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A team of UNMC College of Medicine students recently earned finalist honors in the Midwest Healthcare Case Competition 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four UNMC second-year med students and one M4, collectively calling themselves The Leavenworth Consulting Group, placed fourth out of 51 competing teams and 229 total applicants. The \u201cShark Tank\u201d-type competition is organized by a trio of health care consulting firms and judged by upper management at biotechnology companies, including Genentech, Eli Lilly, and Trinity Life Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teams were charged with solving the health care-oriented case prompt, \u201cEnhance equitable access to disease-modifying therapies (DMT) for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DMTs can be life-changing for MS patients \u2013 but astronomical costs put them out of reach for many. Drug companies sometimes offer financial assistance to overcome this burden \u2013 but the mountain of specific paperwork required can be just as challenging for many patients as the cost itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pathway to get onto these programs is really complicated,\u201d said Noah Bastola, one of The Leavenworth Consulting Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team\u2019s solution? An app that navigates this odyssey on behalf of the patient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy Side,\u201d a prospective data sharing platform, would use Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) to access the patient’s information while searching for and matching it with resources \u2013 be they through medical insurance or drug company financial assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The app would handle paperwork on behalf of the patient and handle not just the initial application, but also (with provider approval) the inevitable appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A streamlined process also benefits providers and manufacturers, the team said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bastola, who completed an internship at the UNMC Center for Intelligent Health Care, said such an app is not just a pie in the sky solution, but a real possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done the groundwork to make this application,\u201d he said. \u201cI have a little bit of experience with mobile app development and with FHIR. This is something that is very doable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team put together resumes and a cover letter to get into the contest, then had a week to put together a presentation when given the problem prompt. Their recorded pitch put them into the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They presented live in the semifinals and finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the project and exposure to bigwigs from consulting firms and biotech companies, the team also got to network with peers from other medical schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had a blast,\u201d team member Stephanie Dong said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will they make this app a reality? There\u2019s not time right now, in the thick of med school. But the team hopes they \u2013 or someone at UNMC \u2013 can take this idea to the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is something that needs to be explored further,\u201d Bastola said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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