Department of Biomedical Informatics

February 8, 2018

Event showcases REDCap’s data management versatility

Fourteen years after it was launched, REDCap, Vanderbilt University’s research data management tool, has transformed clinical and translational studies around the globe.

By Bill Snyder
February 8, 2018

Think it’s flu? Now you can ask Alexa

If you think you have the flu, making decisions about whether to seek care is as easy as asking Alexa. Vanderbilt’s Flu Tool, an online resource that uses a series of questions to help patients determine if they or a family member may have the flu, has now been adapted for use with Alexa, Amazon’s cloud-based voice service.

By Wayne Wood
February 1, 2018

New database to help children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Using technology developed here, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has organized a large database of children who are deaf or hard of hearing that combines data from 48 programs in four countries — about 7,000 children so far.

By Matt Batcheldor
January 25, 2018

Personalized drug prescribing program expands, upgrades

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has expanded and relaunched genetic testing to predict patient responses to drugs.

By Paul Govern
December 14, 2017

My Health at Vanderbilt poised for enrollment growth

Leaders with Vanderbilt Health want to increase enrollment in My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV), the online portal that offers VUMC’s patients such advantages as interacting with their electronic medical records, communicating securely with members of their healthcare team and paying medical bills electronically.

By Paul Govern
November 16, 2017

Team’s mobile app helping health care workers in Africa

A smartphone application called mUzima, developed for healthcare workers by Vanderbilt’s Martin Were, MD, MS, and his team, is catching on in eastern Africa.

By Paul Govern
October 26, 2017

Precision medicine discussion

Consuelo Wilkins, M.D., MSCI, and Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., discussed the potential of precision medicine during their recent Flexner Discovery Lecture.
By Doug Campbell
October 19, 2017

Team seeks to build EMR system for battlefield scenarios

Daniel Fabbri, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Computer Science, has been awarded a $1.7 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to create an automated clinical documentation system for use in battlefield ambulances and helicopters.
By Paul Govern
October 19, 2017

Forum highlights strong clinical, translational research efforts

Clinical and translational research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is thriving.
By Bill Snyder
October 16, 2017

Vanderbilt’s Buntin, Denny elected to National Academy of Medicine

Vanderbilt University’s Melinda Buntin, Ph.D., professor of Health Policy and chair of the department, and Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., professor of Biomedical Informatics and Medicine and Vice President for Personalized Medicine, are among 70 new members elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced this week.
By Paul Govern
October 12, 2017

Major makeover set to expand My Health at Vanderbilt features

My Health at Vanderbilt (MHAV) is an online software application that lets patients interact with their electronic medical records, communicate securely with their health care team and pay medical bills electronically.
By Paul Govern
October 5, 2017

Denny, Wilkins to discuss precision medicine at next Discovery Lecture

Joshua Denny, M.D., M.S., and Consuelo Wilkins, M.D., MSCI, will discuss the potential of “precision medicine” during the next Vanderbilt Cutting-Edge Discovery Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 12.
By Bill Snyder
May 10, 2017

Scientists create unique disease ‘catalog’ linked to immune system gene variations

A study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy has generated the first comprehensive catalog of diseases in a single population associated with variations in HLA genes that regulate the body's immune system.
By Bill Snyder
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