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An ingenious new approach to reducing Emergency Department waiting times was the main winner of the WA Health Hackathon 2024<\/a>, which saw participants devise solutions to some of the challenges facing the state\u2019s healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by the Â鶹ֱ²¥-based WA Data Science Innovation Hub (WADSIH<\/a>), the Hackathon saw technologists, software developers and other participants develop and pitch their exciting ideas, with a shortlist of finalists progressing to the Hackathon Finale on October 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HBF WA Health Hackathon Prize went to the \u2018Waiting Around\u2019 team, with Honourable Mentions going to Coder Dojo and Torab. The Technical Achievement Prize was awarded to The A* Team, while the Youth Achievement Prize went to Polarstate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WADSIH Director Alex Jenkins said the Hackathon was an invaluable opportunity for teams to collaborate with the best and brightest in WA\u2019s technology sector, while working to develop solutions that could transform the state\u2019s healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParticipants were given access to supporting data and expert mentors as they created digital solutions and new technologies to address challenges such as improving end-of-life care and predicting Emergency Department wait times,\u201d Mr Jenkins said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTeams also had access to cutting-edge synthetic data to help bring their ideas to life, with the potential to prototype their solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s main winner, \u2018Waiting Around\u2019, leveraged technology to improve the quality, efficiency and accessibility of healthcare services, by devising a simulation tool to predict Emergency Department waiting times and communicate this information to patients via a mobile phone app.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Waiting Around\u2019 team member Conor Bennett said wait time predictions are made based on a range of factors and this information is also supplied to the hospital, which uses it for its analytics and to optimise patient wait times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re now aiming to get our innovation trialled in an actual Emergency Department, to get important feedback from hospital staff as well as patients, and see how we can most practically implement the system,\u201d Mr Bennett said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The WA Health Hackathon 2024 was presented by WADSIH, the WA Department of Health, WA Life Science Hub, the North Metropolitan Health Service, the Child and Adolescent Health Service, and Arkahna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WADSIH is a State Government initiative, supported by Â鶹ֱ²¥, that aims to keep WA at the forefront of the digital revolution by promoting the education, training and application of data science throughout WA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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