Publications

2022
Ang, Y.Q., A. Chia, and S. Saghafian. 2022. “Using Machine Learning to Demystify Startups Funding, Post-Money Valuation, and Success.” Innovative Technology at the Interface of Finance and Operations. Vol. 11. Cham: Springer. Publisher's Version
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Saghafian, S., B.T. Tomlin, and S. Biller. 2022. “The Internet of Things and Information Fusion: Who Talks to Who?” Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 24 (1): 333-351. Publisher's Version
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2021
Hopp, WJ, J Li, S Saghafian, and G. Wang. 2021. “Employee Health Plans Powered by Analytics.” Management and Business Review 1 (3): 12-19. Publisher's Version
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Munshi, V.N., S. Saghafian, C.B. Cook, S.V. Aradhyula, and H.A. Chakkera. 2021. “Use of Imputation and Decision Modeling to Improve Diagnosis and Management of Patients at Risk for New-Onset Diabetes After Transplantation.” Annals of Transplantation 26 (e928624): 1-9. Publisher's Version
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2020
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Munshi, V.N., S. Saghafian, C.B. Cook (M.D.), T.K. Werner, and H.A. Chakkera (M.D.). 2020. “Comparison of Post-Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus Incidence and Risk Factors between Kidney and Liver Transplantation Patients.” PLOS ONE 15 (1): 1-12 (e0226873). Publisher's Version
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Munshi, V.N., S. Saghafian, C.B. Cook, D. Steidley, B. Hardaway, and H.A. Chakkera. 2020. “Incidence, Risk Factors, and Trends for Post-Heart Transplantation Diabetes Mellitus.” The American Journal of Cardiology 125 (3): 436-440. Publisher's Version
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Boloori, A., S. Saghafian, H.A. Chakkera (M.D.), and C.B. Cook (M.D.). 2020. “Data-Driven Management of Post-Transplant Medications: An Ambiguous Partially Observable Markov Decision Process Approach.” Manufacturing and Service Operations Management 22 (5): 1066-1087. Publisher's Version
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2019
Saghafian, S., and W.J. Hopp. 2019. “The Role of Quality Transparency in Health Care: Challenges and Potential Solutions.” National Academy of Medicine. Publisher's Version
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Bren, A., and S. Saghafian. 2019. “Data-Driven Percentile Optimization for Multi-Class Queueing Systems with Model Ambiguity: Theory and Application.” INFORMS Journal on Optimization 1 (4): 267-287. Publisher's Version
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2018
Hodgson (M.D.), N.R., S. Saghafian, L. Mi, M.R. Buras, E.D. Katz (M.D.), J.M. Pines (M.D.), L. Sanchez (M.D.), S. Silvers (M.D.), S.A. Maher (M.D.), and S.J. Traub (M.D.). 2018. “Are Testers Also Admitters? Comparing Emergency Physician Resource Utilization and Admitting Practices.” American Journal of Emergency Medicine 36 (10): 1865-1869. Publisher's Version
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Traub (M.D.), S.J., S. Saghafian, A.C. Bartley (M.D.), M.R. Buras (M.D.), C.F. Stewart (M.D.), and B.T. Kruse (M.D.). 2018. “The Durability of Operational Improvements with Rotational Patient Assignment.” American Journal of Emergency Medicine 36 (8): 1367-1371.
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Traub (M.D.), S.J., S. Saghafian, K. Judson (M.D.), C. Russi (M.D.), B. Madsen (M.D.), S. Cha (M.S), H.C. Tolson, L.D. Sanchez (M.D.), and J.M. Pines (M.D.). 2018. “Interphysician Differences in Emergency Department Length of Stay.” Journal of Emergency Medicine 54 (5): 702-710.
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  • INFORMS 2015 Junior Faculty Interest Group (JFIG) Best Paper Competition (Honorable Mention)
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Saghafian, S, W.J Hopp, S.M.R. Iravani, Y. Cheng, and D. Diermeier. 2018. “Workload Management in Telemedical Physician Triage and Other Knowledge-Based Service Systems.” Management Science 64 (11): 5180-5197. Publisher's Version
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2017
Traub (M.D.), S.J., S. Saghafian, M.R. Buras, and M.H. Temkit. 2017. “Resource Utilization in Emergency Department Patients with Known or Suspected Poisoning.” Journal of Medical Toxicology 13 (3): 238-244.
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Traub (M.D.), S.J., M.H. Temkit, and S. Saghafian. 2017. “Emergency Department Holding Orders.” Journal of Emergency Medicine 52 (6): 885-893.
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2016
Traub (M.D.), S.J, A. Bartley, R. Didehban, V. Smith (M.D.), C.A. Lipinski (M.D.), and S Saghafian. 2016. “Physician in Triage versus Rotational Patient Assignment.” Journal of Emergency Medicine 50 (5): 784-790.
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