Fernanda Bravo
Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management
About
Fernanda Bravo designs analytical models and data-driven frameworks that improve strategic and operational decision-making in health care organizations. At the market level, she has been studying how to better share and mitigate risk in service-based B2B supply chains via innovative pricing contract designs. At the system level, she has developed an optimization-driven approach to understand cost, guide resource allocation and network capacity building decisions.
Topics
8 Articles
Anticipating Overcrowding Risk in the ICU
A model vastly outperforms predictions based on prior hospital data
Dividing Patients Between Telehealth, In-Office Primary Care and Referral to Specialists
Getting the mix right is the goal of a Medicare pilot, which itself could use substantial improvement
The Dollar Store Fix for Vaccination Deserts
Pharmacies aren’t everywhere — adding dollar stores could reduce average distance to vaccination by 62%
Do Surgeons Win or Lose When Medicare Bundles Payments?
A model separates potential profits or losses for hospital, doctors and other health care providers when insurer pays in lump sum
Scooter Recharging: Should Companies Offer Customers Carrot or Stick?
Operating costs decline when riders get free rentals for docking dying electric vehicles
A Tool to Make FDA Drug Approval Practices Transparent
Researchers aim to help the agency, drug companies and patients better understand the complex authorization process
Two-Tier Pricing: Reducing Risk for ACOs and Specialist Practices
Higher prices for the first few procedures, followed by a volume discount, may help balance risks and rewards
Can Contracts Optimize Both Health Care and Clinician Pay?
Accountable care organizations can levy penalties against specialists for poor patient outcomes