Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge

🎉 Congratulations to NutriLink, the runner-up winners of the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge! 🎉 We’re excited to showcase this team—Kristina McCaw, MD, Karina Picazo, and Rich Bailey, MS—who are transforming healthcare by addressing food insecurity among patients with chronic conditions. NutriLink’s innovative platform integrates food insecurity screening into routine healthcare encounters, connecting patients to local food resources via AI, which streamlines referrals and empowers patients with tailored nutritional support. The Problem: Many individuals with chronic health conditions face food insecurity, which worsens health outcomes and increases healthcare costs. NutriLink bridges the gap between healthcare providers and food assistance programs, contributing to a crucial social determinant of health (SDOH) solution. The Solution: By providing bi-directional communication with EHRs and local food providers, NutriLink enables seamless referrals and ongoing tracking of SDOH. This platform empowers patients to understand and access resources tailored to their dietary needs, ultimately enhancing community health and advancing health equity. Learn more about NutriLink’s approach in their pitch video: https://lnkd.in/gG_y2BaZ. Join us in celebrating NutriLink for their innovative approach to tackling food insecurity within healthcare and for their contributions to a healthier, more connected future!

🎉 Congratulations to ELA (Education, Literacy, and Awareness), the Grand Prize & Best Intersystems Use Case winner of the inaugural Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge! 🎉 We're thrilled to spotlight this innovative team—Veena Krishnan, Nisha Ganesan, and Saisurya Sreedhar—who are reimagining health insurance literacy. ELA is creating a user-friendly app that simplifies medical coverage details, health savings accounts, and more, all with accessible text and audio, plus an AI voice assistant that can answer questions like, “What does my dental insurance cover?” The Problem: Health insurance literacy is essential for healthcare outcomes, but current tools are limited. ELA’s solution offers real-time education, reducing patients' need for hours on hold with insurance and empowering them to take control of their healthcare. The Solution: ELA’s app consolidates health plan information into a single platform, tailored for accessibility. With reminders and a personalized AI assistant, this app stands to become a game-changer in the healthcare space. Check out their pitch to learn more about how ELA is making a difference: https://lnkd.in/g4G_hMAe. Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge is actively working with the ELA team to provide post-competition support, with exciting deliverables to come. Let’s celebrate these driven innovators who are making health literacy and accessible coverage a reality!

🚀Join Us for Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge Demo Day – October 18th! We are excited to invite you to the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge Inaugural Demo Day, where our amazing 12 finalist teams (learn more about the teams in the poster below) will showcase their innovative solutions to pressing healthcare problems! This is your chance to witness the future of healthcare being shaped by talented teams addressing real-world issues. Whether you're a healthcare enthusiast, a mentor, or a curious observer, we welcome you to be part of this inspiring event. Date: October 18th Time: 9:00AM - 12:00 PM PST Location: Zoom (Registration link: https://lnkd.in/gFfPRpFV) #HealthcareInnovation #HealthEquity #SocialImpact #DiversityAndInclusion #healthcare #StanfordHealthcareDesignChallenge #MedicalInnovation #HealthTechnology #UserCenteredDesign #DigitalHealthSolutions #Innovations

🌟Partner highlight! 🌟 mimilabs is proud to serve as a data resource partner for the 2024 Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge! Social Determinants of Health play a critical role in shaping health outcomes and costs. We believe that leveraging publicly available data to generate innovative ideas can provide valuable insights into designing sustainable incentive structures. Go to mimilabs.ai to learn more. #HealthcareInnovation #HealthEquity #SocialImpact #DiversityAndInclusion #healthcare #StanfordHealthcareDesignChallenge #MedicalInnovation #HealthTechnology #UserCenteredDesign #DigitalHealthSolutions #Innovations

🌟Sponsor highlight🌟 We’re excited to introduce InterSystems, our 2024 inaugural launch main sponsor for the event! As a global leader in health data management, InterSystems plays a crucial role in transforming healthcare through its cutting-edge data platform, which is deployed in over 100 countries and manages more than a billion patient records worldwide. Their expertise in interoperability, scalability, and analytics supports healthcare providers, payers, life sciences, and government entities across the globe. With a comprehensive startup program and venture fund, they are deeply committed to fostering innovation in healthcare. We’re thrilled to have InterSystems onboard as we work together to drive impactful solutions! #HealthcareInnovation #HealthEquity #SocialImpact #DiversityAndInclusion #healthcare #StanfordHealthcareDesignChallenge #MedicalInnovation #HealthTechnology #UserCenteredDesign #DigitalHealthSolutions #Innovations

🔧 Early-stage Builders & GTM strategy with Jay Rughani 🔧 Join us for the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge (SHDC) Open Learning Series featuring Jay Rughani, investing partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley's top venture capital firms. Jay specializes in healthcare technology, focusing on AI and data products. He’s passionate about supporting entrepreneurs who are using software to accelerate clinical research, improve care delivery, and increase affordability for patients. Before joining a16z, Jay was an early team member at Flatiron Health (acquired by Roche for ~$2B), where he played a key role in building some of the company’s first healthcare data and analytics products. 🗓️ Date: Mon, Sep 23 ⏰ Time: 12pm PT / 3pm ET 📍 Location: Zoom. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gY4ycVQa Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in healthcare innovation, startups, and go-to-market strategy! #HealthcareInnovation #Startups #GTMStrategy #AIinHealthcare #StanfordHealthcare #VCInsights

🚀 Startups & Policy Panel: Startup Founders at the Intersection of Tech & Policy🚀 Join us for the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge (SHDC) Open Learning Series on featuring 3 amazing startup founders: Colby Takeda, Pear Suite Co-Founder & CEO Nikita Singareddy, Fortuna Health Co-Founder & CEO Jack Schaeffer, Medicircle Co-Founder & CEO 🍐 Pear Suite empowers community health workers with technology, education, and community to help them deliver their best work and support the people they serve. ⚡Fortuna Health is the "TurboTax" for Medicaid, providing healthcare organizations with the easiest way for consumers to navigate Medicaid—from eligibility and enrollment to renewing coverage. 💊 Medicircle is revolutionizing prescription costs by reclaiming, recertifying, and redistributing unused medications, saving patients and health insurance plans thousands of dollars. 🗓️ Date: Fri, Sep 20   ⏰ Time: 11am PT / 2pm ET   📍 Location: Zoom. Link to join the meeting here: https://lnkd.in/gtVDSBEQ This is a must-attend for anyone interested in health tech, including policy in your strategy, and social innovation! #HealthTech #Medicaid #CommunityHealth #PrescriptionSavings #HealthcareInnovation #StanfordHealthcare

🌟 Scaling Community Health Worker Impact with Dr. Shreya Kangovi 🌟 Join us for the next session in the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge (SHDC) Open Learning Series, featuring Dr. Shreya Kangovi, CEO of IMPaCT Care, the most widely used community health worker (CHW) program in the U.S. Dr. Kangovi, a physician and socio-behavioral health scientist, has led a team that conducted multiple randomized controlled trials proving the effectiveness of CHWs in improving chronic disease control, mental health, and quality of care. The program has reduced hospital days by 66% and delivered a $2.47:1 return on investment for payers—a model praised by President Biden and Congressional leaders. 🗓️ Date: Wed, Sep 18 ⏰ Time: 11am PT / 2pm ET 📍 Location: Zoom. Register here https://lnkd.in/gP-2phFV Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the leaders in community health innovation! #CommunityHealth #HealthcareInnovation #CHWImpact #StanfordHealthcare #IMPaCTCare

📜 Healthcare Policy & Resources for Innovators with Sebastian Jayaraj 📜 We’re excited to continue the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge (SHDC) Open Learning Series with a session featuring Dr. Sebastian Jayaraj, an expert in health tech innovation, strategy, and commercialization. At the FDA, Dr. Jayaraj is driving digital health and AI innovation through strategic partnerships and regulation. He also recently served on the Health & Human Services AI Task Force, established by The White House's Executive Order on Safe and Secure Use of AI. Prior to the FDA, Dr. Jayaraj held leadership roles in product, strategy, and engineering at health systems, startups, and public biotech companies. 🗓️ Date:  Mon, Sep 16 ⏰ Time: 3pm PT/ 6pm ET 📍 Location: Zoom. Register here: 🔗https://lnkd.in/gk-pT-aA  This session is perfect for anyone interested in healthcare innovation, policy, and AI! #HealthcareInnovation #AIinHealthcare #DigitalHealth #HealthcarePolicy #StanfordHealthcare

🚫 Health-Tech Grief: What NOT to Do in Healthcare Innovation 🚫 Join us for the Stanford Healthcare Design Challenge (SHDC) Open Learning Series to gain valuable insights from Nikhil Krishnan, the founder of Out-Of-Pocket, a popular newsletter with over 32k subscribers that makes healthcare more accessible through humor. Before creating Out-Of-Pocket, Nikhil began his journey in the healthcare industry as an analyst at CB Insights, where he dove deep into the intricacies of healthcare innovation. 🗓️ Date: Fri, Sep 13 ⏰ Time: 12pm PT/ 3pm ET 📍 Location: Zoom (Register here: 🔗https://lnkd.in/gAK2u_yt) Don’t miss this chance to learn from Nikhil’s experiences and understand what pitfalls to avoid in healthcare innovation! #HealthcareInnovation #LessonsLearned #OutOfPocket #HealthcareLeadership #StanfordHealthcare