Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive

December 18, 2019

AI’s Future Potential Hinges on Consensus: NAM Report

The current explosion of investment and development in health care AI is happening without an underpinning of consensus of responsible, transparent deployment, which potentially constrains its potential.

By Holly Fletcher
December 12, 2019

Gregor Mendel would be proud

A computational method that uses hospital billing codes and electronic health records can identify genetic disease cases before clinical teams do.

By Paul Govern
December 11, 2019

VUMC’s Denny selected to lead national ‘All of Us’ program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Joshua Denny, MD, MS, vice president of Personalized Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to be the chief executive officer of the federal All of Us Research Program.

By Bill Snyder
November 26, 2019

VUMC, Nashville Fire Department test real-time medical record system to improve handoff of incoming emergency patients

VUMC and the Nashville Fire Department are testing a system to automatically generate patient acuity scores and abbreviated care records of in-transit patient procedures based on computer interpretations of signals from sensors and video cameras.

By Paul Govern
November 19, 2019

Getting the goods on obesity

Obesity and two post-operative complications linked with it have associated genetic variants in common, suggesting that obesity may be the culprit.

By Paul Govern
November 7, 2019

VUMC’s Osterman awarded Microsoft Investigator Fellowship

Travis Osterman, DO, MS, has been awarded a Microsoft Investigator Fellowship.

By VUMC News and Communications
November 4, 2019

How to fake a medical record

Simulated electronic health records could avoid patient privacy risks and help speed discovery.
By Paul Govern
October 17, 2019

Peterson, Roden honored for translational medicine efforts

Josh Peterson, MD, MPH, and Dan Roden, MD, are among 10 leaders in clinical pharmacology and translational medicine recognized this week by the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
By Bill Snyder
October 16, 2019

VUMC assumes new role in FDA safety monitoring

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is assuming an expanded role in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical product safety monitoring.
By Paul Govern
October 7, 2019

AI maps routes to heart disease

Machine learning on unlabeled electronic health record data has shed light on the emergence of cardiovascular disease.
By Paul Govern
October 3, 2019

Lindsell appointed to HEAlth Data Science Center co-directorship

The HEAlth Data Science (HEADS) Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is undergoing a reorganization to further refine the center’s mission, and Christopher Lindsell, PhD, has been named a new co-director.
By Jill Clendening
October 2, 2019

Research team sorts out drug screen false positive results

Vanderbilt investigators have identified 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positive screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone.
By Paul Govern
September 25, 2019

Study to explore care coordination’s impact on patient outcomes

You Chen, PhD, has been awarded a four-year, $1.5 million research grant to study care coordination patterns and their influence on hospital length of stay and unplanned patient readmission.
By Paul Govern