Interdisciplinary Synergy: Integrates the Computer Science Capstone and Creative Inquiry Impact Fellowship to address healthcare billing opacity.

Pedagogical Innovation: Employs Agentic AI and CITL-supported technical consultations to advance student engineering design.

Ethical Research Framework: Incorporates an IRB-approved study evaluating the impact of medical billing on vulnerable community sectors. Builds a novel data set for future academic research.

Secure Institutional Integration: All computational workflows and data tools reside within Lehigh University’s secure server environments while building LTS protocols to ensure compliance and data de-identification. Converting to an open-source AI model to mitigate long-term proprietary API costs and enhance data security.

Strategic Community Partnerships: Cultivates relationships with Lehigh Valley healthcare partners to enhance regional health financial literacy.

Sustainability Planning: Focuses on developing a robust business plan to transition the platform into a self-sustaining social venture.