Congratulations to Our Three Finalists!

Distinguished judges selected the three 2012 Janssen Connected Care Challenge finalists, awarding them each $50,000 and providing mentoring to further develop their solutions to improve the coordination of care for patients as they are discharged from the hospital. We had a tremendous number of impressive submissions, and are pleased to recognize those with the highest potential to truly transform care transitions! The three finalists include:

Cara Health Care Rocket Discharge Decision Support

System: D2S2
Team Leader: Enda Madden Team Leader: Wayne Monroe Team Leader: Eric Heil
Location: Chicago, IL Location: Bethesda, MD Location: Hillsborough, NJ
Cara Health’s system with machine learning capabilities guides non-clinical staff through adaptive telephone conversations to identify patients at high risk of hospital readmission. Patient and caregiver self-reported health status information is used to predict pre-acute trends and generate alerts to facilitate early interventions. The Care Rocket risk-assessment tool creates a portrait of the hospital patient within 24 hours of admission in order to design a patient-centric, post-discharge care plan. Patient use of the interactive voice response system supports engagement and adherence to in-hospital treatment and a customized,30-day post-discharge care plan for optimal recovery. D2S2 is a proprietary discharge decision support system that assembles and scores key data upon admission to identify patients at risk for 30-day readmissions. The tool can help discharge planners and care coordinators quickly identify high-risk patients and facilitate the coordination of the right care for patients post-discharge.

Keep an eye on our News page for more information about each finalist, coming soon!

The finalists will each pitch their concepts to the Janssen Connected Care Challenge judges at Demo Day on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in New York City. One winner will receive $100,000 to develop their solution for commercialization. Mark your calendars to watch a live broadcast of Demo Day available here.

WATCH THE LIVE DEMO DAY ON MAY 10: CLICK HERE