New AHA Tool Helps Frame Problem Solving for Big Challenges

Looking for a better way to frame health care challenges and design potential solutions to advance new ideas and drive change? Check out the AHA Center for Health Innovation’s Solvathon Re-Playbook.

The re-playbook illustrates how to use design-thinking tools employed during the AHA Center for Health Innovation’s 2019 Solvathon to approach some of the biggest challenges facing the health care field. The Solvathon event included 200 emerging health care leaders who identified 250 solution concepts to address pain points in the health care experience.

The top six solutions selected by the participants are highlighted in the re-playbook. These include concepts such as: MapElderCare.com, a web-based application to help individuals who provide care to others; and Operation Grandparent, an app that connects older adults to a social network and provides necessary resources. Patients are matched with resources and connections based on their wants and needs.