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IE 4501 - Healthcare Systems Engineering

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Healthcare as an industry is becoming an increasingly large part of the national and world economies at the same time that healthcare costs are escalating at an unsustainable rate. The purpose of this class is to increase the student’s understanding of how to apply proven industrial engineering methods to healthcare related problems. Potential topics include: statistical process control for medical applications; process improvement in healthcare delivery; simulation of healthcare services; time-based patient flow enhancement; resource scheduling optimization; hospital and clinic layout and facilities design; healthcare financing and cost management; and quality and other metrics for health care. (prereq: junior standing or instructor consent)


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