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Yilin Cai, MBA, MS

Senior Health Data Analyst

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64 Medical Center Dr
Morgantown, WV 26505
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About Yilin Cai

Yilin Cai is a health data analyst specializing in Medicaid outcomes as well as advanced statistical methods and skills, including modelling and survival analysis.

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Senior Health Data Analyst

Organization:
Health Sciences Center
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Staff

Education

  • MS, Biostatistics, West Virginia University
  • MS, Finance, West Virginia University
  • MBA, Business Administration, West Virginia University
  • BA, Horticulture, Shanghai Business School

Publications

Cai, Y., Dai, Z., Wen, S. et al. Risk factors associated with infection of blood-borne virus among people who used methamphetamine. BMC Infect Disease, 20, 742 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05464-y.
 
Abdelsattar, J. M., McClain, K., Afridi, F. G., Wen, S., Cai, Y., Musgrove, K. A., ... & Lupinacci, K. (2020). Intraoperative Radiation Therapy Versus Whole Breast Radiation for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Treatment in Rural Appalachia. The American Surgeon, 0003134820940735. https://doi.org/10.1177/0003134820940735.
 
Bianco, C., Wen, S., Cai, Y., Finch, C., Kimble, W., Caccamo, M., & Sokos, G. G. (2020). Novel Oral Anticoagulants are Safe and Effective for Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in Obese Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75(11S1), 505. https://www.jacc.org/doi/full/10.1016/s0735-1097%2820%2931132-3.
 
Mahoney, III, J.J., Winstanley, E., Lander, L.R., Berry, J.H., Marshalek, P.J., Haut, M.W., Marton, J., Kimble, W., Armistead, M., Wen, S., Cai, Y., Hodder, S. (2021). High prevalence of co-occurring substance use in individuals with opioid use disorder. Addictive behaviors, 114, 106752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106752.
 
Fisher, M.S., Duggan, M., & Cai, Y. (2020). Effects of Mouthrinses on Salivary ph after Acidic Drink Consumption. Mountaineer Undergraduate Research Review, 5(1), 8. 

About Yilin Cai

As a data analyst with the Office of Health Affairs, Yilin works to improve quality of care and population health outcomes for Medicaid enrollees; decrease medically inappropriate and avoidable utilization of high-cost emergency department and hospital services; and improve care coordination and care transitions for Medicaid enrollees. Through her work, Yilin helps evaluate the impact of various state programs and provide information to the state to drive improvements in treatment and intervention. 

Prior to joining the team at the Office of Health Affairs, Yilin was a research assistant for various departments at WVU,  participating in clinical studies and collaborating with fellow researchers on topics including substance dependence, methamphetamine use and infectious disease, breast cancer treatment, and atrial fibrillation treatment.