Xin (David) Ding

Assistant Professor and Director of Master of Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence

Area of expertise

Supply Chain Management

x.ding@rutgers.edu

Xin (David) Ding is an assistant professor of supply chain management and the director for Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence program at Rutgers Business School – Newark and New Brunswick. His research examines the demand-supply relationship in the healthcare context. Specifically, he is interested in cost efficiency, clinical quality, patient experience, and safety practice within hospitals. His research has provided insights on how traditional operations management concepts including focus and quality improvement can be integrated by hospitals to further improve their performance.

Through working with national/state health agencies and hospital systems, David has published his research with leading academic journals including Journal of Operations Management, Decision Sciences, Journal of Service Research, Industrial Marketing Management, among others. Prior to joining Rutgers Business School, he served as a faculty with Penn State University system and University of Houston system. David serves as an academic scholar with Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, an Associate Editor for Decision Sciences Journal and a member of editorial board for Journal of Operations Management. As a certified project management professionals, he has provided training and consulting services to companies in energy and healthcare industries.

Academic degrees

Ph.D., Operations Management, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
M.S., Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou

The power of data and analytics to change healthcare service delivery

Friday, August 06, 2021

Master of Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence prepares students for analytical roles in healthcare

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Faculty Snapshot: Finding a remedy for health care's struggles

Monday, December 03, 2018

Working in healthcare? Here's how to stay relevant

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Media Mentions

New Jersey Business, Rutgers Redevelops Program to Lean into Rapidly Changing Healthcare Data, Xin (David) Ding

Friday, October 01, 2021

The World and Everything in It, The state of the ongoing campaign to vaccinate America, Xin (David) Ding

Tuesday, March 09, 2021

World, The World and Everything in It, Xin (David) Ding

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

NJ Spotlight, As NJ COVID-19 cases spike, some residents shun hospitals, Xin (David) Ding

Thursday, October 08, 2020

Crain's, This giant medical products company is unknown no more, Xin (David) Ding

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Publications

Ding, X., Peng, X., Heim, G., Jordan, V. (2020), Service mix, market competition, and cost efficiency: A longitudinal study of US hospitals, Journal of Operations Management, 66(1-2), 176-198.

Peng, X., Ye, Y., Feng, B., Ding, X., Heim, G. (2019). Impacts of hospital complexity on patient-level experiential quality: Mitigating roles of information technology. Decision Sciences.

Gupta, V., Ding, X., Testa, T. (2019), A case study of drivers, barriers, and company size associated with C-TPAT program, Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal. 20(4), 332-347.

Lu, G., Ding, X., Peng, X., and Chuang, H. (2018), Addressing endogeneity in OM research: Recent developments, common problems, and directions for future research, Journal of Operations Management, 64, 53-64.

Ding, X. (2015), The impact of service design and process management on clinical quality: An exploration of synergistic effects, Journal of Operations Management, 36(2), 103-114.

Ding, X. (2014), The effect of experience, ownership and focus on productive efficiency: A longitudinal study of U.S. hospitals, Journal of Operations Management, 32(1), 1-14.

Lu, G., Ding, X., Peng, X., and Chuang, H. “Addressing Endogeneity in OM Research: Recent Developments, Common Problems, and Directions for Future Research”, Forthcoming, Journal of Operations Management

Ding, X. (2015), “The Impact of Service Design and Process Management on Clinical Quality: An Exploration of Synergetic Effects”, 36, 103-114, Journal of Operations Management

Ding, X. (2014), “The Effect of Experience, Ownership and Focus on Productive Efficiency: A Longitudinal Study of U.S. Hospitals”, 32, 1-14, Journal of Operations Management (leading article)

Executive Education Programs

Mini-MBA: Healthcare Management

The MiniMBA: Healthcare Management equips healthcare providers and administrators with a robust understanding of current and evolving regulatory and compliance requirements, compensation models, patient expectations, key business practices, legal considerations and practice management techniques. With a strong background in these critical, contextual elements of healthcare, providers can focus on their main priority--excellent clinical care.

In Class program: $3495.00

Next Class Date

Oct 18, 2022 - Feb 07, 2023

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