IDEA-A-THON
Innovating Ideas for Patient Safety & Quality in Healthcare
The IDEA-A-THON is a forward-looking innovation challenge designed to inspire healthcare professionals, students, and quality champions to present impact-driven solutions that strengthen patient safety, quality of care, and system efficiency.
This platform encourages participants to move beyond theory and showcase practical, implementable ideas that address real-world healthcare challenges. The IDEA-A-THON celebrates creativity, problem-solving, and entrepreneurial thinking aimed at building safer, more accountable, and patient-centered healthcare systems.
Problem Statements/ Submission Tracks :
Participants may select any one of the following focus areas, prepare their submission in a PowerPoint format, and upload it via the submission link
- Delay in Care – identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions to ensure timely care delivery
- Efficiency in Resource Utilisation – optimizing manpower, infrastructure, and technology
- Accountability in Healthcare Teams – strategies to enhance ownership and responsibility
- Patient Engagement & Experience – making patients active partners in safety and care
- Clinician Engagement in EMR Implementation – improving adoption, usability, and outcomes
- Reducing Medication Errors – strengthening medication safety across the care continuum
- Reducing Communication Gaps & Errors – improving handovers, documentation, and coordination
Eligibility Criteria
Healthcare Professionals/ Students
Submitted ideas should be:
- Innovative – demonstrating original thinking or novel application
- Practical – feasible in real healthcare settings
- Scalable – capable of expansion across departments or organizations
- Cost-Conscious – mindful of resource and financial constraints
- Safe – aligned with patient safety principles
- Entrepreneurial – solution-oriented with measurable impact
- Implemented Already – pilots, proof-of-concepts, or live implementations preferred
Notes
- Team-based competition with two participants per team.
- Announcement of shortlisted ideas for virtual presentation on 20th March 2026
- Finalist presentations during CAHOCON will be permitted only for registered conference attendees
- Participation Certificates for contributors will be granted only if registered.
- Exceptional and high-impact ideas will be recognised during the closing ceremony on 12th April, 2026.
Key Dates
Submission Deadline
15th Feb 2026
Announcement of Shortlisted Entries
20th March 2026