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Chronic Care Innovation Award
Advancing Long-Term Health Through Smarter Solutions.
The HealthTechNode Chronic Care Innovation Award recognizes technologies, platforms, and care models that improve the management of long-term conditions. This award honors solutions that help patients, providers, and care teams navigate chronic disease more effectively through stronger monitoring, personalized support, better coordination, and more actionable health insights.
Why This Award Matters
Chronic conditions remain one of the most persistent challenges in healthcare, affecting outcomes, costs, and quality of life across large patient populations. Smarter chronic care solutions can help reduce avoidable complications, support adherence, improve care continuity, and create a more proactive approach to long-term health management. This award highlights the innovations making chronic care more connected, efficient, and effective.
Who Should Apply
- Digital health companies supporting chronic disease management and long-term patient engagement
- Remote monitoring, care navigation, and virtual care solutions designed for ongoing condition management
- Platforms improving adherence, follow-up, coaching, or longitudinal care coordination
- Organizations addressing chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory illness, kidney disease, or related areas
- Health technology teams improving visibility, decision-making, and outcomes in chronic care workflows
- Innovators creating measurable impact for patients, providers, health systems, or care teams managing long-term conditions
Judging Criteria
- Demonstrated value for chronic disease management, continuity of care, or long-term patient support
- Strength of the innovation, usability, and practical implementation approach
- Evidence of measurable outcomes, engagement, efficiency, or care improvement
- Ability to support scalability, sustained use, and real-world care environments
- Clarity of differentiation within the chronic care landscape
Benefits of Winning
- Recognition as a leader in chronic care innovation
- Third-party validation of your impact, strategy, and market relevance
- Greater visibility among healthcare stakeholders, buyers, and potential partners
- Winners assets for use across marketing, PR, sales, and brand communications
- Inclusion in official HealthTechNode winners coverage and supporting promotional materials
Current Program
The Chronic Care Innovation Award 2026 cycle is now closed. Read about the latest winner, or sign up to stay informed about future award cycles and key dates.
Questions? Contact awards@healthtechnode.com
Previous winners
2026 Winner
KindredMind won the 2026 Chronic Care Innovation Award for helping dementia families manage repetitive calling with a compassionate voice-based platform designed to support both caregivers and people living with dementia.
Submission Guidelines
- Eligibility: Open to companies, startups, products, platforms, and individuals making an impact in healthcare technology.
- Requirements:
- 250-word narrative highlighting achievements and innovation.
- High-resolution logo and at least one image of the solution (product photo, screenshot, or device image).
- Customer/client identity must be included. If you wish to withhold this from public release, notify us in writing at the time of submission.
- Fees: A submission fee applies per category. See this award’s page for pricing.
- Evaluation: Judged on innovation, clinical impact, scalability, design, and contribution to healthcare technology.
- Multiple Submissions: You may enter more than one category.
- Award Timing: Winners announced within 60 days of final submission deadline.
- Contact: For questions, email awards@healthtechnode.com.
Upcoming Awards
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2026 PharmaTech & Clinical Trials Innovation Award:
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2026 Mental & Behavioral HealthTech Award:
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2026 Women’s HealthTech Advancement Award:
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2026 Health Workforce Innovation Award:
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2026 Patient-Centered Care Award:
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Beneftis of Winning
Celebrating Success: Benefits of Winning a HealthTechNode Award
Winning a HealthTechNode Award is more than recognition. It is a strong third-party signal of innovation, impact, and market relevance in health technology. As a winner, you receive benefits that can help extend visibility, credibility, and momentum across the industry:
1. Official HealthTechNode Recognition
Your company, solution, or achievement will be featured in official HealthTechNode winners coverage, including a dedicated winners page and newsroom announcement.
2. Winner Badge and Promotional Assets
Winners receive official digital assets, including a category-specific award badge and supporting creative for use across websites, marketing materials, sales collateral, and social media.
3. Increased Visibility and Credibility
Winning helps strengthen your positioning with customers, partners, stakeholders, and industry audiences by providing independent recognition of your work and its impact.
4. Inclusion in the HealthTechNode Winners Archive
Your recognition will be featured on the HealthTechNode winners page, creating a lasting record of your achievement and making it easier for audiences to discover your work over time.
5. Added Value for PR and Brand Communications
Winners can incorporate their recognition into press materials, social posts, website updates, customer communications, and broader brand storytelling following the public announcement.