Bringing Medicine to the Digital Age via Hackathons and Beyond

Health care technology and innovation is a rapidly growing industry with great potential. Hackathons have become an increasingly popular venue for institutions to generate ideas and enthusiasm for innovation. These events can inspire change and eventual improvement in medical systems. However, along...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical systems 2016-04, Vol.40 (4), p.98-98, Article 98
Hauptverfasser:	Walker, Angela, Ko, Naomi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biomedical Technology - organization & administration Colleges & universities Cooperative Behavior Education & Training Entrepreneurship Health care industry Health Informatics Health Sciences Humans Interdisciplinary Communication Interprofessional education Medicine Medicine & Public Health Physicians Research Personnel Statistics for Life Sciences Technological change
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Zusammenfassung:	Health care technology and innovation is a rapidly growing industry with great potential. Hackathons have become an increasingly popular venue for institutions to generate ideas and enthusiasm for innovation. These events can inspire change and eventual improvement in medical systems. However, alongside developers and business-savvy entrepreneurs, the ongoing participation by health care providers and researchers is essential for the careful development, implementation and evaluation of any technological intervention.
ISSN:	0148-5598 1573-689X
DOI:	10.1007/s10916-016-0461-1