Congratulations to our six LAUNCH Semi-Finalists! The goal of LAUNCH is to improve and augment chronic disease management and prevention for patients and clients within the Atrium Health System, utilizing new care models and technologies that are implemented in a home environment. First Place will receive a $55,000.00 grand prize along with staff support from the Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) and Internal Medicine (IM).
2022 LAUNCH Semi-Finalists
Andrea Moody, DNP, AGPCNP-BCAtrium Transition Services - Cabarrus Location
“Facilitating Self-Management To Improve Diabetes (FASTID)” |
Cara Haberman, MDAssociate Professor and Section Head, Department of Pediatrics “TeenTrack: Your Guide on the Road to Adult Healthcare“ |
Kimberly Vass-Eudy, DOSenior Director of Clinical Operations, CHESS Health Solutions “Home Urinalysis and Virtual Triage for Patients with Urinary Tract Infection to Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Utilization“ |
Tru Byrnes, DNP, RN, CNL, GERO-BC, CMSRNNursing Support and Geriatric Clinical Nurse Leader, Atrium Health “Implementation of a Delirium Risk Stratification Tool and Interventions for Geriatric Patients Admitted to the Atrium Health Hospital at Home Program“ |
Jaime Hughes, PhD, MPH, MSWAssistant Professor, Department of Implementation Science “Advancing the development of a patient-reported platform for multiple health behavior change“ |
Stephen Downes, MD, MSProfessor and Vice-Chair for Learning Health Systems; Associate Director, Biomedical Informatics “Health Improvement through Computer Automation“ |
Key Dates:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 8, 2022 |
Semi-finalists chosen and announced |
| July/Aug, 2022 |
Initial Idea Incubator with CHI and co-sponsors |
| Aug/Sept, 2022 |
Final Idea Incubator with CHI and co-sponsors |
| Oct 14-16, 2022 | Launch 2022 Finals |
| Nov 2022 - June 2023 | Launch 2022 Innovation Accelerator |
| July, 2023 |
Launch 2022 Innovation Implementation |
Questions? Contact Renee Woodard at Renee.Woodard@wakehealth.edu.