Closing the Loop by Operationalizing Systems Engineering and Design (CLOSED)
Motivation:
Specific Aims :
Aim 1:​Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for diagnostic tests and referrals that ensures diagnostic orders and follow-up occur reliably within clinically- and patient-important time-frames.
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Aim 2: Use systems engineering and patient engagement to design, develop, and refine a highly reliable “closed loop” system for symptoms that ensures clinicians receive and act on feedback about evolving symptoms and physical findings of concern to patients or clinicians.
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Aim 3: Design for generalizability across health systems more broadly so that the processes created in Aims 1 and 2 are effective in (1) a practice in an underserved community, (2) a large tele-medicine system, and (3) a representative range of simulated other health system settings and populations.
Partners:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Approach:
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Results to Date:
Demetri Lemonias

Demetri started his college experience at Northeastern University with his Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering and a minor in mathematics. Demetri has a strong passion for improving businesses and believes the best way to do so is through the use of engineering concepts and strong root cause analysis. Demetri is working on many projects at HSyE, including creating simulation models of hospital units, conducting root cause analysis and FMEA's, analyzing complex data for predictive modeling of high risk patient no shows, and working with health care providers to improve their opioid prescribing policy and procedures.
As a native New Englander, Demetri enjoys spending time on the beaches near the north shore, fishing in the many lakes all across the region, spending time on the many great ski mountains, and of course eating a massive bowl of clam chowder. He plans to one day own his own his own salt water fishing boat after a successful career fixing and improving businesses around the country.
Email: lemonias.d@husky.neu.edu
Joined HSyE: June 2016
Hometown: North Andover, Massachusetts
Education: BS, Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University (2016)
Research Interests: Simulation, Predictive modeling, Patient Safety
Hobbies: Fishing, Hunting, Swimming, Boating