over 7 years ago

And the winner is... *drum roll please*

Our panel of industry experts has weighed in, and our community has voted! Head over to the More Disruption Please Innovation Challenge gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the submissions. Here's a quick rundown on the finalists:

 

Grand Prize Winner: The Right Place

The Right Place enables hospitals and skilled nursing facilities to match the right patient to the right place of care.

Runner-Up: Bloodbuy

Bloodbuy connects hospitals and blood centers nationwide to ensure the efficient flow of life-saving products.

Honorable Mention: ExplORer Surgical

ExplORer Surgical is a web-based, interactive surgical playbook that enhances…

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over 7 years ago

REMINDER: LAST DAY TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE INNOVATION CHALLENGE SUBMISSION!

Don't forget to vote for your favorite submission! Voting is open until 9pm EST today!

VOTE NOW: http://mdpchallenge.devpost.com/submissions


over 7 years ago

Public voting is now open!

It's your turn to pick the Popular Choice award winner! Browse the The More Disruption Please Innovation Challenge submission gallery and vote for your favorite submission. Be sure to spread the word via your social networks using #MDPHack!

Our judges are currently reviewing the submissions, winners will be announced Tuesday April 12th!

 

Questions?

We're here to help. If you have any questions about the hackathon, post on the discussion forum or email support@devpost.com and we'll respond as soon as we can.


over 7 years ago

REMINDER: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT TO THE INNOVATION CHALLENGE! DEADLINE IS TONIGHT AT 11:45PM EST!

Don’t miss your chance to win over $18k in prizes.

Have a question about the hackathon? Send your questions to mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com or via the Discussions Page and a member of our team will reach out.

GOOD LUCK!


over 7 years ago

REMINDER: TWO DAYS LEFT TO SUBMIT BEFORE THE APRIL 1st 11:45PM EST DEADLINE!

Don’t miss your chance to win $18k in prizes.

Have a question about the hackathon? Send your questions to mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com or via the Discussions Page and a member of our team will reach out.

GOOD LUCK!


over 7 years ago

JOIN US FOR A WEBINAR THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30th AT 2:00pm EST

Join us Wednesday March 30, 2016 at 2:00pm EST for a last minute Q&A webinar!

Note that the webinar will be driven by participant questions (both technical and non-technical). Please be sure to submit your questions to mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com or via the Discussions Page.

 

Use the following link to join the Webinar:

https://athenahealth.webex.com/athenahealth/onstage/g.php?MTID=e226a7a21d02fb12c5568bdf5d85caa20

 

Password: 

mdphack

 

AGENDA

Overview of Submission Requirements

Last Minute Q&A Session

 

 

Best,

The More Disruption Please Team


over 7 years ago

Privacy Update & Final Submission Reminder

Update: Given recent concerns raised by some of our Innovation Challenge participants around the privacy of their technologies/solutions, we have decided to permit submissions to remain hidden from the public’s view at the request of the submitter.

For those participants that would like their submission to remain hidden from the public and be viewed only by our judges, please indicate this clearly in the PDF document required as part of each submission (please visit the requirements page for the full list of submission requirements). Please note, any submission that requests to be hidden from the public will not be eligible

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over 7 years ago

JOIN US FOR A WEBINAR NEXT THURSDAY, MARCH 24th AT 2:30pm EST.

Join us Thursday March 24, 2016 at 2:30pm EST for a webinar on presentation/pitch deck best practices and a general Q&A session. Chip Ach, Senior Architect for the MDP program, and Erin Trimble, the brains behind the MDP Accelerator, will be on hand to field any technical or business-related questions.

Note that the Q&A portion of the webinar will be driven by participant questions (both technical and non-technical). Please be sure to submit your questions to mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com or via the Discussions Page.

Use the following link to join the Webinar:

https://athenahealth.webex.com/athenahealth/onstage/g.php?MTID=e41d8a874e54b4944bdeaa54c5fd09ba4

Password: 

mdphack

 

AGENDA 

Introductions

Pitch Deck and Presentation…

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over 7 years ago

Announcing the addition of Sarah Buhr to our panel of judges!

Sarah Buhr | Reporter, TechCrunch

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Sarah Buhr is a TechCrunch reporter. She writes about digital health, biotechnology, tech culture, gender and diversity, privacy and security news.


over 7 years ago

Come network with the Boston health tech community and learn more about the More Disruption Please Innovation Challenge!

Join athenahealth’s More Disruption Please innovation and partnership program as we bring together healthcare entrepreneurs, academics, developers, VCs, and though-leaders for our Eat.Drink.Disrupt! Happy Hour. Co-hosted with MIT Hacking Medicine and Hatch Fenway we promise a lively evening of discussion and networking – drinks and snacks on us!  #EatDrinkDisrupt

Space is Limited: Click Here to Register on Eventbrite!

Not in the Boston area? Sign up for our monthly newsletter and follow us on Twitter @athenaMDP to stay informed of MDP events coming to a city near you! And be sure to visit the Innovation Challenge events

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over 7 years ago

Announcing the addition of Bernie Monegain to our panel of judges!

Bernie Monegain | Editor-at-Large, Healthcare IT News

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Bernie Monegain is Editor-At-Large at Healthcare IT News, part of HIMSS Media, a B2B media group focused on healthcare technology. HIMSS Media editors post daily articles about the industry at healthcareitnews.com, publish daily and weekly digital newsletters as well as the monthly print issues of Healthcare IT News.

Monegain joined Healthcare IT News when it was launched in 2004, after a four-year stint at another business publication that focused on…

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over 7 years ago

Announcing the addition of Chris Coburn to our panel of judges!

Chris Coburn | Vice President of Innovation, Partners HealthCare

                                       

Chris Coburn is Vice President, Innovation, Partners HealthCare. Based in Boston, Partners is largest academic research enterprise in the United States with greater than $1.5 billion in annual research. The Partners HealthCare system consists of Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital – ranked #1 and #6 in the nation, respectively, by US News & World Report – as well as McLean Hospital and others. Partners faculty are appointed at…

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over 7 years ago

JOIN US FOR A TECHNICAL WEBINAR NEXT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH at 1pm EST

JOIN US FOR A TECHNICAL WEBINAR NEXT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH AT 1pm EST

Join us Thursday February 18, 2016 at 1:00pm EST for a technical webinar. Chip Ach, the Senior Architect for the More Disruption Please program, will be on hand to walk participants through our developer portal and discuss how our APIs relate to the inpatient space.

Please note this webinar will be heavily driven by participant questions (both technical and non-technical). While participants can ask questions during the event, please be sure to email your question to mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com prior to the event to ensure it gets answered.

Use…

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over 7 years ago

Announcing the addition of Lesley Solomon and Steven Collens to our panel of judges!

Lesley Solomon | Executive Director, Brigham Innovation Hub

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Lesley Solomon is Executive Director of Brigham’s Innovation Hub and Director of Strategy and Innovation in the Brigham Research Institute. In these roles Lesley is leading Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s effort to deepen its relationship with the biotech and pharmaceutical industry while at the same time increasing awareness of the depth and breadth of the hospital’s research and innovation. Within the iHub she helps to foster innovation through collaboration…

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over 7 years ago

Announcing the addition of Malay Gandhi and Jason Bornhorst to our panel of judges!

Malay Gandhi | Digital Health Investor & Advisor

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Malay currently serves as an advisor to a number of leading health tech companies. He previously led Rock Health as its CEO and Managing Director, working closely with portfolio companies and originating its investments in Benchling, Collective Health, Evidation, Health IQ, Honor, and Stride Health, amongst others. Malay's research and work in health tech has been cited in The New York Times, Financial Times, CNBC, NPR, Bloomberg,…

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over 7 years ago

Excited to Announce the Addition of Stephen Kraus and Carla Small to Our Panel of Judges!

Stephen Kraus | Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners

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Stephen Kraus is partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and leads up the firm's healthcare investing activities.

He currently sits on the boards of Welltok, Health Essentials, DocuTAP, Patient Steward, Allena Pharmaceuticals and Alcresta and is actively involved in BVP's investments in ClearCare. Steve has been actively involved in Bessemer's investments in Liazon, acquired by Towers Watson; Ovascience (NASDAQ: OVAS), Sirtris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: SIRT, acquired by GlaxoSmithKline);Affymax (NASDAQ:AFFY); Aveo…

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over 7 years ago

MEET OUR ATHENAHEALTH JUDGES

Kyle Armbrester | Chief Product Officer, athenahealth

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Kyle Armbrester joined athenahealth in 2011 and currently serves as Chief Product Officer. Kyle is responsible for the development and commercialization of athenahealth's emerging products, the More Disruption Please (MDP) accelerator and marketplace programs, and the company's Corporate Development function. Before taking over as CPO, Kyle served as the VP of business development overseeing strategic partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, and the MDP program. Prior to athenahealth, Kyle had a career…

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over 7 years ago

JOIN US FOR AN INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR THIS THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH at 2pm EST

Join us Thursday January 28, 2016 at 2:00pm EST for an informational webinar. Our team will be on hand to answer any questions you have about athenahealth, More Disruption Please, and the MDP Innovation Challenge.

Use the following link to join the Webinar:

https://athenahealth.webex.com/athenahealth/onstage/g.php?MTID=eb8bfce0b1924d464c10b06cafd79c150

Password: mdphack

Agenda

  1. Meet the MDP Team
  2. Introduction to athenahealth and our More Disruption Please program
  3. MDP Innovation Challenge Overview
  4. Q&A

Please submit any questions prior to the webinar via the Discussions Page or email mdpaccelerator@athenahealth.com.

Best,

The More Disruption Please Team