Applied Cognitive Ergonomics Lab

Testing the Boundaries of Innovation

Samuel Bonet

Samuel A. Bonet is a Human and Healthcare Systems Engineering PhD student interested in the study of the integration of new healthcare technologies into clinical workflow. Currently his research focuses on the study of telemedicine technologies on three areas: (1) user engagement (with a focus on healthcare providers), (2) barriers in the integration of telemedicine into clinical workflow, and (3) process improvement efforts in telemedicine integration. His research in these three areas contributes to the literature on telemedicine, human factors in healthcare, and systems engineering in healthcare. It also has practical implications to hospitals, clinics, and physicians that have adopted or are seeking to adopt a telemedicine technology to provide remote health services to their patient community. Additionally, the findings from his research will be of interest to telemedicine companies and educational institutions developing, implementing, or managing telemedicine technologies. Outside of research, he enjoys music and spending quality time with family and friends.

Education & Work

Education

  • Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
  • M.S., Industrial Engineering with concentration in Systems Management. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR.
  • B.S., Industrial Engineering. University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Campus, Mayaguez, PR.

Research

  • Telehealth Implementation: Study the impact on the integration of telehealth technologies on clinical workflow.
  • Community Engagement in Telehealth: Understand relevant stakeholders’ perspectives about barriers and facilitators for telehealth to transform health care access in underserved communities.
  • Avoidable Readmissions:Multi-level stakeholder centered approach to understand contributors to unnecessary admissions and readmissions into emergency departments.

Selected Publications

  • Bonet, S., Sasangohar, F., Hegde, S. (2020). A Systems Approach to Investigate Unnecessary Readmissions in Emergency Departments, IISE Transactions in Health Systems Engineering. Manuscript submitted for publication (UHSE-2020-0012).
  • Olivencia, S. B. & Sasangohar, F. (2019). A Systems Approach into Unnecessary Admissions and
    Readmissions in Emergency Departments. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2019
    International Annual Meeting
  • Park, S., Wagle, N., Hammet, J., Olivencia, S., Lawley, M., Sasangohar, F., Kum, H-C. (2019).
    Telemonitoring in Texas. Technical Report 2019-001-1.
  • Bonet, S., Sasangohar, F. (2018) Investigating the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Biotherapeutics
    Review and Approval Process: A Scoping Review. Proceeding of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
    2018 International Annual Meeting.
  • Colon Velez, W., Bonet-Olivencia, S., Ferrer, M., Torres-Garcia, W. (2018). A Decision Support System
    for Establishing a Freshman Admission Quota. Proceeding of the 2018 ISERC Conference.
  • Bonet-Olivencia, S., Méndez-Piňero, M. (2015). Probabilistic Cost Model to Estimate the Cost Expected
    Value of No-Show in Outpatient Clinics. Proceeding of the 2015 LACCEI Conference.
  • Niño, E., Rosas, J.F., Bonet, S., Ramírez, N., Cabrera-Ríos, M. (2015). Multiple Objective Optimization
    Using Desirability Functions for the Design of a 3D Printer Prototype. Proceeding of the 2015 ISERC Conference.
  • Dávila, S., Cruz, M., García, T., Bonet, S., Ruiz-Vélez, R. (2015). Global Ranks in High-Dimensional
    Tsunami Exposure Indexes. Proceeding of the 2015 ISERC Conference.