PAST COMPETITIONS

Omnicell Employee Hackathon Inspired By Patient Safety Theme
PRHI partnered with Omnicell, an end-to-end medication management solutions provider, to focus on patient safety-related innovations as part of the Patient Safety Technology Challenge.

Bench to bedside
Bench to Bedside, hosted by the University of Utah Center for Medical Innovation, was held April 17, 2023.

2023 Edward K. Aldag Jr. Student Business Plan Competition
NephSol Inc. won the Patient Safety Tech Award at the University of Alabama, Alabama Entrepreneurship Institute’s 2023 Edward K. Aldag Jr. Student Business Plan Competition on April 13 and 14, 2023.

Goizueta Healthcare Association Healthcare Futuring Competition
Emory University’s Goizueta Healthcare Association Healthcare Futuring Competition was held on April 7th, 2023, asking Emory and Georgia Tech students to consider what U.S. healthcare will look like in 2040.

South by southwest Innovation Awards
The inaugural Patient Safety Technology Innovation Award was awarded at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Innovation Awards on March 13, 2023.

IVRHA Patient Safety Technology Challenge
The International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association (IVRHA) hosted a Patient Safety Technology Challenge, announcing the winning teams March 5.

Penn Nursing’s Innovation Accelerator
The Patient Safety Technology Challenge sponsored a $10,000 track at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing’s Innovation Accelerator which was awarded March 2, 2023.

Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
The final pitch of the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge, hosted at the University of Washington, was held March 2, 2023 and included a Patient Safety Technology Challenge award.

Columbia Data Science Society’s Data Science Hackathon
The Data Science Hackathon was an all-day event held on campus at Columbia University on Saturday, February 11, 2023 and included a BIG IDEA: Patient Safety Technology Award.


Columbia-CareOne
The Patient Safety Technology Challenge sponsored Columbia-CareOne’s 2022 Healthcare Innovation Challenge on December 7, 2023 and established a “At-large Patient Safety Tech” prize of $10,000.

The Pitt Challenge
The Pitt Challenge 2022 had 320 registered participants pitching solutions that spanned the spectrum of health care.

