1. $50K VA challenge: Blue Button for All Americans

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) wants to encourage widespread use of Blue Button℠ personal health records outside Federal health care programs to benefit all Americans — including Veterans who receive care from non-VA providers. 

    Join the Blue Button for All Americans challenge to help make real and important changes in how all Americans get access to their own health data.

    Challenge: Blue Button for All Americans

    Create: A simple, secure, and convenient app which uses the Blue Button℠ technology, and install it on the websites of 25,000 physicians across America.

    Deadline: October 18, 2011

    Prizes: VA will award a $50,000 prize to the first team that builds a personal health record (PHR) using the Blue Button℠ download format, and arranges to install the PHR on the websites of 25,000 physicians acrosss America. (Partial prizes for fewer installations are possible. See the official rules for details)

    Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative (VAi2)

    Getting a low-cost user-friendly application into hands of physicians is a key part of the competition, according to VA Chief Technology Officer Peter L. Levin. “Moving health data can and should be safe, simple and inexpensive,” Levin said. “Blue Button technology is all of those things.” 

    By: Samantha

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    Press Release

    Video (13:22 mark): U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra talks about Blue Button at the Strata Summit 2011 [YouTube]

    Sep 21
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