Jonathan E. Helm Grainger Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies
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"Epidemics pose challenges to the healthcare system that are primarily operational rather than clinical."The new article in Health Management and Policy Innovation discusses the impacts of the pandemic Corona Virus (COVID-19) on the healthcare system and innovative operational mechanisms that can help us respond most effectively.
Medical Surge: Lessons for a Pandemic from Mass-Casualty Management
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Grant Thornton and Grainger Associate Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies Research Co-Director Center for the Business of Life Sciences , 2019-2023 Grant Thornton Assistant Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies, 2018-2019 |
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Publications
(*) Student, (**) Industry Collaborator
- [A19] Mixing It Up: Operational Impact of Hospitalist Workload ,
- with Kamalahmadi M *, Mills AF, Bretthauer K
Management Science, 69(1): 283-307 (2023)
- [A18] Operations (Management) Warp Speed: Parsimonious Design for Rapid Deployment of Hospital Prediction and Decision Support Framework during a Pandemic ,
- with Shi P, Chen C, Lim J*, Parker R, Tinsley T**, Cecil J**
Production and Operations Management, Special Issue on Pandemics a POM Perspective, 30(3): 330-354 (2021)
- [A17] Medical Surge: Lessons for a Pandemic from Mass-Casualty Management,
- with A.F. Mills.
Health Management, Policy and Innovation (HMPI.org), volume 5, Issue 1, special issue on COVID-19, March 2020.
- [A16] Timing it Right: Balancing Inpatient Congestion versus Readmission Risk at Discharge ,
- with P. Shi, J. Deglise-Hawkinson**, J.F. Pan**.
Operations Research, 69(6): 1842-1865 (2021).
- [A15] An Operational Framework for the Adoption and Integration of New Diagnostic Tests
30(2): 330-354 (2021)
- with Shi P, Heese S, Mitchell A**
Production and Operations Management, 30(2): 330-354 (2021).
- [A14] Surge capacity deployment in hospitals: effectiveness of response and mitigation strategies ,
- with A.F. Mills and Y. Wang*.
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Forthcoming, 2019.
- [A13] An Integrated Framework for Reducing Hospital Readmissions using Risk Trajectories Characterization and Discharge Timing Optimization
- with Alaeddini A, Shi P, and Faruqui SHA*
IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 9(2): 172-185 (2019)
- [A12] Dynamic Monitoring and Control of Irreversible Chronic Diseases with Application to Glaucoma,
- with P. Kazemian*, M.S. Lavieri, M.P. Van Oyen, and J.D. Stein**
Production and Operations Management, 28(5): 1082-1107 (2019)
- [A11] An Outpatient Planning Optimization Model for Integrated Care and Access Management,
- with Deglise-Hawkinson JR*, Huschka TR**, Kaufman DL, and Van Oyen MP
Production and Operations Management, 27(12):2270-2290(2018)
- [A10] Missed Opportunities in Preventing Hospital Readmissions: Redesigning Post-discharge Checkup Policies,
- with X. Liu*, M. Hu*, M.S. Lavieri, T.A. Skolarus**
Production and Operations Management, 27(12):2226-2250 (2018)
- [A9] Distribution of medication considering information, transshipment and clustering: Malaria in Malawi,
- with H. Parvin**, S. AhmadBeygi**, and M.P. Van Oyen
Production and Operations Management, 27(4):774–797 (2018)
- [A8] Coordination of Autonomous Healthcare Entities: Emergency Response to Multiple Casualty Incidents,
- with Mills AF, Jola-Sanchez AF*, Tatikonda MV, and Courtney BA**
Production and Operations Management, 27(1):184–205 (2018).
- [A7] Impact of Estimation: A New Method for Patient Clustering and Trajectory Estimation,
- with C. Ranjan*, K. Paynabar
Production and Operations Management, 26(10): 1893-1914. (2017)
- [A6] Dynamic Forecasting and Control Algorithms of Glaucoma
Progression for Clinician Decision Support,
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with M.S. Lavieri, M.P. Van Oyen, J.D. Stein**, D.C. Musch.
Operations Research, 63(5), 2015, pp. 979-999.
- [A5] Reducing Hospital Readmissions by Integrating Empirical Prediction with Resource Optimization,
- with A. Alaeddini, J.M. Stauffer*, K.M. Bretthauer, and T.A. Skolarus**.
Production and Operations Management, 25(2), 2016, pp. 233-257.
- [A4] Design and Optimization Methods for Elective Hospital Admissions,
- with M.P Van Oyen.
Operations Research, 62(6), 2014, pp. 1265-1282.
- [A3] An IP-based healthcare provider shift design approach to minimize patient handoffs,
- with P. Kazemian*, Y. Dong**, T.R. Rohleder**, and M.P. Van Oyen.
Healthcare Management Science, 17(1), 2014, pp. 1-14.
- [A2] Design and Analysis of Hospital Admission Control for Operational Effectiveness,
- with S. AhmadeBeygi*, M.P Van Oyen.
Production and Operations Management, 20(3), 2011, pp. 359-374.
- [A1] Assisting a Public Transit Agency with Planning of Bus Schedules Using Computer Simulation...,
- with N. Shah*, A. Dubey*, W. Xu*, and F. Vanek.
Intl J Service Learning in Eng., 2(2), 2007, pp. 148-163.
Under Review
(*) Student, (**) Industry Collaborator
- [R5] An Integrated Approach to Improving Itinerary Completion in Coordinated Care Networks,
- with Liu Y*, Shi P, Van Oyen MP, Ying L, Huschka TR**
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 1st revision [major] under preparation, 2023.
- [R4] Healthcare Payment Policy Impact on Hospital
Readmissions ,
- with JM Stauffer and KM Bretthauer
Management Science, (Reject with invitation to resubmit)
- [R3] Hiding Behind Complexity: Supply Chain, Oversight, Race, and the Opioid Crisis,
- with Attari A*, Mejia JM
Production and Operations Management Special Issue on DEI, 1st revision [major] resubmitted, 2023.
- [R2] Dynamic capacity planning for post-discharge follow-ups,
- with Mills AF
Production and Operations Management (Working paper finished; submitting Fa' 23), 2023.
- [R1] Time for Accountability: Are Readmission Responsibility Windows Too Long?
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- with Liu X*, Helm JE, Lavieri M, Skolarus T**
Operations Research, 2nd revision [major], 2023.