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- Received March 26, 2015
- Accepted July 8, 2016
- First Published October 12, 2016.
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Author Disclosures
- Sara Nourazari, PhD,
- Daniel B. Hoch, MD, PhD,
- Soren Capawanna, BA,
- Rifat Sipahi, PhD and
- James C. Benneyan, PhD
- Sara Nourazari, PhD,
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- Daniel B. Hoch, MD, PhD,
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Merck, 1990- present Regeneron, 1990-present Biogen Idec, 1990-present Medtronic, 2010-present
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- Soren Capawanna, BA,
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- Rifat Sipahi, PhD and
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National Science Foundation, #1536397, PI, 2015-2018, National Science Foundation, #1538505, co-PI, 2015-2018,
Northeastern University, College of Engineering, Faculty Fellow Award
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- James C. Benneyan, PhD
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IIE Transactions on Healthcare Healthcare Management Science Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare Operations Research in Health Care Computers and Industrial Engineering
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National Science Foundation, IIP-1034990, PI Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, P30HS023535, Co-PI Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, 1C1CMS331050, PI
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- Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute (SN, JCB), Northeastern University (RS); and Massachusetts General Hospital (DBH, SC), Boston.
- Correspondence to:
j.benneyan{at}neu.edu
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