Parkview Health has partnered with Butler and Hylant to explore, source and pilot digital and device-enabled solutions or services that address the challenge statement listed below:
How might we reduce preventable healthcare costs and improve outcomes for high-risk populations—particularly aging adults and those with chronic conditions—through scalable, sustainable innovations?
We are seeking solutions that address key cost drivers, such as:
- Chronic disease prevention and management (e.g., diabetes, hypertension, obesity)
- Behavioral health and lifestyle factors (e.g., inactivity, falls, smoking)
- Rural health disparities and limited access to preventive care
- Proactive screenings and early identification models
- Cross-sector collaborations to improve population health
Applications are accepted from 12:01am EST on May 1, 2025, through 11:59pm EST on June 22, 2025.
Up to 10 semifinalists will be selected to participate in the Innovation Competition. These semifinalists will pitch virtually on August 28, 2025, to a group of subject-matter expert judges.
A portion of the event will be broadcast virtually for the public. Up to 5 finalists will be chosen to receive the opportunity to move to the accelerator phase. Finalists will be publicly disclosed once selected. All finalists will participate in an accelerator culminating on November 20, 2025.
The top semifinalist in the Healthy Care Healthy Costs innovation competition will receive a monetary prize based on the following:
- 1st Place: $10,000
There can be up to four additional teams (five total) selected to continue to the accelerator phase and final pitch day in November 2025.
The non-dilutive prize money can be used for any aspect of product or company operations that helps advance the development of the solution.
Participants will gain high-level exposure to executive leaders, potential funders, and customers, creating unique opportunities for strategic visibility and growth. They will also have the chance to pitch directly to potential adopters. In addition, participants will benefit from access to robust institutional resources, including clinical and community health resources, executive mentorship, national risk mitigation insights, financial modeling, marketing support, faculty expertise, student collaboration, SBDC guidance, and access to the Innovation and Transformation Labs, among other valuable supports.
The winner of the final pitch will earn funding and recognition as the winner of a competitive challenge hosted by Hylant, Butler University, and Parkview Health.
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Applicants are screened and evaluated by Butler, Hylant, and Parkview Health. Finalists will be selected by a team of subject matter experts.
This competition is open to existing startups that have an established product-market fit to university students with an idea for a product, solution or service that fits within the competition scope. Solutions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
- Ability to clearly articulate the problem statement addressed in the competition description
- The description of the unmet market need of the stakeholders involved, and the deficiencies of current solutions.
- Team’s ability to demonstrate evidence about customer-solution fit and/or solution-market fit.
- Quality, feasibility and scale of proposed solution or technology
- The description of the unique technical features of the product or service, the proposed benefits to stakeholders, any evidence or proof-of-concept supporting the impact of the solution and the ability to scale to a broad market.
- Differentiation of solution within the competitive landscape
- The description of how the proposed solution addresses the unmet need, why it would be sustainable and how it is differentiated within the competitive landscape.
- Capability of participant to develop and execute solution
- A description of the composition of the participant team and relevant background and experience of the participant or each participant team member that uniquely positions the participant to execute on this solution.