Analytics is a promising tool for achieving the twin goals of improved care and cost containment in healthcare. Professor Hamsa Bastani will talk about two recent country-scale applications of analytics to efficiently distribute limited public health resources to those in need, as well as the associated challenges. In this webinar, Professor Bastani will be joined by Professor Eric Bradlow as guest moderator.

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Date and Time:
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
12:00 PM ET — 1:00 PM ET

About Hamsa Bastani
Hamsa Bastani is an Associate Professor of Operations, Information, and Decisions at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on developing novel machine learning algorithms for data-driven decision-making, with applications to healthcare operations, social good, and revenue management. Her work has received several recognitions, including the Wagner Prize for Excellence in Practice (2021), the Pierskalla Award for the best paper in healthcare (2016, 2019, 2021), the Behavioral OM Best Paper Award (2021), as well as first place in the George Nicholson and MSOM student paper competitions (2016). She previously completed her PhD at Stanford University, and spent a year as a Herman Goldstine postdoctoral fellow at IBM Research.
 
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