Krista Foster
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Assistant Professor, IT, Analytics, and Operations, Mendoza College of Business
Krista Foster is an Assistant Professor in the IT, Analytics, and Operations Department at the Mendoza College of Business. Motivated by inefficiencies in the healthcare industry and collaborations with clinicians, her research is focused on healthcare operations management. More specifically, she studies emergency department operations and the management of large-scale emergency physician networks. By leveraging large amounts of data from emergency departments across the country, Foster has been able to uncover practice patterns and behaviors among emergency physicians, as well as trends among patients. Her research has been published in Production and Operations Management and Annals of Emergency Medicine. Additionally, Foster teaches an introductory supply chain management course to undergrads in the Mendoza College of Business.
“Emergency departments provide a critical safety net for many patients in the United States, and while emergency physicians make up a relatively small proportion of physicians, they treat a large number of acute care patients. Addressing inefficiencies in the way emergency departments operate could potentially impact millions of patients. Therefore, it is crucial for emergency departments to engage in continuous improvement activities that focus on improving both productivity and the patient experience.”
Krista Foster
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