A 100 years hence experts may look upon this pivotal moment in healthcare as the period in which patient engagement came to the fore.
When alternative payment models are passé, hospitals are done pushing vendors to lower prices, healthcare companies have innovated and disrupted (and bitten the dust), and data silos become prehistoric, it will be on patient engagement that true healthcare transformation and lowered healthcare costs will ultimately hinge.
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Ergo, this contest that MedCity is launching to hunt for the top 15 patient engagement startups in the country. We have enlisted some top names who will serve as judges — more on that, and how to enter, below.
The top 15 startups as selected by MedCity editors will be highlighted in a post that will allow our audience to weigh in for a reader’s choice winner. Separately, those same entries will be sent to a judging panel. The winner and two runners-up, based on scores of judges, will be announced in an editorial post in October, with a special profile on the winner to be published later as well.
Here’s who is eligible to participate in this contest:
- U.S.-based startups
- Founded not more than 5 years ago
- Funded by private capital and/or VC-backed
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Although we recognize that the simplest solutions are often quite effective — for instance, text messaging services that provide appointment reminders — we’re looking for a bit more patient engagement than that. Startups that have gathered insight from healthcare professionals on how to address the inherent challenges of improving engagement and responded to those pain points will be best positioned to compete in this contest.
If you have a robust offering that can help patients manage asthma, diabetes, heart failure or can help in senior care and behavioral health, please throw your hat in the ring by answering questions below. Those answers will constitute the official entry to MedCity’s patient engagement startup contest. Deadline to enter the contest is 5 p.m. ET, Aug. 31.
The judges, in alphabetical order are:
Dave deBronkart, aka e-Patient Dave, is a leading advocate for patient engagement and a stage IV kidney cancer survivor, aside from being an author and speaker. He also serves on the British Medical Journal’s patient advisory panel, and was the Mayo Clinic’s 2015 Visiting Professor in Internal Medicine.
Nancy Fabozzi is Principal Analyst for Connected Health at Frost & Sullivan, and can provide insightful perspectives on complex and dynamic issues related to the digital transformation of healthcare.
Dr. Fred Rachman, CEO of Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services, L3C, is an attending physician in pediatrics at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and a pediatrician at Erie Family Health Center in Chicago.
Lygeia Ricciardi is a national thought leader in consumer engagement and digital health having established and directed the Office of Consumer eHealth at ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT), where she integrated the consumer perspective into federal policies and programs and led the Blue Button Initiative.
The above judges will score responses to questions below based on the following criteria:
- Clinical Impact – 35 points
- Economic Impact – 30 points
- Revenue Model – 25 points
- Usability (judged on photo/video quality) – 10 points
One quick note — per the above criteria, we encourage applicants to either upload a photo or insert a link to a video of your product or service even though the form doesn’t require it. If you are unable to view the form below, please enter here. And once again, the deadline to enter is 5 p.m. ET, Aug. 31.
Good luck and may the best startup win.
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