Closing the Loop by Operationalizing Systems Engineering and Design (CLOSED)
Motivation:
Specific Aims :
Aim 1:​Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for diagnostic tests and referrals that ensures diagnostic orders and follow-up occur reliably within clinically- and patient-important time-frames.
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Aim 2: Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for symptoms that ensures clinicians receive and act on feedback about evolving symptoms and physical findings of concern to patients or clinicians.
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Aim 3: Design for generalizability across health systems more broadly so that the processes created in Aims 1 and 2 are effective in (1) a practice in an underserved community, (2) a large tele-medicine system, and (3) a representative range of simulated other health system settings and populations.
Partners:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Approach:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Results to Date:
Hande Musdal, PhD
BS, Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (2005); MS, Industrial Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey (2007); MS, Operations Research, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2010); PhD, Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (2013)
Dissertation: Systems Engineering Models for Signature Injuries of Modern Military Conflicts
Research Interests: Operations Research, Mathematical Modeling and Optimization, Simulation, Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Computer Programming, Applied Statistics
Hande is a post-doctoral research associate at the Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute. Her position includes applied work, research, and mentoring. She is currently working on an applied project with Boston Children's Hospital under the CMS grant, which focuses on reducing inappropriate utilization of emergency department resources. Hande is currently mentoring several undergraduate and graduate students and is also involved in several research projects including modeling and optimization of screening processes, understanding and preventing leakage (i.e., out-of-system referrals), and predictive modeling to forecast ICU bed demand and staffing. Her hobbies include photography, movies, reading, cooking, biking, and running.
Email: h.musdal@neu.edu
Joined HSyE: ccc
Hometown: ccc
Education: degree, university (year);
Research Interests: ccc (1-3)
Hobbies: ccc (1-3)
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