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Indiana University Bloomington

Jonathan E. Helm

Grainger Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies
Research Co-Director Center for the Business of Life Sciences
Indiana University Kelley School of Business
Bloomington, IN

812-855-5921

helmj [ a t ] indiana [ d o t ] edu

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News and Current Events

"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
Employment Education
  • Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN

    Grainger Professor of Operations and Decision Technologies
    Research Co-Director Center for the Business of Life Sciences , 2019-2023

  • 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

  • Arizona State University, WP Carey School of Business Tempe, AZ
    Assistant Professor, Supply Chain Management, 2017-2018

  • Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN
    Assistant Professor, Operations and Decision Technologies, 2012-2017

Industry Employment
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    Researcher, Dept of Healthcare Policy and Research, 2011

  • General Electric Healthcare, Milwaukee, WI
    Operations Engineer/Operations Management Leadership Program, 2001-2006

Publications

(*) Student, (**) Industry Collaborator

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? ,
      with Liu X*, Helm JE, Lavieri M, Skolarus T**
      Operations Research, 2nd revision [major], 2023.