This event is open to all IOE PhD students, faculty, and staff. Lunch will be provided. In order to get an accurate count for food, please RSVP by Wednesday, October 9, 2019. Space is limited to 20 participants.

Title: Smart Care Delivery in the Chinese Healthcare System

Abstract:
In this talk, Dr. Xie will start by introducing the basic features of the Chinese healthcare system. The most updated key metrics related to healthcare cost and access will be provided, which help identify the focus and perspectives of the systems studies and implementation toward future smart care delivery. Then he will present a few real-world projects in the area of hospital operations management. Next, a project based on continuous glucose monitoring device will be presented. Lastly, Dr. Xie will introduce a prospective payment model to be adeptly nationwide in China and possible systems integration will be discussed.

Bio: Dr. Xiaolei Xie is an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering in May 2014 from University of Wisconsin, Madison. His research interests are in stochastic modeling, optimization, and advanced data analytics in healthcare systems. Dr. Xie is a member of IEEE, INFORMS and IISE and currently serves as an associate editor for IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering.