Background Of Code-a-Thon
In September 2016, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) announced the “Use of Blockchain in Health IT and Health-Related Research” Challenge. The challenge solicited white papers that investigated the relationship between blockchain technology and its use in Health IT and health-related research which was later used to inform the “Use of Blockchain in Healthcare and Health-Related Research Workshop” later that month. The purpose of the workshop was to convene federal, public, and private stakeholders to receive briefings from federal and industry leaders utilizing blockchain and/or alternative distributed ledger technologies. Contestants heard presentations from eight of the blockchain challenge winners, who shared successes, and new ideas generated around blockchain technology solutions in the healthcare ecosystem. One of the next steps identified during the workshop was to support demonstrations and trial implementations to determine whether blockchain had a place in Health IT and, if so, ascertain its role.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), in collaboration with the Chamber of Digital Commerce announces a health standards and data innovation Code-a-Thon. Code-a-Thon contestants will use open source distributed ledger technology and health-specific standards to address one of the following health IT Tracks:
- Identity Management and APIs: Demonstrate the use of blockchain to support the identity management requirements for APIs for both provider-to-provider and patient-mediated exchange.
- Metadata Tagging and Policy Expression: Demonstrate the use of blockchain for security metadata and tagging to manage access, provide auditing and provenance information.
- Data Aggregation and Linkage: Use of blockchain technology to securely aggregate, link and share patient data to the destination of their choice.
Concepts should be innovative. This should be a forward-thinking project that enhances interoperability and focuses on demonstrating the potential to seamlessly incorporate blockchain solutions into existing health IT Systems.
Contestants will access open data sources for test data and leverage openly available blockchain and health IT tools and resources.
Winners of the Code-a-Thon will be announced at the Washington, D.C. Blockchain Summit and select winners may be invited to present their submission at a subsequent ONC webinar.
The event is limited to the first 150 registrants with a maximum of 100 contestants; observers are welcomed. Registration for both contestants and observers will remain open until Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 11:59 p.m., EST. All registrants will receive a confirmation email upon completion.
Check in at the Registration table on Tuesday, March 14, 2016, will begin at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST); team formations will begin at 9:00 am.
Please note: You will need to show your registration confirmation at the registration table.
Tuesday, March 14th
Time | Description |
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8:00-9:00 | Registration |
9:00-10:00 | Final Group formations |
10:00-10:15 | Break |
10:15 – 11:00 | Kick Off/Keynote Speakers |
11:00-8:00am (next day) | Code-a-thon |
12:00 – 1:00pm | Lunch |
1:00-5:00pm | “Office Hours” |
5:00 – 6:00 pm | Dinner |
6:00 – 7:00 pm | Closing session – Observer Observations |
7:00 pm – 7:00 am | Groups welcome to stay through the evening or return in the am |
Wednesday, March 15th
Time | Description |
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8:00-900 | Lessons Learned Discussion |
9:00-11:00 | Code-a-thon Presentations to Judges |
11:00-12:00 | Judging Session |
12:00-12:30 | Finalist Announcements |
** Winners of the code-a-thon will be announced during the Chamber of Digital Commerce Summit.