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Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics 2020 Case Competition Winners Announced<\/b><\/p>\n

COLLEGE STATION, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nThe student team of Alexander Kondziolka and Jonathon Thierer from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has won the $40,000 First Place prize in the Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics 2020 Case Competition sponsored by health and well-being company Humana Inc.<\/a> (NYSE: HUM) and Mays Business School at Texas A&M University<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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Humana Chief Digital Health and Analytics Officer Heather Cox and Mays Business School Associate Dean for Graduate Programs Arvind Mahajan congratulate Alexander Kondziolka and Jonathon Thierer, the first prize winners in the Humana-Mays Healthcare Analytics 2020 Case Competition. (Photo: Business Wire)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\nOver 700 masters level students representing over 70 major universities in the U.S. registered for the national competition to compete for $70,000 in total prizes. The fourth annual competition was held virtually and was open to all accredited educational institutions based in the United States. Full-time and part-time master\u2019s students from accredited Master of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Information Systems, Master of Public Health, Master of Business Administration programs, or other similar master\u2019s programs in business, healthcare, or analytics, were eligible to enter.\n<\/p>\n

\nAlexander Kondziolka and Jonathon Thierer received the top prize following a virtual presentation on Thursday, Nov. 12 to an executive panel of judges. The Second-Place prize of $20,000 was awarded to Christopher Painton, Yilun Sun, and Ruiwen Wang from the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business, while the Third-Place prize of $10,000 was presented to Kamala Pillai, Jack Sampiere, and Chloe Xu from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Anderson School of Management.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cAdvanced analytics have helped Humana identify those members who are at the highest risk for COVID-19 in order to make quick and personal outreach to them,\u201d said Heather Cox, Chief Digital Health and Analytics Officer for Humana. \u201cThis is just one example of how analytics can enhance our industry in resolving challenges and help us deliver better care and improve outcomes. This year\u2019s participants applied similar ingenuity and thoughtfulness to their approaches and ideas, and their dedication to finding solutions was remarkable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThe analytics case received by the students was designed to be multi-faceted and complex, similar to a real-world business problem. This year\u2019s competition focused on social determinants of healthcare that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. Transportation challenges are one of these determinants. Students were asked to create a model to predict which Medicare members are most likely struggling with these issues. The goal was to propose solutions for overcoming these barriers to accessing care and achieving members\u2019 best health.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMays Business School is a model academic institution championing responsible research and teaching on every aspect of decision making in businesses. To that end, I am pleased that the students\u2019 analyses will help Humana shape the way the industry delivers healthcare,\u201d says Arvind Mahajan, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at Mays Business School. \u201cThis case study is an example of how students learn to apply their analytical skills to solve complex business problems which can have a social impact, and in this case, improve the lives of patients and their families.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThe teams were judged based on the following criteria:\n<\/p>\n