At Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) there are about 486 distinct operational units involved in inpatient care and evaluation.

A team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has developed and tested software that scans electronic health records in real time to monitor cancer patient survival (from time of diagnosis) according to which genes, if any, are found to carry mutations.

To most effectively use electronic health records for research, investigators should query multiple components of the record to identify patients with specific diseases.

With research and development costs for many drugs reaching well into the billions, pharmaceutical companies want more than ever to determine whether their drugs already at market have any hidden therapeutic benefits that could warrant putting additional indications on the label and increasing production.

Diagnostic codes used for billing purposes effectively identify smokers in a general clinic population and can be used to adjust smoking status in genetic and epidemiologic studies.

A tool developed for one institution’s electronic health records can work at other institutions, potentially facilitating the use of these records in research studies.

Studies of Flu Tool, a computer application that guides health care decision-making, suggests that patients are willing to use these types of resources.