Industrial & Operations Engineering (IOE) Resources for Improved Healthcare Mark Van Oyen Ph.D., Associate Professor, IOE, University of Michigan Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan 1 Industrial & Operations Engineering (IOE) skill sets of the Department • Lean • Six Sigma • Operations Research & Simulation • Ergonomics and Human Factors • Quality & Statistics • Supply Chain Management Linkages to • UM Hospital and Health Centers • School Public Health • School of Nursing • Ross School of Business Industrial & Operations Engineering, U.M. 2 National Academy of Engineers & Institute of Medicine Call for A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership The Time is Ripe: Call to Action • Healthcare providers are superbly trained to take care of individual patients • Healthcare delivery is a complex system • Engineers are superbly trained to improve systems • Healthcare and Systems Engineering have lived in separate worlds • APPLY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING TO HEALTHCARE Health care Other industries 5 Introduction to the Resources of the IOE Department • Students: Bachelors (250), Masters (140), Ph.D. (80) – IOE 481 senior design projects in the University of Michigan Hospital via Mark Van Oyen (formerly Richard Coffey ) – NEW: introduce Ph.D. students and post-docs for longer-term, high-impact projects – NEW: Masters students involved with Ph.D. students in hospital projects • Mark Van Oyen has started up the HealthE Lab to focus on healthcare operation and systems Healthcare Engineering Laboratory (HealthE Lab) Engineering-enabled transformation of Healthcare – Collaborations at University of Michigan on Healthcare operations and systems – Seminars – Working Group Outreach & Engagement Teaching Grants (NSF & NIH) Publications Faculty Nurse Scheduling Six Sigma in surgical suite Continuity of Care - Lean Analysis Ph.D. Research (Dissertations & Mentoring that generate successful graduates) MS Projects IOE 590, Independent Studies Tauber Institute projects Undergraduate Projects IOE 481, Independent Studies Inpatient Admissions/ Operating Room Scheduling Clinic Simulation Study Inbound Supply Chain Logistics HealthE Lab: Leveraging Collaboration Ross Business School HealthE University of Michigan Health System + Partner Hospitals Lab Industry & Spin-offs University of Michigan Engineering School HealthE Healthcare Engineering Lab Research Excellence Inter disciplinary • Operations Engineering & Research Engagement with: • Quality •School of Medicine • Supply chain • Delivery-enabling systems • Healthcare systems • School of Public Health • Ross School of Business • School of Nursing Education Leadership • Developing healthcare professionals: B.S.E., M.S., Ph.D. • New ideas impacting society through the healthcare industry • Enrichment of curriculum for IOE, public health, and other disciplines - Operations - Quality - Safety - Public policy Focus: Advancing Healthcare Operations • Saving lives, improving quality, and reducing cost through effective planning, operations management, and service delivery. Great Potential for Collaboration University of Michigan School rankings: Industrial & Operations Engineering Department - 2nd Engineering - 9th ($132 million research expenditure) School of Medicine - 12th (19,269 employees, 1,614 clinicians, $329.3 million research expenditure) Ross Business School - 11th (Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies)