“Samsung Electronics America, Inc. is teaming up with MIT and the VA’s United States Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) for the third annual MIT Hacking Medicine Grand Hack taking place on May 3rd – 5th in Boston, Massachusetts. This three-day event invites engineers, clinicians, designers and developers to work together to address some of today’s biggest healthcare’s challenges.”
“As a part of the VHA track, Hackathon participants will have an opportunity to develop new applications using the Samsung Galaxy Note9 that address AST & Rehab, Cancer, and Mental Health. The Note9 offers smartphone innovations on a large format display, including a Bluetooth LE technology S Pen; an intelligent camera with AI capabilities; DeX – transforming the phone into a PC like experience; and removable SSD to support all data needs…”
“By pairing the VHA’s priorities with Samsung technology and the MIT Hacking Medicine innovation ecosystem, there is tremendous potential to innovate and scale value-based services such as telehealth, virtual care, and remote patient monitoring, to have a profound impact on every aspect of the VA’s healthcare delivery process.” Read the full press release here.
Source: Samsung Collaborates with MIT and the Department of Veterans Affairs to Tackle Healthcare’s Biggest Challenges – May 3, 2019. Samsung.