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We’re back. Again. Somehow no one stopped us after the last hackathon, so we’re doing it one more time. Maybe better, definitely crazier. This time, we've partnered with Deerfield Management to bring your next crazy healthcare idea to life.
We’re also bringing in a bunch of real healthcare businesses. They’re bringing their messiest backend problems, their duct-taped workflows, and their wish lists of things they wish someone would just build already. Who knows, they might end up being your first customer.
So if you’ve been itching to try out the latest AI tools on some delightfully broken backend process, or if you just want an excuse to hang out with smart, slightly unhinged people while chugging your fifth can of energy drink, this is the spot.
Come prototype the future of healthcare biz ops — or at least make something weird and useful enough that someone forwards it to their boss.
We’re also bringing in a bunch of real healthcare businesses. They’re bringing their messiest backend problems, their duct-taped workflows, and their wish lists of things they wish someone would just build already. Who knows, they might end up being your first customer.
So if you’ve been itching to try out the latest AI tools on some delightfully broken backend process, or if you just want an excuse to hang out with smart, slightly unhinged people while chugging your fifth can of energy drink, this is the spot.
Come prototype the future of healthcare biz ops — or at least make something weird and useful enough that someone forwards it to their boss.
join us for the THIRD oop hackathon
Hackathons are one of the few remaining excuses to disappear for a weekend, spiral into a building frenzy, eat string cheese for dinner, and come out the other side with something semi-functional and strangely beautiful. No meetings, no roadmap tickets, no “quick syncs.” Just vibes, prototypes, and a lot of late-night “what if we just…” moments.
This time, we’re taking aim at the business of healthcare. The real unsexy stuff. Claims, revenue cycle, prior auths, enterprise sales decks that say “workflow” 19 times. Because under all that bureaucracy and jargon are some gnarly problems — and we think generative AI might actually be useful here (shocking, we know).
So we’re challenging you to build tools for the people who keep the healthcare machine running: operations teams, payors, billing vendors, compliance leads, B2B startups trying to land their first customer. We want boring, practical, powerful ideas that solve the headaches no one tweets about.
Bring your weird ideas, your half-baked product thoughts, your medical billing trauma, your Notion docs of startup ideas you never built. We’ll supply the tools, enterprise APIs, healthcare experts, and existential dread. You just show up and build.
This time, we’re taking aim at the business of healthcare. The real unsexy stuff. Claims, revenue cycle, prior auths, enterprise sales decks that say “workflow” 19 times. Because under all that bureaucracy and jargon are some gnarly problems — and we think generative AI might actually be useful here (shocking, we know).
So we’re challenging you to build tools for the people who keep the healthcare machine running: operations teams, payors, billing vendors, compliance leads, B2B startups trying to land their first customer. We want boring, practical, powerful ideas that solve the headaches no one tweets about.
Bring your weird ideas, your half-baked product thoughts, your medical billing trauma, your Notion docs of startup ideas you never built. We’ll supply the tools, enterprise APIs, healthcare experts, and existential dread. You just show up and build.
It’s going to be on 10/24 - 10/26 in NYC.
the details
You bring the team and the vision (if you have one). We bring the food, space, healthcare experts and ~vibes~ to help you during the weekend.
We think it’ll be a valuable experience and a ton of fun.
We think it’ll be a valuable experience and a ton of fun.
the process
Apply
Apply as a team: Teams will apply to get in (max 5 people per team). We recommend 1 engineer, 1 product, and 1 ops (although you can decide who’s the right mix).
Get Matched
If you want to join but don’t have a team, you should still apply! We will do our best to match you with others.
We Pick Teams
We’re capping the event to 15 teams.
You Hack
Friday 10/24 is an ideation session and dinner. Saturday 10/25 is the marathon and Sunday 10/26 ends in the late afternoon with a demo day. The schedule will be released closer to the event.
Lodging
Lodging is your responsibility, but sleeping bags are encouraged (jk).
We’ll drop more details soon, but if you want to build or just watch the final chaos unfold at demos, fill out this short application by 7/28. Teams will hear back in early August, and we’ll send more info to attendees after that.
It’s free to join. All we ask is that you wear deodorant and bring a problem juicy enough to wrestle with for two days.
Last year was an absolute blast — and this time it’ll be even better. Mostly because we kinda know what we’re doing now.
It’s free to join. All we ask is that you wear deodorant and bring a problem juicy enough to wrestle with for two days.
Last year was an absolute blast — and this time it’ll be even better. Mostly because we kinda know what we’re doing now.
choose your hero
I want to Attend
I'm scared of building and I just want to watch greatness, not participate in it. I'm probably an aspiring VC (jk we love our VC friends). This time I just want to see what other people are doing and get inspired, but maybe next time I'll participate!
I want to Build
"It's time to build" - I heard the rallying cry and I'm ready. There's an idea that's been bugging me that I think could be really cool but I just need some time to actually get it done.
Maybe I have a team or maybe I'm looking for someone, but I'm ready to be in an office and grind it all.
Maybe I have a team or maybe I'm looking for someone, but I'm ready to be in an office and grind it all.
I want to Sponsor
I am a generative AI startup that raised a little too much money and need places to deploy it that isn't another newsletter.
Past Projects
Frequently Asked Questions
** Where will this be in NYC? **
The hackathon will be hosted by Cure in NYC. Stay tuned for additional details about the exact address and event logistics as the date approaches!
** Does it cost money? **
It’s free to apply and attend. Praise be to our generous sponsors and the magic of capitalism.
** What kinds of projects would be good fits? **
We’re focusing this time on the business of healthcare — the messy, backend, Excel-filled world that keeps everything running (barely). So if your idea makes an ops person cry tears of joy, you’re in the right place.
Here are a few ideas to get the wheels turning:
- Think about all the places in a hospital or insurer where someone waits for someone else to say “yes” — can that be sped up, predicted, or automated?
- Where does it feel like someone is making the same decision over and over again, but slightly differently each time?
- Every faxed lab result, scanned PDF, or referral letter is a human waiting to be helped. Can you teach machines to understand these artifacts the way a coordinator would?
- Find the messy places where medicine and law meet—compliance, audits, documentation. What if a quiet AI stood there with a checklist and a red pen?
If your project solves a problem a healthcare operator has yelled about in Slack, it probably fits. Make something useful, weird, or delightfully specific. Bonus points if it gets a workflow person to say “Wait… can I use this on Monday?”
Here are a few ideas to get the wheels turning:
- Think about all the places in a hospital or insurer where someone waits for someone else to say “yes” — can that be sped up, predicted, or automated?
- Where does it feel like someone is making the same decision over and over again, but slightly differently each time?
- Every faxed lab result, scanned PDF, or referral letter is a human waiting to be helped. Can you teach machines to understand these artifacts the way a coordinator would?
- Find the messy places where medicine and law meet—compliance, audits, documentation. What if a quiet AI stood there with a checklist and a red pen?
If your project solves a problem a healthcare operator has yelled about in Slack, it probably fits. Make something useful, weird, or delightfully specific. Bonus points if it gets a workflow person to say “Wait… can I use this on Monday?”
** How does the matching process work? **
We’re giving preference to full teams, but if you’re applying solo, no worries — we’ll do our best to match you with someone who has a complementary skillset and is equally obsessed with fixing some weird corner of healthcare.
If we find a good match, we’ll ask if you’re both down to team up. If you are, boom: new hackathon besties.
If we find a good match, we’ll ask if you’re both down to team up. If you are, boom: new hackathon besties.
** What's the actual schedule of events? **
Just trust us bro.
- 10/24 we'll be doing a post work guided ideation session with your team
- 10/25 the hacking begins! You'll have 36 hours to complete your projects. There will be mentors, some inspiration talks, and food/drinks provided.
- 10/26 is demo day. You'll present to a broader audience, hope your project doesn't crash. Then we'll have happy hour and mingling if you're not too sleep deprived.
- 10/24 we'll be doing a post work guided ideation session with your team
- 10/25 the hacking begins! You'll have 36 hours to complete your projects. There will be mentors, some inspiration talks, and food/drinks provided.
- 10/26 is demo day. You'll present to a broader audience, hope your project doesn't crash. Then we'll have happy hour and mingling if you're not too sleep deprived.
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