Health hackathons: theatre or substance? A survey assessment of outcomes from healthcare-focused hackathons in three countries

BMJ Innovations

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 37-44

  Olson, Kristian R ^a,b,c   Walsh, Madeline ^d   Garg, Priya ^e   Steel, Alexis ^a,c   Mehta, Sahil ^f   Data, Santorino ^g,h   Petersen, Rebecca ⁱ   Guarino, Anthony J ⁱ   Bailey, Elizabeth ^a,c   Bangsberg, David R ^j  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Consortium for Affordable Medical Technology ^*  (United States)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f Lattice Innovations   (India)

^g MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Uganda)

^h Consortium for Affordable Medical Technology Uganda ^*  (Uganda)

ⁱ Azimuth Psychological ^*  (United States)

^j OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERTISING; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TRAFFIC SAFETY; UGANDA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85012027187     PISSN: 20558074     EISSN: 2055642X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2016-000147     Document Type: Article

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