Department of Biomedical Informatics
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March 24, 2022
VUMC Clickbusters program helps reduce EHR alerts
Vanderbilt's Clickbusters program is helping to stem alert fatigue associated with the Medical Center's clinical IT system. -
March 17, 2022
U.S. precision medicine research program releases genomic data
The All of Us Research Program released an initial large batch of genomic data on its cloud-based research platform, the Researcher Workbench, including whole genome sequences of 98,600 research participants and genotype data from 165,200 participants. -
March 3, 2022
Chatbot takes first prize in Mental Health Innovation challenge
A chatbot — a computer program that simulates and processes human conversation — was the winning entrant in Vanderbilt's recent Mental Health Innovation Challenge and Hackathon. -
February 3, 2022
Osterman plays key role in major oncology EHR initiative
Vanderbilt's Travis Osterman, DO, MS, is leading an integral component of the Minimal Common Data Elements (mCODE) initiative, establishing common data standards for oncology clinicians and researchers. -
January 26, 2022
Smartphone app supports EHR efforts in low-income countries
A smartphone app developed at Vanderbilt is assisting health care efforts in low- and middle-income countries. -
January 20, 2022
New method enhances efforts to identify drug repurposing targets
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have developed a new method for identifying drugs for the repurposing trials that can lead to new indications for drugs already in use. -
January 20, 2022
VUMC to support $170 million NIH nutrition research initiative