Rutgers Business School Team Wins Big Data Health Case Competition with AI-Powered Treatment Tool
Event summary
- Rutgers Business School graduate students won first place in the University of South Carolina's Big Data Health Science Case Competition on March 11, 2026.
- The team developed a tool to help doctors determine treatment options for patients undergoing musculoskeletal care in a 24-hour sprint.
- The team competed against 32 other teams and won a $5,000 prize.
- The solution involved data cleaning of 100,000 patient records and predictive modeling for patient recovery, rehabilitation time, and cost of care.
The big picture
The victory highlights the growing demand for data-driven solutions in healthcare, particularly tools that can translate complex analytics into actionable insights for physicians. This case competition win positions Rutgers Business School as a leader in interdisciplinary collaboration between healthcare and supply chain analytics, addressing a critical need in the industry for quantitative decision-support systems.
What we're watching
- Market Adoption
- How quickly healthcare providers will integrate similar AI-driven decision-making tools into clinical practice.
- Competitive Edge
- Whether Rutgers Business School can leverage this win to attract more students and industry partnerships in healthcare analytics.
- Scalability
- The pace at which the team's solution can be scaled to handle larger datasets and more complex healthcare scenarios.
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