The global health care focused innovation competition Hackovate Health came to a close when it
announced four winning business ideas at the Finale event at Union Station in
Kansas City, Missouri. Organized by H&R
Block and Think Big Partners, the
Hackovate Health Finale brought together innovators, entrepreneurs, healthcare
professionals and industry leaders for a half-day pitch fest and awards
ceremony.
Ten finalists, four judges and many community leaders,
supporters and attendees joined to see innovation and entrepreneurism in
action. At the event, a panel of four
Finale judges determined the grand prize winner ($15,000), the runner-up ($5,000)
and the second runner-up ($2,500).
Finale judges included Kush Saxena (H&R Block), David Edwards
(Cerner), Phyllis Faulkner-Johnson (Google Fiber) and Anna
Haghgooie (Sandbox). In addition, attendees had the chance to watch 10 pitches
from finalists and vote for their favorite via mobile platform for the Google
Fiber People’s Choice Award.
Tami Hutchinson and her team at
eLuminate Health (Kansas City, MO) was announced the winner of the $15,000
grand prize. eLuminate Health is an
online platform where surgeons and patients can easily find one another and compare
procedures based on price and quality ratings.
The eLuminate Health platform predicts to save up to 17% on procedures
and 5% per year on healthcare costs. The
company solves problems for consumers, payers, administrators and providers
while improving healthcare quality and decreasing costs. In addition to the cash prize, eLuminate
Health has been recognized as one of the top
startups in the healthcare tech industry.
“We truly appreciated this entire
process,” said Tami Hutchison of eLuminate Health. “Hackovate has helped us think in new ways
and we will use this opportunity to get our product into the market and bring
value to consumers in the U.S.”
Karan Srivastava and his team of SHHADE (Miami, FL) was
declared the winner of the Google Fiber People’s Choice Award after receiving a
majority of the public vote. SHHADE
stands for Supply Home Health Care Alternatives and Dedicated Education. The SHHADE platform allows for remote patient
monitoring, health coaching, care coordination and mobile primary care
services. As the
winner of the Google Fiber People’s Choice Award, SHHADE will gain bragging
rights and media exposure.
Liam Ryan of GetHealth (Dublin, Ireland) was announced as the Hackovate first runner-up,
receiving a $5,000 cash prize from H&R Block. The GetHealth mobile app is “Foursquare for
health” as it improves consumer health by “checking in” to different healthy
activities. The app incorporates “motifications”,
notifications to help consumers improve their health. GetHealth has already been named an effective
WaaS (wellness as a service).
“As a company with a base in New York and Ireland, we are
always looking for opportunities to showcase in the United States on a global
scale. Hackovate allowed us to not only
do that, but to think big too,” said Liam Ryan of GetHealth.
In addition, Scott Speranza of InAssist Health Management
Solution (Torrance, CA) was announced as the second runner-up and received a $2,500
prize courtesy of H&R Block.
InAssist specializes in medical protection services and solves for the
problem of hospital overcharges. With an
integrated portal, consumers can log in to the InAssist system to pay medical
bills and better understand what they are getting charged for. InAssist incorporates TotalCare, which allows
for a proprietary method for carriers and doctors.
In addition to celebrating the announcement of the Hackovate
winners, attendees were invited to listen to keynote speakers Ned Holland of
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“We are thrilled with the results of the Hackovate Health
Finale,” said Herb Sih, co-founder of Think Big Partners. “Today, we saw a wide range of innovations
and ideas that are helping to change the way we think about healthcare. We hope that attendees, finalists, sponsors,
judges and supporters learned something new about the changing healthcare
landscape and believe in the innovations that are helping to solve real
problems.”
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