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Publications
Refereed Journal Publications
- Arcidiacono, G., Wang, J., Yang, K.,
Operating Room Adjusted Utilization Study, International Journal of
Lean Six Sigma, 06/2015; 6(2):111-137
- Alaeddini, A., Yang, K., Renddy, C., A
Hybrid Prediction Model for No-shows and Cancellations of
Outpatient Appointments, IIE
Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering, 03/2015;
5(1):14-32
- Tyagi, S., Cai, X., Yang, K., Lean
Tools and Methods to Support Efficient Knowledge Creation, International Journal of
Information Management, 12/2014; 35
- Wang, J., Yang, K., Using Type IV Pearson Distribution to
Calculate the Probabilities of Underrun and Overrun of Lists
of Multiple Cases, European
Journal of Anaesthesiology, 07/2014; 31(7):363-370
- Shams, I., Ajorlou, S., Yang, K., A
Predictive Analytics Approach to Reducing 30-day Avoidable
Readmissions among Patients with Heart Failure, Acute
Myocardial Infarction, Pneumonia, or COPD, Health Care Management
Science. 05/2014; 18(1)
- Shams, I., Ajorlou, S., Yang, K.,
Bayesian Component Selection in Multi-response Hierarchical
Structured Additive Models with an Application to Clinical
Workload Prediction in Patient Centered Medical Homes, IIE Transactions, 12/2014;
47(9)
- Shams, I., Ajorlou, S., Yang, K.,
Modeling Clustered Non-stationary Poisson Processes for
Stochastic Simulation Inputs, Computers & Industrial
Engineering, 04/2013; 64(4):1074-1083
- Wang, J., Dexter, F., Yang, K., Behavioral Study of Daily Mean
Turnover Times and First Case of the Day Tardiness of Starts ,
Anesthesia and
Analgesia, 2013, Vol 116, No 6, 1333-1341
- Ma, X., Yang, K., Transforming Sterile Processing
Departments by Service-Oriented Business Process Management
and Healthcare Workflows, International
Journal of Business Process Integration and Management,
01/2013; 6(3):186-200
- Alaeddini, A., Yang, K., Mao,H., Murat, A., Ankenman,
B., An
Adaptive Sequential Experimentation Methodology for Expensive
Response Surface Optimization - Case Study in Traumatic Brain
Injury Modeling,
Quality and Reliability Engineering International, 2013
- Alaeddini, A., Yang, K., Reddy, C., Yu, S., "A
Probabilistic Model for Predicting the Rate of No-show in
Hospital Appointments" , Healthcare
Management Science, 2011; 14:146-157
- Ma, X., Yang, K., Brayley, K., RTLS-based Ubiquitous Healthcare
Management System Design and Implementation, RFID Journal, August 2011
- Yu, Q., Yang, K., Hospital Registration Waiting Time
Reduction through Process Redesign, International Journal of Six
Sigma and Competitive Advantage, Vol. 4, No.3, 2008, pp.
240-253
Refereed Conference Proceedings
- Issac Shams, Saeede Ajorlou, Kai Yang, "Bayesian
Variable Selection in Multi-response Hierarchical Structured
Additive Models", INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining and Analytics
(DMA 2014), San Francisco, USA, 2014
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou and K. Yang, "A Multivariate
Hierarchical Bayesian Framework for Healthcare Predictions with
Application to Medical Home Study in The Department of Veteran
Affairs", World Congress on Engineering (WCE) (Recommended for
Best Paper Award), London, 2014
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou and K. Yang, "On Modeling
Non-homogeneous Poisson Process for Stochastic Simulation Input
Analysis", World Congress on Engineering (WCE)(Recommended for
Best Paper Award), London, 2014
- S. Ajorlou, I. Shams, and K. Yang, "A Fast Clustering
Algorithm for Mining Social Network Data", World Congress on
Engineering (WCE), London, 2014
- Y. Zhao and K. Yang, 2014. Efficient staffing for
hospital call centers with service blending. ." Industrial and
Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC)., Montreal,
Canada, 2014
- S Ajorlou, I. Shams, and K. Yang, "Predicting Patient
Risk of Readmission with Frailty Models in the Department of
Veteran Affairs", IEEE International Conference on Automation
Science and Engineering (CASE), 2014
- I. Shams, S.Ajorlou, K. Yang, "A Patient Readmission
Risk Prediction Model", Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Conference (ISERC), Puerto Rico, USA, 2013
- X. Ma, K. Yang, P. Reeves, S. Yu. "RFID-Based
Healthcare Workflow Management in Sterile Processing
Department", Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference (ISERC). Orlando, Florida, 2012
- X. Ma, S. Lu, K. Yang, (Acceptance Rate 17%) "
Service-Oriented Architecture for SPDFLOW: A Healthcare
Workflow System for Sterile Processing Departments", 9th IEEE
International Conference on Services Computing, Honolulu,
Hawaii, USA, 2012
- A. Alaeddini, C. Reddy, K. Yang, "An Integrated
Prediction and Optimization Models for Effective Appointment
Scheduling in the Presence of Disturbances", KDD 2011, San
Diego, 2011
- A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, C. Reddy, "A Stochastic
Optimization Model for Patient Scheduling under Different
Arrival Disturbances", IERC 2011 , Reno, Nevada, 2011
- A. Alaeddini, S. Shirinkam, K. Yang, "An Adaptive
Sequential Bayesian Methodology for Process Optimization", IERC
2011, Reno, Nevada, 2011
- S. Shirinkam, A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, "Feature Selection
for Unlabeled Data with Complex Structure", IERC 2011, Reno,
Nevada, 2011
- C. Reddy, A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, "A probabilistic Model
for Predicting Readmissions in Medical Centers", INFORMS 2011,
Charlotte, NC, 2011
- A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, "An Integrated Prediction and
Optimization Model for Effective Appointment Scheduling in the
Presence of No Shows", INFORMS 2011, Charlotte, NC, 2011
- A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, C. Reddy, "A Statistical Model
for Predicting Disturbances in Hospital Appointment
Scheduling", Student Paper Competition Joint Statistical
Meetings, Miami, Florida, 2011
- A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, C. Reddy, "A Probabilistic Model
for Predicting Disturbances in Hospital Appointment
Scheduling", 2011 SIAM International Conference on Data Mining,
Mesa, AZ, April 28-30, 2011
- INFORMS Pierskalla Award Finalist: Adel Alaeddini, Kai
Yang, Susan Q. Yu, "A Probabilistic Model for Predicting the
Rate of No-Show in Hospital Appointments", 2010 INFORMS Annual
Meeting, Austin, Texas, Nov 7-10, 2010
Refereed Conference Presentations
- Saeede Ajorlou, Issac Shams, Kai Yang, "An Analytics
Approach to Designing Patient Centered Medical Homes in the
Department of Veteran Affairs", INFORMS Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, 2014
- Issac Shams, Saeede Ajorlou, Kai Yang "Component
Selection in Multi-response Hierarchical Structured Additive
Models", INFORMS Workshop on Data Mining and Analytics, San
Francisco, 2014
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K.Yang, "Stochastic Patient
Assignment Models for Balanced Healthcare in Patient Centered
Medical Home" SIAM Conference on Optimization, San Diego, 2014
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K. Yang, "A Patient Flow Approach
for Care Transition Processes to Reduce Hospital Readmissions",
INFORMS Southeast Michigan Symposium, Detroit, 2013
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K. Yang, "An Analytics Framework
for Reducing Patient Rehospitalizations in the Department of
Veteran Affairs", INFORMS Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, 2013
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K. Yang, "Balanced Healthcare
Prediction Models for Patient Centered Medical Homes", INFORMS
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, 2013
- I. Shams, K. Yang, "Predicting Avoidable 30-day
Hospital Readmissions", INFORMS Healthcare Conference, June
23-26, Chicago, 2013
- S. Ajorlou, I. Shams, K. Yang, "Clinical Workload
Prediction Models for VA Patient Aligned Care Teams using
Multilevel Analysis", INFORMS Healthcare Conference, June
23-26, Chicago, 2013
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K. Yang, "A Patient Readmission
Risk Prediction Model Based on Frailty Models", Industrial and
Systems Engineering Research Conference, Puerto Rico, May 18-22
, 2013
- A. Alaeddini, K. Yang, J. Helm, "A Comprehensive
Probabilistic Framework for Prediction of Patients’ Readmission
to Medial Centers", Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference (ISERC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22, 2013
- I. Shams, S. Ajorlou, K. Yang, "A Patient Readmission
Risk Prediction Model", Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Conference (ISERC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22,
2013
- X. Ma, K. Yang, B. Bidassie, "Bridging Primary and
Specialty Care by Collaborative Healthcare Workflow",
Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC),
San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22, 2013
- N. Ravi, J. Wang, K. Yang, "Prediction of Primary Care
Patients Workload", Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference (ISERC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 18-22, 2013
- J. Wang, K. Yang, "Estimation of the Probability of
Surgery Lists Over and Under-run", Industrial and Systems
Engineering Research Conference (ISERC), San Juan, Puerto Rico,
May 18-22, 2013
- X. Ma, K. Yang, P. Reeves, S. Yu, "Real-time Operation
Room Workflow Management. Industrial and Systems Engineering
Research Conference (ISERC), Orlando, Florida, May 19-23, 2012
- Y. Zhao, K. Yang, "Specialty Care Clinic Scheduling in
Multiple-service-site Health Care System", Industrial and
Systems Engineering Research Conference (ISERC), Orlando,
Florida. May 19-23, 2012
- S. Yu, K. Yang, N. Ravi., P. Reeves, "Statistical Model
based Patient Panel Pool Determination for Patient Centered
Medical Homes", Industrial and Systems Engineering Research
Conference (ISERC), Orlando, Florida., May 19-23, 2012
- X. Ma, K. Yang (2011) "RFID-based Design of Smart
Inventory for Medical Supply. Institute for Operations Research
and the Management Sciences (INFORMS 2011), Charlotte, NC
- X. Ma, K. Yang (2011) "RTLS-based ubiquitous healthcare
system design and implementation", Institute for Operations
Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS 2011), Charlotte,
NC
- X. Ma, K. Yang (2011) "RTLS-based ubiquitous management
of medical supply". Industrial Engineering Research Conference
(IERC), Reno, Nevada.
- J. Wang, K. Yang, S. Yu (2011), "A Study of Operating
Room Labor Performance", Society for Heath Systems Conference
and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL Feb 17-19
- J. Wang, K. Yang, S. Yu (2011), "Operating Room
Utilization Improvement", Society for Heath Systems Conference
and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL Feb 17-19
- A. Murat, K. Yang, K., J. Wang, Y. Zhao (2011),
"Multi-facility Operating Room Surgical Case Scheduling"
Society for Heath Systems Conference and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL
Feb 17-19
- S. Tyagi, K.Yang (2011), "Real-time location system
(RTLS) for supply, processing and distribution facility of a
hospital" IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- J. Wang, A. Murat, K. Yang (2011), "Sensitivity
Analysis of Factors Impacting Operating Room Utilization by
Simulation" IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- J. Wang, K. Yang (2011), "Using DEA to Evaluate
Multi-facility Operating Room Efficiency", IERC 2011, Reno, NV,
2011
- X. Ma, Y. Zhao, A. Alarmiri, A. Murat, K. Yang (2011),
" Allocation of Perishable Medical Inventory with Returns and
Transshipments", IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- Wang, J. Yu, S. Kai Yang (2010), "Operating Room
Utilization Study", IERC 2010 Annual Conference June 5-9, 2010,
Cancun, Mexico
- Abdella, G., Yang, K., Ellis, D., Alamri, A. (2010),
"Mistake-Proofing in Inpatient Discharging Process", IERC 2010
Annual Conference June 5-9, 2010, Cancun, Mexico
- Adel, Alaeddini, Kai Yang (2010), "A Probabilistic
Model for Decreasing the Rate of No-Show in Hospital
Appointments", IERC 2010 Annual Conference June 5-9, 2010,
Cancun, Mexico
- Yu, S., Yang, K. (2010), "Improving Telephone Care by
reducing response time and abandon rate", Poster Presentation,
IERC 2010 Annual Conference June 5-9, 2010, Cancun, Mexico
- Wang, J., Yang, K., Yu, S (2010), "Improving Operating
Room Utilization" 2010 INFORMS Annual Meeting, Nov 7-10, 2010,
Austin, Texas
- Wang, J., Yang, K., Yu, S (2011), "A Study of Operating
Room Labor Performance", Society for Heath Systems Conference
and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL Feb 17-19
- Wang, J., Yang, K., Yu, S (2011), "Operating Room
Utilization Improvement", Society for Heath Systems Conference
and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL Feb 17-19
- Murat, A., Yang, K., Wang, J. Zhao, Y. (2011),
"Multi-facility Operating Room Surgical Case Scheduling"
Society for Heath Systems Conference and Expo 2011, Orlando, FL
Feb 17-19
- Tyagi, S., Yang, K. (2011), "Real-time location system
(RTLS) for supply, processing and distribution facility of a
hospital" IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- Wang, J., Murat, A., Yang, K. (2011), "Sensitivity
Analysis of Factors Impacting Operating Room Utilization by
Simulation" IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- Wang, J., Yang, K. (2011), "Using DEA to Evaluate
Multi-facility Operating Room Efficiency", IERC 2011, Reno, NV,
2011
- Ma, X., Zhao, Y., Alarmiri, A., Murat, A., Yang, K
(2011) "Allocation of Perishable Medical Inventory with Returns
and Transshipments", IERC 2011, Reno, NV, 2011
- Ma, X., Yang, K. (2011), "RTLS-based Ubiquitous
Management of Medical Supply", Poster Presentation, IERC 2011
Annual Conference, Reno, NV
Presentations to University Seminar
Series
- Saeede Ajorlou, Issac Shams, Kai Yang, "An Analytic
Approach to Designing a Patient Centered Medical Home",
National Science Foundation Health System Optimization
Workshop, Chicago, IL, September 12-13, 2014
- Issac Shams, Kai Yang, "An Analytical Framework to
Reducing Hospital Readmission", Center for Healthcare
Engineering and Patient Safety, University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor, MI, September 23, 2013
- Kai Yang, "Industrial Engineering for Healthcare
Industry", Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Industrial
and System Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh,
PA, Feb 23, 2012
- Kai Yang, Susan Yu, "Industrial Engineering for
Healthcare Industry", Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of
Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, MI, Oct 3, 2011
- Kai Yang, "Industrial Engineering for Healthcare
Industry", Department of Industrial and System Engineering,
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, Nov 3, 2010
- Kai Yang, "The Role of Industrial Engineering in
Healthcare Industry", Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of
Industrial Engineering and Management Science, McCormick School
of Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, April
13, 2010
- Kai Yang, "Industrial Engineering for Healthcare
Industry", Invited Seminar Speaker, Department of Industrial
and System Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
Feb 2, 2010
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