Four cutting-edge digital health companies will pitch their products at the HIMSS15 Conference and Exhibition in the inaugural HX360 Innovation Challenge.
Selected from a field of 83 candidates, the companies were chosen for exhibiting concepts designed to improve patient engagement and the patient experience at hospitals and health systems. They'll be judged on a number of criteria, including improved patient satisfaction, increased patient convenience and access to care, better access to health information, patient empowerment, proof of positive impact, market readiness and technical considerations that include interoperability with existing IT systems, workflow impact, superior user interface and scalability.
The four finalists are
- Clockwise.MD, an Atlanta-based developer of an online platform that allows patients to check in for medical appointments from any web-enabled device, with a text message sent to them on expected wait times.
- Ginger.io, a San Francisco-based developer of mHealth solutions using machine learning analytics and passive data collected through smartphone sensors to help patient s and their caregivers develop behavioral health care plans.
- Wellframe, a Boston-based developer of a platform that converts evidence-based clinical protocols into multimedia-based daily health checklists for consumers on a mobile device.
- WiserCare, a Los Angeles-based company that analyzes a patient's clinical situation, quality of life and treatment goals to develop guidance on treatment plans.
The four finalists will present their pitches from 2:30-4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14 at the McCormick Place in Chicago. Two winners will be chosen at that time, and will receive $75,000 in prize money and legal services that will be used to fund pilot programs for their solutions in a not-for-profit health system. The health systems will be selected by AVIA, a provider-based healthcare accelerator and co-founder of HX360 with HIMSS.
Judges for the challenge include Molly Coye, chief innovation officer for the UCLA Health System; Steve Meurer, senior vice president of business development and product innovation for UHC; Aenor Sawyer, associate director of strategic relations for the UCSF Center for Digital Health; Barbara Spurrier, administrative director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation; Bob Reese, senior vice president and global partner in healthcare transformation services for Philips Healthcare; and Glen Tullman, managing partner of 7Wire Ventures. Lisa Suennen, managing partner forVenture Valkyrie Consulting, will emcee the event.
