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GAANN Grant for Healthcare Innovation
The Department of Education has awarded a $400K grant to Dr. Isa Bar-On (PI, Mechanical Eng), along with her co-PIs, Drs. Christopher Brown, Jianyu Liang, (both of Mechanical Eng.), and Sharon Johnson, (School of Business) in Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program for their project entitled GAANN: Leaders in Advanced Manufacturing and Healthcare Systems Innovation (LAMHSI). Through the GAANN Leaders in Advanced Manufacturing and Healthcare Innovation (LAMHSI) program 3 doctoral students in Manufacturing Engineering (MFE) will be educated. The motivation for this project is to train GAANN fellows in MFE in order to increase the supply of highly trained innovators who can ensure the competitiveness of the US economy. The GAANN fellows will be mentored to take on leadership roles in academia, industry and government. Students will be engaged in cutting edge research in nano-manufacturing, design and evaluation of healthcare delivery processes, and design of healthcare systems.
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June 10, 2012
The Lupina Young Researchers Award was given this year to three outstanding papers dealing with health-related topics authored by students. All three papers were presented in plenary sessions at this year’s conference: Societal Aging in the Netherlands: Exploratory System Dynamics Modeling and Analysis, by Thomas Logtens, Re-designing policy and process in health care service delivery: a system dynamics case study, by Tom Rust, and Revisiting the Roberts-Levin Patient Dropout Model, by Vincent de Gooyert.Pictured left to right: Thomas Logtens, Vincent de Gooyert, Tom Rust, and Erik Pruyt (Award Presenter)
June 10, 2012
Q&A With Vera Tice, Managing Director, Healthcare Delivery Institute at WPI
MBJournal.com
JUNE 3, 2012
New phone app tracks heart rate. Prototype targeted at detecting atrial fibrillation
Telegram.com
MAY 20, 2012
Doctor-patient communication gets technical.
Worcester Telegram
MARCH 14, 2012
National Institutes of Health to Address WPI Forum on Healthcare InnovationWith the nation's healthcare system under pressure to lower costs and become more efficient, healthcare technology companies, clinical providers, insurers and others in the industry have an opportunity to hear about the latest innovative research, and learn how to apply systems approaches to improving healthcare delivery.
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MARCH 22, 2012
How WPI is Reinventing Healthcare in Mass.
GoLocalWorcester
MARCH 30, 2012
HDI starts with diabetes to build 'healthcare system of the future
MedCity News
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
WPI has established the Healthcare Delivery Institute (HDI), bringing together top faculty and students in engineering, science, and business to help solve one of the nation's toughest problems–delivering high-quality healthcare for a growing, aging population.
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FEBRUARY 2012
Engineering collaborations between UMMS and WPI
UMass Medical School
DECEMBER 12, 2011
WPI Team Awarded $1.2 Million to Develop Smart Phone Application for Advanced Diabetes and Wound Care. Project will link a smart phone, glucose meter, and scale to help people manage their diabetes.
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NOVEMBER 22, 2010
The Quick, Nimble Find Opportunities
Worcester Business Journal
MARCH 05, 2009
Measuring the Impact of Electronic Medical RecordsWPI Team Launches International Study to Glean Insights and Best Practices for Realizing the Benefits of Electronic Medical Records and Health Care IT Systems.
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