Department of Biomedical Informatics

May 18, 2021

Clinical informatics program named HIMSS Approved Education Partner

Vanderbilt’s Master of Science in Applied Clinical Informatics program (MSACI) was recently named an Approved Education Partner (AEP) by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Vanderbilt’s Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) and the School of Nursing also received HIMSS AEP approval.

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
May 3, 2021

Strength in numbers

Voluntary data sharing across a region’s health systems and ambulatory care practices is important for measuring and improving health care quality and safety, Vanderbilt researchers report.

By Paul Govern
April 29, 2021

Malin appointed to CDC’s Board of Scientific Counselors

Bradley Malin, PhD, professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Computer Science, has been appointed to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through 2024.

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
Beth Singleton, RN, is one of many VUMC employees to receive positive feedback.
April 28, 2021

Recognition initiative shares patients’ praise of VUMC employees

A significant focus of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission is “Personalizing the patient experience through our caring spirit and remarkable capabilities.”

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
April 19, 2021

Extracting accurate COVID data from scanned forms

A switch to paper forms during the COVID-19 pandemic might have hobbled research, but using software with a novel user interface made it possible to accurately extract information from scanned forms.

By Paul Govern
April 15, 2021

DBMI program for undergrads receives grant renewal from NSF

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a three-year grant renewal for Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program for Access to Training in Health Informatics (REU-PATHI).

By Mia Garchitorena-Scancarelli
April 15, 2021

Health care equity focus of tech design challenge

A proposal titled “Capture of Smoking History in EHR for Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility” has won the inaugural VCLIC Design Challenge, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC).
By Paul Govern
April 15, 2021

Team analyzed clinical notes to identify COVID symptoms

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities first had to identify and draw attention to common signs and symptoms of the disease.
By Paul Govern
April 1, 2021

COVID-19 met with intensive teamwork

Team members serving COVID-19 inpatients were more densely connected, interacting far more than their medical ICU counterparts.
By Paul Govern
March 19, 2021

COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium study highlights racial disparities, increased mortality for patients facing dual diagnoses

The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) published new findings in the Annals of Oncology showing heightened mortality and racial disparities for patients with cancer diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
By VUMC News and Communications
March 15, 2021

Artificial intelligence calculates suicide attempt risk at VUMC

A machine learning algorithm that predicts suicide attempt recently underwent a prospective trial at the institution where it was developed, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
By Paul Govern
March 11, 2021

Genotype looms large in risk for post-op arrhythmia

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (PoAF), a form of arrhythmia, complicates 20-40% of cardiac surgical procedures and 10–20% of non-cardiac thoracic operations, cropping up two to four days after surgery to pose risk of stroke, heart attack, mortality, longer hospital stays and greater cost.
By Paul Govern
March 9, 2021

Johnson to step down as DBMI chair

Kevin Johnson, MD, MS, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI), professor of Pediatrics and Informatician-in-Chief at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will depart the organization on Nov. 1, to join the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania and Perelman School of Medicine. He will continue to serve as chair of DBMI as a national search is conducted to identify his successor.
By John Howser
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