Supervised machine learning for theory building and testing: Opportunities in operations management

YC Chou, HHC Chuang, P Chou… - Journal of Operations …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine learning's (ML's) unique power to approximate functions and identify non‐
obvious regularities in data have attracted considerable attention from researchers in natural …

Predictive analytics and early intervention in healthcare social work: a scoping review

D Kumar, N Suthar - Social Work in Health Care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This scoping review investigates the untapped potential of predictive analytics in healthcare
social work, specifically targeting early intervention frameworks. Despite the escalating …

Data-driven allocation of preventive care with application to diabetes mellitus type II

M Kraus, S Feuerriegel… - … & Service Operations …, 2024 - pubsonline.informs.org
Problem definition: Increasing costs of healthcare highlight the importance of effective
disease prevention. However, decision models for allocating preventive care are lacking …

Health analytics in business research: a literature review

Q Liu, M Yu, B Xiong, Z Cai, P Zhang… - Journal of Management …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Technological advances have enabled the collection of large quantities of valuable data for
health-related use. Particularly, a growing number of scholars are paying attention to the …

Estimating the Relationship Between the Symptom-Free Waiting Period and injury rates after return-to-play from concussion: A simulation analysis using CARE …

GGP Garcia, LL Czerniak, MS Lavieri, SW Liebel… - Sports medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background A key component of return-to-play (RTP) from sport-related concussion is the
symptom-free waiting period (SFWP), ie, the period during which athletes must remain …

From prediction to decision: Optimizing long‐term care placements among older delayed discharge patients

YT Chuang, M Zargoush… - Production and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examines long‐term care (LTC) discharge planning among older delayed
discharge patients. While awaiting placements in alternate care such as LTC, these patients …

Examining chronic kidney disease screening frequency among diabetics: a POMDP approach

CC Wu, Y Cao, S Suen, E Lin - Health Care Management Science, 2024 - Springer
Forty percent of diabetics will develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) in their lifetimes.
However, as many as 50% of these CKD cases may go undiagnosed. We developed …

Finding the Maximum Safe Treatment Interval for Patients With Chronic Conditions

L DeRoos, M Lavieri, J Stein - Production and Operations …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
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diagnosed with a chronic condition, appropriately timing treatment is critically important …

Optimization of active surveillance strategies for heterogeneous patients with prostate cancer

Z Zhang, BT Denton… - Production and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is common in American men with long latent periods, during which
the disease is asymptomatic. Active surveillance is a monitoring strategy commonly used for …

Managing Chronic Health Conditions with Limited Resources

L DeRoos - 2023 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
In this work, we aim to help patients and providers manage chronic health conditions using
operations research. Providing quality care to patients means managing limited resources …