Patient Safety Tech

$500 Cash Prize. Do no harm. Medical errors are responsible for more than 250,000 deaths each year, making it the third leading cause of death annually in the United States. Misread instructions, incorrect doses, and wrong site surgeries are all examples of medical error that can occur across the healthcare continuum. Supporting the practice and workflow of clinicians, using data to double check processes, and empowering patients to play a proactive role in their care can improve care. Our challenge to you is to leverage technology to improve the safety of patients.