Healthcare Systems Analysis

Overview

We study healthcare systems as dynamic and interconnected networks, including patients, staff, facilities, and workflows. Our work integrates mathematical modeling, simulation, and data analytics to improve safety, efficiency, and equity in healthcare delivery.

Research Focus

  • Hospital operations and patient flow dynamics
  • Healthcare-associated infection (HAI) transmission
  • Nursing home and long-term care facility networks
  • System-level evaluation of intervention strategies

Selected Publications

  • An agent-based model to assess the impact of shared staff and occupancy rate on infectious disease burden in nursing homes
    BMC Infectious Diseases (2025)
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  • Patient flow modeling and simulation to study HAI incidence in an Emergency Department
    Smart Health (2024)
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  • Comparative analysis of machine learning models for predicting hospital- and community-associated urinary tract infections
    Journal of Hospital Infection (2025)
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Program Funding