Health 2.0: Developer Challenge Newsletter Update

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Developer Challenge Newsletter Hello to all the stars of the Health 2.0 Innovation Community! The heath care industry is evolving rapidly and there is a huge demand for people and technologies that can drive innovation. Innovation competitions are becoming increasingly popular and a variety of entities including corporations, non-profits, and governmental agencies are sponsoring prize competitions. They need you to make innovation happen! In response to this demand, Health 2.0 recently launched six new innovation competitions (aka "Challenges") as part of the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. Our Challenges give multi-disciplinary teams the opportunity to tackle challenging problems from leading organizations in health care and compete for prize money ranging up to $25,000. All participants in the Developer Challenge retain full control of their intellectual property and the right to commercialize their innovations without restriction. All of the Challenges detailed below are currently open for registration with submission deadlines in mid August. In addition to significant monetary prizes and other extras, the first place teams for each Challenge receive free admission to the Health 2.0 Fall Conference in San Francisco which runs from September 25-27. Get involved in health care innovation and participate in one of our many Challenges! You'll be doing your part to improve health care and you could win a big prize. What better way to spend the summer? All The Best, Jean-Luc "JL" Neptune Health 2.0 jl@health2con.com Open Challenges  The Medicare Claims Data Developer Challenge, sponsored by IMPAQ International and NORC at the University of Chicago, asks teams to create an online dashboard for comparative effectiveness and health policy research that is suited for health researchers, data entrepreneurs, students, journalists and others who would like to access this Medicare claims data. Applications are due on August 15th, 2011 with a top prize of $7,500. Register Now!  The Aetna Challenge seeks the creation of an interactive browser-based application surrounding federal obesity data and other health related data sets making them more accessible for health stakeholders including researchers, public health officials and policy makers. Submissions are due August 15, 2011 with a top prize of $25,000. Register Now!  The Walgreens Health Guide Challenge that asks developers to design a application that aggregates Health and Human Services (HHS) data for both consumers and Walgreens’ new, in-store Health Guides. Teams must submit their applications by August 15th, and the top prize is $25,000 and an hour with the Walgreens Chief Innovation Officer. Register Now!  The Academy Health Challenge, Relevant Evidence to Advance Care and Health (REACH), is asking developers and researchers to create innovative applications that provide high-quality, evidence-based, useful information that builds on data generated in the process of care. First place will receive $5,000, a meeting with administration officials at the Academy Health National Health Policy Conference (NHPC) and a chance to demo their application at the NHPC. Register Now!  The BodyMedia Challenge wants developers to create an application that allows self-forming groups to make long-term positive decisions to improve fitness and compare progress. First prize will receive $5,000 plus a 50" Panasonic Plasma TV, a Sprint® Galaxy Tab, 5 BodyMedia FIT Activity Managers and a five year subscription. Register Now!  The EPA Apps for the Environment Challenge invites creative developers to build applications to help people understand environmental conditions that could impact health and help communities make informed decisions about environmental impacts. The EPA is not specifying exactly what kind of app they are looking for or what it needs to do – other than be creative, widely useful, and employ EPA data to address health or environmental problems. Register Now!

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Health 2.0 Show with Indu and Matthew The next Health 2.0 Show will be on Thursday, June 30th at Noon PST. Join us to get insider details on the recently launched Health 2.0 Developer Challenges from Walgreens, Aetna, BodyMedia & more! You'll also hear about the winners and highlights from the June 11th Washington, D.C. Code-a-thon. Registration for the Health 2.0 show is FREE!

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