OPTIMIZE AWARDS

The OPTIMIZE Awards recognize and applaud significant contributions of individuals and organizations worldwide who have made a positive impact in the healthcare industry. The awards program includes six categories focusing particular emphasis on healthcare equity, innovation, impact and workforce leadership.


If you know an outstanding leader or organization in healthcare whose leadership and dedication has led to success in the areas of equity, innovation, impact and/or workforce, please complete the nomination form below. All nominations must be submitted using our online form. Links to other website pages or profiles will not be considered a completed nomination.


Tell us the story of your nominee. We are looking for quantifiable results and a compelling narrative. Our winners will represent the best of the best in healthcare equity, innovation, impact and workforce.



2024 OPTIMIZE AWARDS CATEGORIES

  • Aging2.0 Lifetime Achievement Award (individual)

    The Aging2.0 Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes and celebrates healthcare leaders who have dedicated their careers to decreasing health disparities and building sustainable healthy communities.

  • Health Innovator Award (individual)

    The Health Innovator Award recognizes and celebrates innovators who have made significant and measurable contributions towards increasing equity within healthcare.

  • Health Champion Award (individual)

    The Health Champion Award recognizes and celebrates healthcare leaders who have achieved sustained reductions in health disparities through initiatives that address social determinants of health.

  • Health Impact Award (individual)

    The Health Impact Award recognizes and celebrates community leaders with a sincere passion for making the world a better place, building a community around that shared vision and guiding all along the hard path of bringing that vision to life.

  • Healthcare Industry Innovation Award (organization)

    The Healthcare Industry Innovation Award recognizes and celebrates key industry leaders who are relentless in their pursuit of reimagining healthcare. These organizations recognize that innovation is central to addressing the systemic challenges plaguing our healthcare system and pioneers in bridging the gap between what could be and what is.

  • Healthcare Workforce Leadership Award (organization)

    The Healthcare Workforce Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates organizations who connect people with meaningful careers. To do this, these must organizations completely reimagine how they think about the working world, empowering leaders to lead by example.

2023 OPTIMIZE Award winners


Aging2.0 Lifetime Achievement Award 

Mary Furlong, CEO, Mary Furlong & Associates 

 

Lifetime Achievement in Health Equity 

Dr. Laurence (Larry) Benz, Executive Chairman & Founder, Confluent Health

Dr. Henry Hood, Founder and CCO, Kramer Davis Health

Dr. Matt Holder, Founder and CEO, Kramer Davis Health 

 

Health Equity Innovator 

Lauren Driscoll, Founder and CEO, NourishedRX

Dr. Kwane Watson, Founder and CEO, Kare Mobile 

 

Health Equity Champion 

Nikki R. Lanier, CEO, Harper Slade

Tiffany Benjamin, CEO, Humana Foundation 

 

Health Equity Impact 

Tim Findley, Jr., CEO, ElderServe 

John Moore, CEO, Atria Senior Living, and Board of Directors President, ElderServe 

Dr. Kelly McCants, Executive Director of the Institute for Health Equity, a Part of Norton Healthcare 

 

Healthcare Industry Innovation 

Hucu.ai | Asif Khan, Co-Founder and CEO

Kinsome | Eben Pingree and Ashley Hocking, Co-Founders

AgeTech CollaborativeTM from AARP | Andy Miller, SVP of Innovation and Product Development

 

Healthcare Workforce Leadership 

Ivy Tech Community College Sellersburg | Dr. Travis Haire, Chancellor

Chrysalis Ventures | David Jones Jr., President and Founder

 

Healthcare Impact 

Visory Health | Susan Lang, Founder and CEO

Rendever | Kyle Rand, CEO


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