Hackathon harnesses AI for health care innovation
VA July 3, 2024
A hackathon is a short, intense problem solving and solutioning event
Last month at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida, over 300 participants gathered at a hackathon to develop solutions address some of the most pressing health care challenges faced by Veterans.
The Veterans Health – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Hacking Medicine 2024 was hosted by the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital (JAHVH) and made possible through a collaboration with VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE), Microsoft and MIT Hacking Medicine.
The hackathon focused on three VA health care priorities: Connecting Veterans to the soonest and best care; preventing Veteran suicide; and hiring faster and more competitively. Supported by over 50 mentors and judges...