What is Hack for Digital Healthcare #H4DH?

  • Telstra Health's annual hackathon
  • Collaborative event for innovative problem solvers
  • Great opportunity to create connections

#H4DH 2022

#H4DH 2022 brought together around 70 participants to solve seven real life challenges experienced in our health aged aged care sectors. A passionate group of innovators, technology and design professionals connected Australia-wide to create digital solutions in a fun and action-packed Hackathon over two days in June.

Read the Hackathon 2022 Wrap-up

Hackathon FAQs

The hackathon usually takes place over two days online, enabling a wide range of people to participate. 

 

Participants are invited to submit problems for teams to create innovative solutions and add meaningful value. 

The health and aged care professionals, with a deep understanding of the issue, will be the ‘problem owners’ and guide their team to comprehend the issue and find the best solution. We'll support the problem owners to ensure they have a great team by their side and something meaningful is delivered at the end of the second weekend.

 

This event is open to anyone! Diversity of thought is key to hackathons. Whether you’re a technology or design enthusiast, a healthcare specialist, or this is your first hackathon, we hope you’ll join and help us make a meaningful impact on real health and aged care issues.

We’re also enabling the option for someone to register as an ‘Observer’ – this is for anyone who might not have the confidence to be part of a team, nor commit to the two weekends, but would still like to be exposed to ‘virtual’ rooms full of interesting people and problems.

There will be one team per problem and teams will range from 6-10 people. You can only register as an individual, not as a pre-formed team. The teams will form as the hackathon begins according to your personal interest and expertise (and some manual adjustments to create balance may occur as needed).

You only need to bring yourself, some creativity and a willingness to have fun!

On the closing day, teams will present their ‘solution pitches’ to the #H4DH judges, a selection of respected technology and health and aged care experts – read their bios below.

The guiding principles of the hackathon will be used by the judges to determine the winning solution, including:

•Innovation
•Digitalisation of health and aged care
•A focus on the needs of clinicians and patients, and
•The degree of potential impact and value created for the health and aged care sectors.

This is a great opportunity to create connections with key people from across the technology industry and health and aged care sectors, as well as be part of valued projects that could make a meaningful difference outside of the hackathon – whether you’re part of the winning team or not.

 

Careers with Telstra Health

We are passionate about innovation and helping improve lives through digital technology.  Our teams work within our seven market segments providing you a range of different career experiences spanning both technology, clinical and engagement opportunities.Telstra Health is part of the Telstra Group of companies and a 100% owned subsidiary of Telstra Corporation Ltd.

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Our Products and Solutions

We are the largest Australian-based provider of software products, solutions and platforms for care providers in the hospital, health service, pharmacy, and aged and disability care sectors. Our clinical and administrative systems, health data analytics, population health solutions, and information exchange platforms help providers to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of the healthcare they deliver. We also help enable clinicians to deliver care in new ways through our telehealth and consumer solutions.

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Terms and Conditions 

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