All AHA members and their partners are eligible to submit proposals until the May 15 deadline. The top three ideas will receive awards of $100,000, $25,000 and $15,000, respectively, to support further development.
“Hospitals and health systems are a hotbed for innovative ideas for transforming healthcare,” Jay Bhatt, DO, senior vice president and CMO of the AHA, said in a statement. “This year’s challenge is an opportunity to combine human compassion with innovative thinking to improve behavioral healthcare and save lives.”
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