MyHeartRisk Wins $10k from MeldRx FHIR Integration Contest

There is so much opportunity for innovation in healthcare right now, with so many advancements converging in one place AI has never been more powerful.  Patients have never been more available through connected devices.  Healthcare data is multiplying at an astounding rate.  Combining all of these and more presents an incredible opportunity to truly impact the lives of patients.

While we’re in what is probably the most exciting time for healthcare IT innovation and AI yet, there are still many challenges.  One of those challenges is getting standardized access to the healthcare data, the kind needed for AI and other technology to make a difference.  The good news is that with standards like FHIR maturing, this data is available for many healthcare innovators.

In many ways, this was the premise of the Predictive AI FHIR Integration Contest that was recently held by Darena Solutions.  Many of the participants brought some great AI solutions to the table, but they needed access to the health data in EHR systems to really make their solution work.  To participate in the contest, AI app makers had to leverage the MeldRx platform to integrate FHIR EHR data into their solution.

The contest had an incredible response from the developer community and had a wide range of AI and health IT solutions that were able to improve their solution by accessing EHR data through the MeldRx platform.  After reviewing the contest entrants, the prestigious panel of judges selected MyHeartRisk as the grand prize winner.

As part of the winning prize package, Healthcare IT Today was happy to interview the contest winner to learn more about their solution.  Lim Bing Feng and Calvin Koay, Co-Founders of MyHeartRisk, along with Pawan Jindal, Founder & CEO of Darena Solutions, recently joined me to discuss the contest, their innovative solution, and why MyHeartRisk stood out as the winner.

It was also fascinating to learn how Feng and Koay were able to come together to participate in the contest.  One of them works in FinTech, but was excited to work on MyHeartRisk, which was based on the other’s healthcare informatics research work.  Jindal noted that many of those who participated in the contest brought expertise from outside the healthcare industry.

It was great to hear how the contest was designed to solve one of the major problems that Feng and Koay faced with MyHeartRisk.  They needed an easy way to integrate their AI solution with the EHR.  That includes getting data from the EHR and integrating the results of their product back to the clinician in the EHR.   They noted that many of the EHRs they were familiar with in their country didn’t have the FHIR APIs that are available in most US based EHR software.

What I found even more interesting was Darena Solutions has big plans that go well beyond the contest. It has launched the MeldRx Accelerator Program to continue promoting app developers to innovate.  Check out our interview with Darena Solutions and MyHeart Risk to learn more about what’s next for those who participated in the contest and about the MyHeartRisk solution.  Plus, be sure to check out the MyHeartRisk video which dives into all the details of their award-winning application.

Learn more about MyHeartRisk: https://devpost.com/software/myheartrisk

Learn more about Darena Solutions: https://www.darenasolutions.com/

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