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Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care
Solutions People Want
http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=19853&c=EMC-FA140

Application Deadline:
  Jul 18, 2007 
 
Program Area:
  Pioneer
http://www.rwjf.org/programareas/pioneer/programarea.jsp?pid=1140
  
Purpose:
  "Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care,* an online, open
source competition co-sponsored by RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio and
Changemakers, seeks to identify ways in which the health and health care
marketplace can offer services, tools and choices that consumers
want*but are currently out of reach because of cost, complexity, or
because the right idea hasn't come along. 

The "Disruptive Innovations" competition invites enterprising thinkers
to recast patients as consumers and propose innovations that put
consumers in an active role. Participants' entries should challenge the
system to meet consumers' interests in managing their health and health
care in ways that are more affordable, accessible, simple and
convenient.

To learn more how RWJF and Changemakers have framed this issue, visit
the competition mosaic.
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/20/mosaic
 
How To Apply:
  *Please read the Program Details before applying.
 Enter the Competition
http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/competition/disruptive
 
Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
  Innovators submit their ideas on the Changemakers site and the
Changemakers community provides feedback on the problem and proposed
solutions. Twelve competition finalists will be selected by a
distinguished panel of judges. The Changemakers community will then vote
on the competition site for three winners, who each will receive a
$5,000 award from Changemakers.

In addition, RWJF*s Pioneer Portfolio will review competition entries
and may award up to $5 million to support projects with potential for
the greatest impact.

To learn more about competition eligibility and selection criteria,
visit the competition guidelines and
assessment.http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/20/competition/guidelines
  
Key Dates:
  Entry Period*Entries are accepted through July 18, 2007.  
Finalist Selection*There will be a four-week review period following
the entry deadline, during which a panel of judges will narrow the entry
pool to 12 finalists. 
Voting*After 12 finalists are announced, there will be a two-week
period for the Changemakers community to vote; Competition winners will
be announced on August 29, 2007.
 
Total Award:
 Three winners will each receive $5,000 from Changemakers.

In addition, RWJF*s Pioneer Portfolio will review competition entries
and may award up to $5 million to support projects with potential for
the greatest impact.
 

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