Adam Wright Archives

The problem with the problem list

Apr. 10, 2023—Algorithms to infer missing problems and suggest that they be added to electronic health records improved problem list completeness, with benefits for clinical care, patient comprehension of health conditions and population health.

Machine learning predicts delirium

Jan. 23, 2023—Using machine learning based on electronic health records of ICU patients predicted new-onset delirium with 82% sensitivity, Vanderbilt researchers found.

Among those honored at last week’s event were (front row, from left) Pratik Pandharipande, MD, MSCI, Seth Smith, PhD, Kimberly Vinson, MD, Jessica Ancker, PhD, MPH, Nancy Davis, MD, Uyen Tran, MD, Tonia Rex, PhD, Adam Yock, PhD, DABR, Christopher Williams, MD, PhD, David Raiford, MD, (back row, from left) Adam Wright, PhD, Paul Moore, MD, Daniel Fabbri, PhD, John Penn, PhD, Rebecca Swan, MD, Alexander Gelbard, MD, Jennifer Lindsey, MD, Michael Savona, MD, Kathryn Lindley, MD, Sarah Jaser, PhD, and Douglas Johnson, MD, MSCI.

Directorships honor VUMC leaders and philanthropic partners

Sep. 8, 2022—by Doug Campbell Last week, Vanderbilt University Medical Center held a Directorship Celebration to honor 21 leaders from across the enterprise in clinical care, research, education and administration. “Endowed directorships support the excellence of our leading physicians and scientists,” said Jeff Balser, MD, PhD, CEO of VUMC and Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine....

Pushing (anti-overdose) drugs

May. 23, 2022—An automated alert to encourage clinicians to coprescribe naloxone for patients at risk of opioid overdose increased naloxone prescriptions per opioid prescription 16-fold.

An initiative at VUMC is helping to reduce automated alerts that are often triggered in the electronic health record.

VUMC Clickbusters program helps reduce EHR alerts

Mar. 24, 2022—Vanderbilt's Clickbusters program is helping to stem alert fatigue associated with the Medical Center's clinical IT system.

Miller, Wright land top biomedical informatics awards

Nov. 4, 2021— by Mia Garcitorena Vanderbilt biomedical informatics leaders Randolph Miller, MD, and Adam Wright, PhD, received major awards at the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium in San Diego on Oct. 30. Miller, who is professor of Biomedical Informatics, emeritus, received the Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence in Medical Informatics, which is internationally...

Award recognizes hands-on contributions to health IT at VUMC

Jun. 9, 2021—Chetan Aher, MD, assistant professor of Surgery, and Wael Alrifai, MD, assistant professor of Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics, are the inaugural winners of the Physician Builder Award, sponsored by the Vanderbilt Clinical Informatics Center (VCLIC). They received trophies made from Lego building blocks and gift certificates.