Faculty DirectoryRebeca Khorzad
Adjunct Lecturer
Contact
2145 Sheridan RoadTech
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
Email Rebeca Khorzad
Departments
Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Affiliations
Education
Master of Engineering Management, Northwestern University, Evanston IL
BS, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiories de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Biography
Rebeca Khorzad has worked for more than 10 years applying engineering methods in manufacturing and healthcare industries to design and improve processes; in healthcare this means better service to patients. In 2013, she participated in a national level innovation project in healthcare with the United Network for Organ Sharing and Northwestern University to re-design labeling of organs for transplantation. In this project, there were multiple engineering tools applied, such as failure modes and effects analysis, usability testing and simulation to design a robust labeling system for organs procured for transplantation (TransNet). Rebeca is also experienced in Toyota lean methods having worked at two companies that implemented Lean as their Quality Management System (Delphi Automotive and Pentair), both companies received the “Shingo award” for operational excellence.
Research Interests
Application of quality engineering methods and design thinking to healthcare challenges
Selected Publications
Abecassis Z, McElroy L, Patel RM, Khorzad R, Carol C4th & Mehrotra S. (2014) Applying Fault Tree Analysis to the problem of Wrong Site Surgery, Journal of surgical research. PMCID: PMC4268435
McElroy L, Khorzad R, Rowe TA, Abecassis ZA, Apley DW, Barnard C & Holl JL. (2015) “Fault Tree Analysis: Assessing the Adequacy of Reporting Efforts to Reduce Postoperative Bloodstream Infection”, American Journal of Medical Quality. PMID: 26646282
Prabhakaran S, Khorzad R, Brown A, Nannicelli AP, Khare R, Holl JL. Academic-Community Hospital Comparison of Vulnerabilities in Door-to-Needle Process for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015; 8:S148-154.PMID: 26515203
Khorzad R, Montague E, Nannicelli AP, Woods DM, Ladner DP, Brown A, Holl JL. Redesigning Organ Transplant Labeling To Prevent Patient Harm and Organ Loss. Prog Transplant. 2018 Sep;28(3):271-277. doi: 10.1177/1526924818781574. Epub 2018 Jul 16. PMID:30012054
Krolikowski KA, Bi M, Baggott CM, Khorzad R, Holl JL, Kruser JM, Design thinking to improve healthcare delivery in the intensive care unit: Promise, pitfalls, and lessons learned. Journal of Critical Care, 2022 Jan 29; 69: 153999,Doi: 101016/j.jcrc.2022 PMID: 35104692