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Iceland Health Hack
Be part of Iceland Health Tech Cluster's Health Hack and shape innovations in the field of health tech and life sciences with creative people.
Iceland Health Hack is a longer version of the hackathon that runs from January to May 2024. We work for 5 months with our partners' experts so that the participants get the most and the best help in the development of their solution.
Below you can find the challenges of our partners for the 2024 Lausnarmót.
The application deadline is February 1st 2024.
Application form can be found here
Challenges for the 2024 Health Hack
The partners of Iceland Health Tech Cluster's Health Hack compile challenges for each Health Hack with the aim to create user-centered healthcare solutions through innovative thinking, processes and methods.
Partners select participants who apply to solve the challenges presented. Each challenge has its responsible person and contact person, and the participants of the Health Hack work with the experts of our partners to get the most and the best help in the development of their solution.
Challenges from the Directorate of Health
The challenges and focus of the Directorate of Health.
The use of artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of drug renewals through Heilsuvera
An AI-based functionality to propose actions related to pharmaceutical innovations based on the interpretation and processing of structured data and processes.
Aim to increase service quality, efficiency and safety by using artificial intelligence to plan next steps for doctors/healthcare providers when healthcare users request medication refills.
For example:
Proposal for a blood test if there is a certain length of time since the last inspection due to the decision. drugs within a predefined ATC category
Proposal for supervision, interview and inspection, based on a predetermined time frame, e.g. due to blood pressure treatment, psychotropic drug treatment, etc.
Open Category
Solution, design for a solution or service for healthcare professionals or the public in Iceland
We are particularly looking for solutions that benefit the public to improve their health and facilitate active participation in their treatment
The solution could also be customized for a group of people with a certain chronic disease or who need to use certain services to a large extent for a longer or shorter period of time
It is desirable that the project supports the policy of the Office of the National Medical Examiner on electronic medical records
Using artificial intelligence to monitor abnormal searches in a prescription portal
AI-based functionality to spot abnormal lookups in a prescription portal based on the interpretation and processing of structured data and processes.
Aim to increase monitoring and security by using artificial intelligence to find abnormal lookups.
In this way, it is possible to work on more efficient and proactive control and prevent violations, e.g. on the Personal Protection Act.
For example:
Multiple lookups of the same person within the system within a certain time frame
The use of artificial intelligence to assess the risk of drug addiction
An AI-based activity to assess the risk of substance abuse in a patient undergoing drug treatment. The functionality is based on the processing of structured data and processes. The goal is to develop a function that can assist doctors in assessing the risk of an addiction problem in a patient they have in drug treatment.
For example: A patient who has received strong painkillers following an operation.
Partners
A unique event
The Health Hack is a longer version of a hackathon that runs from January to May. The Health Hack's "harvest festival" will take place in conjunction with the Innovation Week
22-26 May 2023.
We work with the experts of our partners so that the participants get the most and best help in the development of their solution
The goal
Is creating user-centered healthcare solutions through innovative thinking, processes and methods.
Partners select participants who apply to solve the challenges presented. It is up to the partners to choose whether they want to invest in the solution at the end of Health Hack in the form of continued development or with a direct financial contribution.
Previous Challenges/Projects
Examples of previous challenges
From the Directorate of Health:
A solution for displaying information about stages in infant development.
A solution for publishing complete medical records for doctors and staff.
From Landspítali University Hospital:
Solution for patients with eating disorders, individual and personalized service.
A solution showing the estimated wait time in LSH's waiting rooms
From the Primary Care of the Capital Area:
A solution for electronic psychotherapy that takes place in a secure environment
A solution where you can record your sleeping habits with ease.
"Our participation in the Health Hack opened ways for us to test our proven solutions under the watchful eye of Landspítali's experts. We encourage everyone who work in healthcare to consider participating in the Health Hack"
Helgi S. Karlsson
co-founder of Beanfee ehf.
