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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">EIC Selected Feature Articles (May 2025)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering (SCI IF: 1.5)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> is a flagship journal of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE).
<b>IISE Trans HSE </b>aims to foster the healthcare systems community by publishing high quality papers that have a strong methodological focus and direct applicability to healthcare systems. Published quarterly, the journal supports research that explores:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Healthcare Operations Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Medical Decision Making<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Socio-Technical Systems Analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Healthcare Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Healthcare Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering is pleased to announce the following Feature Articles:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hirpara, S., Parikh, P. J., & Kong, N. (2024). Impact of mistriages in on-scene injury assessment on trauma network and patient safety. <i>IISE Transactions
on Healthcare Systems Engineering</i>, <i>14</i>(4), 318–335. <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F24725579.2024.2383587&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C862249d8692b451bdbad08dd8cdf4c76%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638821612925509602%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=3l4i1xNAYSCsVKU7maDLew8%2B4ajGwXm%2B0XKvxwPH8xI%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2383587">
https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2383587</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Yang, H., Pan, F., Tong, D., Brown, H. E., & Liu, J. (2024). Measurement error–tolerant Poisson regression for Valley Fever incidence prediction. <i>IISE
Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</i>, <i>14</i>(4), 305–317. <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F24725579.2024.2370243&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C862249d8692b451bdbad08dd8cdf4c76%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638821612925545683%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=U4ApGqNs6Awvivet%2BjQYFndHBq5zuMz1IjtHWDlPrNw%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2370243">
https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2370243</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jónsdóttir, A. A., Hay, C., Sundar, S., Kessler, L. G., & Kim, J. E. (2024). Nephrologists’ perspectives on the designs of mobile hemodialysis devices:
A mixed methods approach. <i>IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</i>, <i>15</i>(1), 32–45.
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F24725579.2024.2402819&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C862249d8692b451bdbad08dd8cdf4c76%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638821612925568314%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=FUFG0pb5I%2B6CyFwbqfaoWWfhxr1LIAYCC1kYhM%2BYOew%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2402819">https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2402819</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Zhong, Z., Sengupta, R., Paynabar, K., & Waller, L. (2024). Multi-objective allocation of COVID-19 testing centers: improving coverage and equity in
access. <i>IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</i>, <i>15</i>(1), 46–72.
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1080%2F24725579.2024.2411735&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7C862249d8692b451bdbad08dd8cdf4c76%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638821612925588251%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o40g3p2HfRu%2B7pyz3DKYq8ttr52VCs9yzhWX8SKj48M%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2411735">https://doi.org/10.1080/24725579.2024.2411735</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For further information and to submit your work, please visit the
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Review Statistics (original submission)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: the avg. referee turnaround time is 28.7 days and avg. time to assign referee is 11.3 days (in prior 12 months).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hui</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Editor-in-Chief, <i>IISE Transactions on Healthcare Systems Engineering</i></span><b>
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