Advancing Innovation in Maryland (AIM) is a contest that seeks to surface ideas for potential implementation to advance Maryland’s unique healthcare model, which has the goals of improved patient care and health outcomes, greater equity, and affordability. The AIM contest is supported by a public-private partnership involving the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC), and local foundations.
AIM is seeking ideas in three categories:
- Innovative Interventions: Ideas for interventions that a hospital can implement, by themselves or in coordination with community partners;
- Innovative Collaborations: Ideas for programs or platforms that the hospital system as a whole or in a region can implement, by itself or in coordination with community partners; and
- Innovative Payment Approaches: Ideas for payment innovations that the Health Services Cost Review Commission can implement.
Up to 10 applicants with winning ideas will be selected to receive cash prizes of $1000 from the Horizon Foundation and be presented to the Secretary of Health and Health Services Cost Review Commission for further discussion.
In order to be eligible for prize money, winners will (1) be Maryland state residents (2) agree to report income to the IRS and pay applicable taxes, (3) provide additional tax-related information to the Horizon Foundation, and (4) meet other requirements set by the Horizon Foundation.
Informational Webinar
An informational webinar will be offered on Thursday, September 26th at 1:00 pm EST. Please register in advance and submit your questions in the Smartsheet Form.
Submission Requirements
Ideas are due by October 25 at 5pm EST. Each submission should:
- include each numbered section for the category, as noted in the Call for Ideas description
- be formatted in 12 point type, single-spaced, with one inch margins.
- Include fewer than 1200 words (not counting references).
Call for Ideas Q&A -
Responses to questions submitted through the Smartsheet are updated weekly.
