James Benneyan

The deadly synthetic fentanyl and a shortage of treatment facilities will fuel the opioid epidemic over the next five years — and fatalities will climb before finally tapering off, according to mathematical models developed by Northeastern researchers.

For one, between health and engineering, “we are different cultures, we have different languages, different norms, different languages, different incentives. Probably the greatest challenge in deployment is partnering,” said James Benneyan, director of the Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University. “What is missing is this sensei,” he added. “What is missing is individuals who […]

Malden received help from the Healthcare Systems Engineering Extension Center, led by James Benneyan, Ph.D., an industrial engineer at Northeastern University who received a Health Care Innovation Award grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to bring technical expertise in systems engineering and operations management to health care. Benneyan hopes “to demonstrate how engineers […]