VA offers $9 million in prizes for open-source scheduling tools

Luke Gale | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched a medical appointment scheduling system contest, challenging software developers to create open-source tools for scheduling appointments within the VA EHR system.

The challenge comes as part of the VA’s effort to transform its EHR system from a proprietary system to an an openly architected product, according to a Jan. 9 statement. Three winning entries will each receive an award of $3 million dollars.

The registration deadline for the contest is May 13. For more information, visit Challenge.gov. 

Luke Gale

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