Key Bridge Marriott
Georgetown Univeristy
SummaryOn February 9, 2017 ONC formally announced that it was partnering with the Chamber of Digital Commerce to host a 24 hour "Blockchain in Healthcare" Code-A-Thon in mid-March at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. The competition was a follow- Contestants were asked to use open source distributed ledger technology and health-specific standards to address one of the following health IT Tracks:
Day 1, March 14Due to inclement weather the event was relocated to the Key Bridge Marriott for the Code-A-Thon’s first day. It was decided that the event would be opened for remote attendance via YouTube live stream. During the registration period, remote participants were encouraged to use the #DCBlockchain IRC channel to provide their names so they could be recorded as active participants. Approximately 35 contestants and observers attended in person and as many as 48 remote attendees were recorded participating at one time.
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Take-a-ways and Next StepsONC has received numerous accolades for continuing with its interest in and support of Blockchain’s use in Health IT. The coder and Blockchain community was appreciative that the event went on as planned despite bad weather conditions. It was evident in the ‘Lessons Learned’ discussion that there is a need for deeper and wider education about the value of distributed ledger technologies. Blockchain is still maturing but believers in this technology are optimistic that, with a little due diligence and focused efforts in the areas of trust, security and privacy, there is a bright future for Blockchain in the Health IT ecosystem. ONC is evaluating the feedback received from this successful Code-a-Thon in order to discuss next steps and will keep the community informed of the outcome of those discussions. |
ResultsTeams had a total of 5 minutes for presentations; this included 2 minutes for Q&A. How teams used their time was left solely up to the presenting team's discretion. A total of 10 teams, 35 participants, successfully completed and submitted projects to the Code-A-Thon
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And the award goes to...Honorable mentions 2c Data, Team Divvy, MedTechMD-Chain, Patient Physician Network
Finalists 3rd- MC/DC, Mesh Health and D3 Health 2nd- Nucleus Health and TMI 1st - Health Passport |
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