{"id":2242,"date":"2017-02-21T06:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T14:00:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:35:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T00:35:59","slug":"winners-of-the-2017-microsoft-health-innovation-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/industry\/blog\/healthcare\/2017\/02\/21\/winners-of-the-2017-microsoft-health-innovation-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners of the 2017 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

The winners of the 2017 Microsoft Health Innovation Awards were announced at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference & Exhibition (HIMSS17)<\/a>. Each year, the awards acknowledge health organizations and their technology solution partners that are achieving innovation excellence with a Microsoft-based solution.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re always excited to highlight the achievements of our forward-thinking customers and partners as they advance digital transformation in health. Here are the winners in each of the submission categories:<\/p>\n

Engage Your Patients<\/h3>\n

Family Physicians Group<\/a> and HealthGrid Corp<\/a><\/p>\n

Family Physicians Group uses HealthGrid Corp’s mobile patient engagement platform to automate meaningful and personalized interactions that guide patients along their healthcare journey. With the solution, FPG has a consistent touchpoint with patients and drives significant return to its practice.<\/p>\n

Empower Your Care Teams<\/h3>\n

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Medical Group<\/a> and SADA Systems Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n

Through the use of Skype for Business Online, Dr. Thomas Lee, world-renowned pediatric retina surgeon and Director at The Vision Center at Children\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles, is empowering care teams in third world countries to tackle complex blinding diseases by crowd-sourcing training with experts around the world, disrupting the traditional apprentice training model.<\/p>\n

Optimize Your Clinical Operational Effectiveness<\/h3>\n

CoxHealth<\/a> and IRIS \u2013 Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems<\/a><\/p>\n

In only six months, CoxHealth has delivered diabetic retinopathy exams into their primary care locations using the IRIS diabetic retinopathy diagnostic solution \u2014 increased exam rates from 32% to 72% and finding hundreds of patients with sight threatening disease.<\/p>\n

Transform the Care Continuum<\/h3>\n

Children’s Mercy Kansas City<\/a><\/p>\n

The Cardiac High Acuity Monitoring Program (CHAMP) connects families to their medical teams using real-time analysis of vital statistics and videos. Since 2014, CHAMP has reduced interstage mortality at Children\u2019s Mercy from 20 percent to zero.<\/p>\n

Open<\/h3>\n

The Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital<\/a> and Sopra Steria<\/a><\/p>\n

Using a mixed reality environment powered by Microsoft HoloLens, surgeons at Oslo University Hospital can visualize a 3D model of an organ during the planning stages of a surgery to help them improve the outcome.<\/p>\n

Thank you to our judges<\/h3>\n

In addition to acknowledging the innovative solutions of the award recipients, we would like to thank each of the distinguished judges who reviewed this year\u2019s entries:<\/p>\n