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HX360 Announces Sixteen Innovation Challenge Semi-finalists Competing To Deliver Solutions That Improve The Patient ExperienceARLINGTON, Va., March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HX360 today announced that sixteen companies have been selected as semi-finalists in the HX360 Innovation Challenge competition. These companies, selected from a field of eighty-three entries, will compete to be chosen as one of four finalists to present their solutions live before a panel of senior health system executives and venture capitalists during the Innovation Challenge event. The HX360 Innovation Challenge takes place at the 2015 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition, McCormick Place in Chicago. Two winners will be announced on Tuesday, April 14, from 2:30 to 4:30pm, during the event. The sixteen HX360 Innovation Challenge semi-finalists are digital health, healthcare IT and IT-enabled healthcare services companies that have demonstrated their ability to improve patient engagement and the patient experience at hospitals and health systems. These companies are: Advanced ICU Care, analyticsMD, Beyond Lucid Technologies, Inc., Big White Wall, Clockwise.MD, eHealth Technologies, Empathetics, LLC, Ginger.io, HealthLoop, Luminate Health, Mobile Health One, Inc., NarrativeDx, PokitDok, Wellbe, Inc., Wellframe and WiserCare. Judges will select the four finalists based 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 and market readiness. Technical considerations will focus on interoperability with existing IT systems, superior user interface and scalability. The tw winning companies will each be given access to $75,000 in cash and legal services that will be used to fund new pilot programs at U.S. not-for-profit health systems using the winning teams' products and services. The winning companies will operate their pilots at healthcare systems to be identified by AVIA, the provider-led healthcare accelerator that co-founded HX360 with HIMSS. Live judging will be conducted by an expert panel of thought leaders, including: Dr. Molly Coye, Chief Innovation Officer, UCLA Health System; Steve Meurer, Senior Vice President, Business Development and Product Innovation, UHC; Dr. Aenor Sawyer, Associate Director of Strategic Relations, UCSF Center for Digital Health; Barbara Spurrier, Administrative Director, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation; and Glen Tullman, Managing Partner of 7Wire Ventures. The group of judges voting on the semi-finalists, and who will select the four finalists, also represent some of the nation's largest health systems, venture capital firms and market innovators. The four finalists will be announced on March 27. The HX360 Innovation Challenge is made possible through the sponsorship and support of Azul7, HLM Venture Partners, Matchpoint Partners, Morrison & Foerster, McKesson Ventures, Philips, Providence Health Systems, Chrysalis Ventures and the California Health Care Foundation. The inaugural HX360 event, a new initiative co-developed by HIMSS and AVIA, puts a spotlight on the adoption and implementation of next generation (non-EHR) technologies to improve care delivery, collaborations that optimize the innovation cycle in healthcare technology, and the processes and structures health systems will require to leverage these technologies. This year's HX360 exhibit floor will highlight health technologies that aim to improve provider efficiencies and clinical workflow, patient experience, care coordination for disease and patient retention and acquisition. Speakers, interactive exhibits and special events will also address Contemporary Provider Challenges identified by health systems, including leading in a tech-enabled environment, nurturing health-technology entrepreneurship, and creating value in healthcare delivery. GENERAL REGISTRATION for HX360: Registration for HX360 is also open. Visit www.hx360.org. MEDIA REGISTRATION: For more information, or for complimentary media registration, please contact Gina Cella at 857-239-9198 or [email protected], or visit www.himssconference.org/media. About HX360 About AVIA About HIMSS To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hx360-announces-sixteen-innovation-challenge-semi-finalists-competing-to-deliver-solutions-that-improve-the-patient-experience-300046252.html SOURCE HIMSS |