Consumer Health Informatics (CHI) is becoming essential to the modern concept of disease self-management. Diseases self-management solutions can significantly improve the long-term outcome of
This presentation will describe the use of applied informatics to automate the inpatient quality measurement for patients with heart failure. Heart failure is the number one reason for discharge of...
Peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are considered a safe method to provide long-term antibiotic therapy, chemotherapy and nutrition support. The use of PICCs has increased during the past 10
Data collection in clinical research informatics (CRI) was significantly advanced with the introduction of REDCap(1) as a data capture tool. While the design and interface of REDCap made HIPPA compliant
Poor usability is a major concern with contemporary HIT products, especially EHRs. Usability impacts can include critical errors, productivity losses, and low adoption/usage rates. This presentation outlines
Dr. Brian Sauer's research interests include pharmacoepidemiology, comparative effectiveness research, medical informatics, and causal inference. His research utilizes large databases for adverse drug
Joyce Mitchell, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, has been appointed to a select council that advises National Institutes of Health regarding the agency's strategic initiatives and research direction.
The University of Utah received a $95,000 award from National Science Foundation to conduct workshop entitled, “Patient Empowerment: A Transdisciplinary Informatics-based Approach.”
The University of Utah Program in Personalized Health Care announced the recipients of the 2011-2012 Personalized Health Care Pilot Project Grant Awards. This program supports investigators in
The Homer R. Warner Award is named for Homer R. Warner, MD, PhD, a pioneer in the field of informatics and the founder of the Department of Medical Informatics at...
The Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics recognizes an individual for a specific technological, research, or educational contribution that advances biomedical informatics. The recipient's