Vanderbilt Opens mHealth App Contest

Vanderbilt University officials announced Wednesday the kick-off of a new mobile health app challenge intended to transform patient clinical summaries into comprehensible, user-friendly health data. The contest is open to software developers worldwide and promises $20,000 in prize money for the best of the best.

According to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reporter, officials are taking entries until Aug. 1, and will announce one $10,000 winner and five $2,000 winners Aug. 14. Entries are required to meet meaningful use objectives, be scalable and highly-compatible with various devices, with the overall goal of boosting patient engagement in their own health.