The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is excited to announce the 2024 Rural Health Hackathon, a series of in-person, collaborative sessions designed to generate and construct creative and actionable ideas to address rural health challenges.
Through these solution-oriented events, the CMS Innovation Center will bring together rural health community care providers, community organizations, industry and tech entrepreneurs, funders, policy experts, and beneficiaries to leverage the wisdom and experience of the crowd.
Hackathon attendees will generate new ideas to address some of the top challenges impacting healthcare in rural health settings and drive action to improve clinical outcomes, increase access, and better care experience for both patients and providers in rural communities.
There are two options for participation in the Rural Health Hackathon:
In-Person: Engage with other experts to solve some of the toughest challenges facing rural communities through one of the in-person convenings this summer:
- Wednesday, August 14, in Bozeman, MT
- Thursday, August 22, in Dallas, TX
- Thursday, August 29, in Wilson, NC.
If you are interested in participating in an in-person session, please complete the 5-minute interest survey by Friday, July 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Virtual Idea Submission: Organizations and individuals that cannot attend the in-person events are invited to submit concepts during a public submission period in August. The public submission option will seek additional ideas to address the same challenge areas and questions outlined above for the in-person events. The CMS Innovation Center will share more information about the virtual idea submission process soon.
A report of top ideas generated during the Hackathon will be circulated following the events. Additional details will be provided to registrants as they become available.
For more information about the Rural Health Hackathon, please visit the CMS website.
If you have questions, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. CMS will notify participants of updates via email.
