications we have received, further applications will be added to a wait list. All are still encouraged to apply, particularly designers which are still needed. Please feel free to join us for the kick-off event, Friday, September 20th, that is open to the entire BWH community.
Be part of the BWH iHub's inaugural event and apply online today!
4:00PM - 9:00PM
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cabot Atrium
45 Francis Street, Boston, MA
8:00AM - 10:00PM
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Shapiro Conference Center
70 Francis Street, Boston, MA
8:00AM - 4:00PM
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Shapiro Conference Center
70 Francis Street, Boston, MA
