The document discusses health hackathons, which bring together people from different backgrounds to collaborate on solving healthcare problems over a short period of time, usually 1-2 days. It provides details on the growth of hackathons since 2010, including that the average hackathon has 50 participants who work on 5 projects. Examples are given of successful projects that launched from hackathons. Feedback from participants shows they find the events educational and a way to network. The document encourages more groups to use the hackathon model for collaboration in healthcare.

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2. The health hackathon database
The insights we discovered from the database confirmed our suspicions—Hackathons are a uniquely powerful mechanism for industry-wide experimentation and collaboration. In the spirit of cross-sector sharing and cooperation, we bring you this global health hackathon database so we can learn from one another and encourage new connections among participants and sponsors. This database is open and free and we hope that you will contribute to this living log of groups working together to solve real-world problems in healthcare.
We created a living downloadable database of over 100 health hackathons
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3. THE STORY OF HACKATHONS IN HEALTHCARE
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4. Software is eating the world
My own theory is that we are in the middle of a dramatic and broad technological and economic shift in which software companies are poised to take over large swathes of the economy… Health care and education, in my view, are next up for fundamental software-based transformation
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5. Modern medicine has strong roots in experimentation…
MARIE CURIE
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6. However, innovation has largely taken place behind closed doors
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7. Health hackathons have grown exponentially since 2010
1. Wikipedia 2. Bhandari et al.
Worldwide health hackathons2
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The first hackathon was launched in 1999 at Sun Microsystems, where John Gage challenged attendees to write a program in Java for the new Palm V using the infrared port to communicate with other Palm users and register it on the Internet1
2010
From our database of over 100 health hackathons
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FIRST HACKATHON
FIRST HEALTH HACKATHON
There were no forums for collaboration within healthcare, so we created our own. Borrowing methodology from the tech world to engage the community and democratize innovation, the first health hackathon was born out of a collaboration between Health 2.0 and the government at Health Data Palooza.
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8. What is a hackathon?
“A hackathon is an event where people get together and develop awesome projects in a short time span”1
A 24-48 hour event where people gather to solve a specific problem with like-minded individuals.
1. http://www.digitalhealthdays.se/~/media/files/digitalhealthdays/for-besokare/artiklar/hha-faq-2014.pdf
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9. Who attends a health hackathon?
MENTORS
DESIGNERS
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
ENTRE- PRENEURS
PATIENTS
DEVELOPERS
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10. Why hackathons?
No matter who you are, most of the smartest people work for someone else
Joy’s Law—Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy
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Tinker, build, and experiment in a safe zone Democratization of innovation—anyone, including patients, can get involved Platform for collaboration across boundaries and silos Accelerated, creative problem solving that leads to action Learn new skills, have fun, build a community
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11. What does the average health hackathon look like?
In the data on over 100 health hackathons since 2010, here are some numbers that emerged.
The average hackathon displayed the following
Overall
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12. The interest in healthcare is spreading
$1 MILLION
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Salesforce Hackathon 2013
The largest prize amount for any hackathon was the $1M Salesforce hack. A team focused on healthcare won
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13. Health focused hackathons are scaling globally
Main outfits
28 events
27 events
16 events
Other outfits
1. Bhandari et al.
Worldwide health hackathons1
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14. Health hackathons span the globe but also the whole healthcare spectrum
1. Bhandari et al.
DIABETES | ASTHMA | PAIN MANAGEMENT | HEART DISEASE | MENTAL HEALTH | OBESTIY | ONCOLOGY
PATIENT PORTALS | PATIENT ENGAGEMENT | mHEALTH | ACA IMPLEMENTATION | WEARABLES | MED DEVICES
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15. Almost every type of stakeholder in healthcare has used a hackathon
Hospitals
Tech
Pharma
Providers
Health IT
Academia
Non-Profit
Government
The hackathon model can be adapted to address challenges across many groups from public to private sector organizations.
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16. Teams have the potential to take their creations beyond the hackathon and become success stories like , which launched from a hackathon and has since raised over $4M.1
Hackathons can produce a diversity of solutions, not just apps
The Blu+ app utilizes the Blue Button+ API that can access personal health records and create a modern digital dashboard of health records including up- coming appointments, immunizations, and extensions to track diet and fitness for the average populace to be more aware and active in their own health.
Monitor.me is a cellphone case designed to measure a user’s heartbeat while on the phone. The accompanying app allows users to view their pulse, compare themselves against national averages, and monitor themselves for potential heart problems.
Kinect Burn Area App: Using the off-the-shelf Microsoft Kinect, the 3D depth sensor feature accurately and rapidly provides doctors measurements of total body surface area. The camera feature allows clinicians to visualize and accurately mark the area of the burn on screen and automatically calculate the % of body surface area burnt as well as fluid requirements of the patient.
Kipster integrates hardware and software to help gamify cystic fibrosis breathing exercises. The iPad application and accompanying hardware allows children to run through a series of fun games using their breath to control characters in the game.
Philly Codefest 2014
Hacking Health Toronto 2013
Health Hack Dublin 2013
Hacking Health Montreal 2012
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HARDWARE
OTHER
1. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304179704579461284247758424
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17. Sample feeback1
94%
of the participants would recommend the Hackathon to friends or colleagues
1.Feedback from the Health Literacy Hackathon 2012 http://mollymcleod.com/gallery/health-literacy-hackathon/
89%
would travel for the Hackathon in the future
89%
said judging criteria was fair
78%
had a clearer understanding of health literacy after the Hackathon
61%
said they networked and made valuable contacts at the Hackathon
I can’t even begin to count the ways my brain got stimulated [this weekend]. Working with the tech sector is new to me, and has recently been something I’m very excited about.
I really got to see the value in having multiple perspectives when developing a product.
It was a great and informative experience that forced me to think in a way I never had before.
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People love the hackathon model and being challenged to take action in this format.
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18. In healthcare, in what other way can you collaborate brainstorm & build ?
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Roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty
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19. Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
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