Prime Health Announces Winners in the 2022 Innovation Challenges in California & Colorado
DENVER, COLORADO (February 1, 2023) - Prime Health is excited to announce the 2022 Prime Health Innovation Challenge winners! Thirty-two companies from around the world applied to compete in one of the top-ranked health innovation competitions in the nation and win the chance to partner with a healthcare organization in Colorado or California and a portion of $300,000 in prize funding. The competition ended with a live pitch competition on Thursday, January 26, where the top finalists in Colorado and California presented their solutions to 28 provider organizations for bidding.
Powered by The Colorado Health Foundation and The California Health Care Foundation, the five-month competition vets and validates companies on a series of business, clinical, diversity and inclusivity, and social impact rubrics in order to identify the most relevant, sustainable, and market-ready solutions to improve healthcare and advance health innovation for underserved and marginalized populations in California and Colorado.
More than 110 judges participated in this year’s event, representing a range of perspectives and expertise in Colorado & California healthcare, technology, community, and business. Twenty-two companies advanced to the semi-finals in September, and ten companies advanced to the final round in October. Over 130 attendees virtually joined the live events on Thursday, January 26, to see the ten finalists present their solutions.
Today, we are excited to announce the winners of the 2022 Prime Health Innovation Challenge:
Colorado
$75,000 | Origin Healthcare | In-Home Hospital-level Care, RPM & Wearables, Hybrid Care (In-Person & Telemedicine)
$50,000 | DenTriage | Teledentistry, Urgent Care, Non-Urgent Care, Video Consult, Care Coordination
$25,000 & People’s Choice Award | Determined Health | Social Connections, Community Health, Care Coordination, SDOH solutions at scale
California
$75,000 | Welfie | Pediatrics, school based health, health education, access to care, health equity
$50,000 | Samaritan | Homelessness, social determinants of health, care management, care coordination, housing, health
$25,000 | SMARTCharts | Patient engagement, education, and satisfaction, treatment adherence, provider efficiency
People’s Choice Award | CIPRA.ai | Chronic conditions, remote patient monitoring, wearables, AI, machine learning
Now that winners and funding amounts have been determined, Origin Healthcare, Welfie, DenTriage, Samaritan, Determined Health, and SMARTCharts will begin working with provider organizations who bid on their solutions to develop and implement funded pilots, supported by Prime Health, the Colorado Health Foundation, and the California Healthcare Foundation. Past winners include nationally award-winning, innovative, and impact-driven companies, including Manatee, Meru Health, phas3, STREAMD, Care on Location, CareSignal, Redox, Nymbl Science, CirrusMD, and more. To learn more about pilots or the work Prime Health does in the community, go to www.primehealthco.com.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Prime Health Innovation Challenge competition, and congratulations to the finalists and the winners. Prime Health hopes to see you at next year’s event!
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Prime Health advances health justice, equity, access, quality and cost through innovation, collaboration, and community building. Their flagship program, the Prime Health Innovation Challenge, is a community-driven event that brings together hundreds of healthcare leaders and industry experts to evaluate and implement health technology companies with solutions impactful to the health priorities and needs of underserved and marginalized populations in Colorado.
The Colorado Health Foundation is bringing health in reach for all Coloradans by engaging closely with communities across the state through investing, policy and advocacy, learning, and capacity building. For more information, please visit www.coloradohealth.org.
The California Health Care Foundation is dedicated to advancing meaningful, measurable improvements in the way the health care delivery system provides care to the people of California, particularly those with low incomes and those whose needs are not well served by the status quo. We work to ensure that people have access to the care they need, when they need it, at a price they can afford. For more information, please visit www.chcf.org.
