This is a chapter of Technologies for Development (by Mantzavinou et al., 2018) describing the experiences of MIT Hacking Medicine, a group founded in 2011 at MIT, aims to energize the healthcare community and accelerate medical innovation by carrying out co-creation through health hackathons. These 1- to 3-day events bring together diverse stakeholders to solve pressing healthcare needs. The hackatons aim to generate a network of individuals compelled to make healthcare better by exchanging ideas, knowledge, and skills in the long term. The article describes the activities needed to prepare and implement an hackaton.
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Target groups: Providers, Professionals, RPOs, Innovation Business, CSOs