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Introduction
The “What's in Your Health Record??” Video Challenge (the “Challenge”) is an initiative of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The Challenge is intended to provide recognition to individuals and teams of individuals (collectively, “Contestants”) for creating inspiring and instructive videos that share personal stories or experiences to illustrate specific benefits to getting a copy of your health record and checking the information to make sure you get the best care (each a “Video”). The goal of the Challenge is to develop compelling videos that will motivate and inspire others to request electronic access to their health records and improve care by becoming more engaged partners with their providers.
Summary* of How to Enter and Judging Criteria
- Create a Video no longer than 2 minutes that gives a specific example (personal story, experience, testimonial, or thoughtful idea) of the benefits of having access to view your health record and the ability to review what is in your health record. Your video must direct viewers to www.HealthIT.gov and encourage them to ask their health care provider to see and get a copy of their medical record.
- Register on YourRecord.Challenge.gov between July 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and August 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET and submit the following items (collectively, the “Submission”):
- The title of your Video;
- A link to your Video on YouTube.com or Vimeo.com;
- A text description of how you can benefit from having access to your health record;
- A transcript of words spoken or sung in the video; and
- Consent forms for everyone who appears in your video, regardless of age.
All eligible Submissions will be judged by an internal panel and evaluated on the following two criteria:
- Quality of the Story (Includes elements such as the authenticity and originality of your story and how you described getting a copy of your information and using it to improve your quality of care or the care of a loved one.)
- Potential Impact for motivating and inspiring others to access their health record (Includes whether the video is compelling, instructive, and easy to follow so that others can achieve similar benefits after gaining access to their health record.)
The public will vote on the Submissions on YourRecord.Challenge.gov between August 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET and September 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET to determine a Popular Choice winner.
*Review the sections below for a more detailed description and important requirements and restrictions.
1. Eligibility
To be eligible to win a prize under this Challenge, an individual or team —
- shall have registered to participate in the Challenge under these Official Rules;
- shall have complied with all the requirements set forth herein;
- shall be at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry;
- shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
- may not be a Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment; and
- may not be:
- an employee of a commercial business whose name, brand name, product or other trademark is mentioned or featured in the Video, or
- a contractor or employee of an affiliate, subsidiary, advertising agency, or any other company involved in marketing a commercial business, brand name, product or other trademark mentioned or featured in the Video.
All individual members of a team must meet the eligibility requirements. (Note: “Team members” do not include people whose only contribution is appearing in the video. Minors can appear in the video, as long as the necessary consent forms are provided.)
Corporations and other organizations are not eligible to enter Submissions for this Challenge.
An individual or team shall not be deemed ineligible because the individual or team used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made available to all individuals and teams participating in the competition on an equitable basis.
An individual may join more than one team.
Employees of ONC, the judges, and ChallengePost, Inc. (collectively the “Promotion Entities”) or any of the Promotion Entities’ respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, or any other company or individual involved with the design, production, execution, or distribution of the Challenge and their immediate family (spouse, parents and step-parents, siblings and step-siblings, and children and step-children), and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each Promotion Entity employee are not eligible.
The Challenge is subject to all applicable federal laws and regulations. Participation constitutes Contestant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Challenge.
2. Sponsor and Administrator
Sponsor: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue S.W., Suite 729-D, Washington, D.C. 20201.
Administrator: ChallengePost, Inc., 425 W. 13th Street, Suite #504, New York, NY 10014.
The Sponsor makes all decisions related to the development, management, and implementation of the Challenge. The role of the Administrator is to carry out the Challenge per the direction of the Sponsor.
3. Challenge Submission Period
The Challenge Submission Period begins on July 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. ET and ends on August 23, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET (the “Challenge Submission Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Challenge.
4. How to Enter and Submission Requirements
A. Registration:
During the Challenge Submission Period, visit YourRecord.Challenge.gov and sign up or login using an existing ChallengePost account. Signing up is free. After a Contestant signs up, a confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided. The Contestant must use the confirmation email to verify his or her email address. The registered Contestant will then be able to enter a Submission. A Contestant will be required to fill out the submission form on YourRecord.Challenge.gov and must provide:
- The title of the Video;
- A link to the Video on YouTube.com or Vimeo.com (the Video should be no longer than 2 minutes);
- A text description of the benefits of having access to view your health record and the ability to review what is in your health record;
- A transcript of the words spoken or sung in the video; and
- Uploaded consent forms for everyone who appears in the video regardless of age.
All individuals that appear in a Video must complete and sign the Video Consent Form. If a minor appears in the Video, the minor’s parent / legal guardian must also sign the Video Consent Form. A Submission will not be considered complete and eligible to win prizes without Video Consent Forms uploaded for each individual that appears in the Video. All completed Video Consent Forms must include a handwritten signature, be scanned and combined in to a single file (ZIP, PDF, or doc), and uploaded on the submission form on YourRecord.Challenge.gov.
B. Submission Requirements:
- The Video must be no longer than 2 minutes
- The Video should describe a specific example (personal story, experience, testimonial, or thoughtful idea) of getting access to view your health record and what you found in your health record or what you did with that information once you had it
- At any point during the Video, the Video must direct viewers to the website www.HealthIT.gov for more information.
- The Video must encourage viewers to ask their health care provider to see and get a copy of their medical record.
- The Video should address questions such as:
- What prompted you to ask for an electronic copy of your health record?
- What did you find when you reviewed your health record?
- How did you, or your health care provider, improve your quality of care after gaining access to your health record? In other words, what was the benefit of being able to view what was in your record?
- What did you, or your provider learn from accessing your health record? Was any information missing or incorrect?
- What kinds of things were you able to do with your record once you had access to it? Share it with other providers? Check to make sure the information was correct? What else?
- The Contestant cannot make any changes or alterations to the Submission after the Submission Period has ended until judging and public voting are complete.
- The Video may mention a commercial business, industry name, brand name, product placement or other trademark only for the purpose of describing how information technology will be used to achieve a personal treatment goal. Contestants may not be employed by a commercial business or by a contractor involved in marketing on behalf of a commercial business, whose name, brand name, product, or other trademark is mentioned or featured in the Video they submit. Videos that are overly promotional may be disqualified by the Sponsor or Administrator at their discretion.
- Submissions which in Sponsor and/or Administrator’s sole discretion are determined to be substantially similar to a prior submitted entry in the Challenge will be disqualified.
- Submissions must be original, be the work of the Contestant, and must not violate the rights of other parties. Each Contestant represents and warrants that he or she is the sole author and owner of the Submission, that the Submission is wholly original with the Contestant, that it does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which the Contestant is aware, and is free of malware.
- The Administrator has the right to request access to the Video file to verify any criteria about the Submission.
- Submissions containing any matter which in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, Administrator and Judges is in obvious bad taste, which demonstrates a lack of respect for public morals or conduct, or which adversely affects the reputation of the Sponsor will not be accepted. If the Sponsor, Administrator, or judges, in their discretion, find any Submission to be unacceptable, then such Submission shall be deemed disqualified.
- All Submissions must be in English or include English subtitles if words spoken or sung in the Video are in a language other than English.
- The Video cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion or contest of any kind, or previously exhibited or displayed publicly through any means.
- The Video should not include any personal identification information about those in the Video (e.g., full name, address, social security number, etc.).
- The Video must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights, or material that constitutes copyright or license infringement.
- The Video must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous.
- The Video must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual, or that promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
- The Video must not contain material that violates any applicable law.
C. Submission Rights:
Each Contestant grants to ONC and the Administrator, and others acting on behalf of ONC, a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide license to use the Submission, including copying it for use, distributing it, displaying or performing it publicly, creating derivative works of the Submission, and licensing others to do so, This license includes posting or linking to the Submission on the official ONC and Administrator websites and websites of others who have agreed to promote the Challenge, and making it available for use by the public. By entering the Challenge, Contestants agree to make the original digital file of their Video available to ONC and/or the Administrator upon request.
5. Display of Submissions and Public Voting to Determine the Popular Choice Winner
Submissions will be posted on YourRecord.Challenge.gov on a rolling basis after being screened by the Administrator for completeness, basic functionality, accuracy of messaging, integrity (i.e., security), and compliance with these Official Rules. Submissions will not be posted until the completed Video Consent Form is received from all individuals that appear in the Video, as described in Section 4 above. Submissions posted on YourRecord.Challenge.gov may be subsequently disqualified and removed at any time at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator. All Contestants will have equal access to Submissions posted on the Challenge website.
Submissions may also be displayed on official ONC and Administrator websites and websites of others who have agreed to promote the Challenge at the sole discretion of ONC and/or the Administrator.
Non-Contestants interested in the Challenge are also encouraged to register on YourRecord.Challenge.gov. Registration will be required in order to receive updates on the Challenge and to vote on your favorite Submissions to determine the Popular Choice winner. The public voting will begin on or about August 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET and will end on or about September 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Each registered visitor is able to place one vote for each of their favorite Submissions. There will be one Popular Choice award. In the event of a tie, an internal panel will choose the winner. Use of an automated process or similar device to submit an electronic vote is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to circumvent the one vote limit per Submission or to use an automated vote process will subject all votes from the person to disqualification. If a Contestant receives multiple and/or irregular votes from the same user or users, including but not limited to votes generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro, other automated means or other source, the Sponsor and Administrator reserves the right to disqualify the Contestant in their sole discretion.
If the voting process fails to operate properly or appears to be tampered with or tainted with errors, fraud, or unfair practices, the Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to use another means to determine the Popular Choice winner (e.g., appointing a panel of judges).
Contestants may not pay people or provide any other type of consideration in exchange for votes, and any Contestant who violates this rule will be disqualified. Public votes may be displayed on the Challenge website, on a real-time basis, before being verified for integrity. These unverified votes do not necessarily reflect accurately the Popular Choice winner. The Popular Choice winner will be the Contestant who is contacted directly by the Administrator or Sponsor after votes have been verified. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the voting period at any time for any reason. If there is a tie between two or more Submissions for the most votes, the Popular Choice Award will be split equally amongst all tied Contestants.
6. Judges and Winner Selection
An internal panel of qualified HHS staff will judge the Submissions on the criteria identified below to select the prize winners. All judging will take place between on or about August 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. ET and September 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. ET.
The following information details the commitment of judges:
- Judges will be fair and impartial.
- A judge may not have a personal or financial interest in, or be an employee, officer, director, or agent of any entity that is a registered participant in the competition.
- A judge may not have a familial or financial relationship with an individual who is a registered Contestant.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Submissions received and the quality of Submissions.
First, Second, Third, and Honorable Mention Prizes
Eligible Submissions will be evaluated by the internal panel of judges based on the following criteria (to be equally weighted):
- Quality of the Story (Includes elements such as the authenticity and originality of your story and how you described getting a copy of your information and using it to improve your quality of care or the care of a loved one.)
- Potential Impact for motivating and inspiring others to access their health record (Includes whether the video is compelling, instructive, and easy to follow so that others can achieve similar benefits after gaining access to their health record.)
The five (5) Contestants whose Submissions earn the highest overall score will win, respectively, the prizes identified below in Section 8. In the event of a tie, winners will be selected based on their score on the criteria described in (1) and then (2). If there is still a tie then the winner will be selected based on a vote by the judging panel.
7. Verification of Potential Winners
ALL POTENTIAL CHALLENGE WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR AND/OR ADMINISTRATOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CHALLENGE. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winners will be notified by email, telephone, or mail after the date of the judging. The potential winners will be required to sign and return to Sponsor, within ten (10) days of the date notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his or her prize. If a potential winner of any prize cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential winner of a Challenge prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor may award the applicable prize to the Contestant whose Submission earned the highest score of the remaining the eligible entries.
8. Prizes
Winner |
Prize |
Quantity |
First Prize |
$3,000 |
1 |
Second Prize |
$2,000 |
1 |
Third Prize |
$1,000 |
1 |
Honorable Mention |
$500 |
2 |
Popular Choice Award |
$700 |
1 |
All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
After prizes are awarded and the Challenge is completed, Sponsor and judges may, with a Contestant’s approval, independently consider further developing winning submissions for educational or other purposes.
If a team of individuals is selected as a prize winner, the prize will be awarded to the lead representative of the team and it will be up to him or her to split or appropriately allocate the prize. On award, the lead representative of the group will provide his or her full legal name, social security number, and information for the bank account that will receive the prize money.
9. Entry Conditions and Release
By entering, each Contestant agrees to: a) Comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, Administrator, and judges which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Challenge; b) Assume any and all risks and waive claims against the Federal Government and its related entities, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from the Contestant’s participation in the Challenge, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence or otherwise. In this paragraph, “related entity” means a contractor or subcontractor at any level, and a supplier, user, customer, cooperating party, grantee, investigator, or detailee. Provided, however, that Contestants are not required to waive claims arising out of the unauthorized use or disclosure by the Sponsor and/or Administrator of the intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential business information of the Contestant; c) Be responsible for obtaining their own liability insurance to cover claims by any third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or loss resulting from an activity carried out in connection with participation in the Challenge, and claims by the Federal Government for damage or loss to Government property resulting from such an activity; and d) Indemnify the Federal Government against third party claims for damages arising from or related to Challenge activities.
10. Publicity
Except where prohibited, participation in the Challenge constitutes the winning Contestants’ consent to the use of its name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state by the Sponsor and its agents for promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment or consideration.
11. General Conditions
Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Challenge, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Challenge.
Sponsor and/or Administrator reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual or Contestant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Challenge or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Challenge may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor and/or Administrator reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor and/or Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for, nor are they required to count, incomplete, late, misdirected, damaged, unlawful or illicit votes, including those secured through payment, votes achieved through automated means or by registering more than one e-mail account and name, using another Contestant’s e-mail account and name, as well as those lost for technical reasons or otherwise.
12. Limitations of Liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Contestants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Challenge; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Challenge; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Challenge or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Contestant’s participation in the Challenge or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason a Contestant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, Contestant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Challenge. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.
13. Disputes
Contestant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Challenge, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Challenge or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Challenge, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively in an appropriate judicial or administrative forum of the United States; and (3) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Challenge, but in no event attorneys’ fees. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Contestant and Sponsor in connection with the Challenge, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States Federal Government, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States Federal Government.
14. Privacy
Sponsor and Administrator collect personal information from you when you enter the Challenge. The information collected is subject to the ChallengePost privacy policy located at www.challengepost.com/privacy.
15. Challenge Results
For Challenge results, go to YourRecord.Challenge.gov on or about September 10, 2012.