Department of Biomedical Informatics
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February 8, 2024
New algorithms show promise for predicting bipolar disorder risk
In a new study across three major U.S. health care systems, researchers developed and tested algorithms to predict who will develop bipolar disorder. -
January 23, 2024
VUMC establishes Realizing Accelerated Progress, Investigation, Implementation, and Dissemination in Learning Health Systems (RAPID-LHS) Center
The new center, supported by a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute will focus on training scientists and supporting research to minimize gaps between the generation of clinical evidence, implementation of proven interventions and development of informed public health policy. -
January 5, 2024
Artificial intelligence advances work in VUMC’s clinical and research settings
Vanderbilt University Medical Center physicians and researchers are applying artificial intelligence in innovative ways to advance clinical care and scientific understanding of these cutting-edge tools. -
January 2, 2024
Team uses COVID-19 to test automated acute disease profiling
An automated solution for creating phenotyping algorithms, PheNorm, worked well to identify symptomatic COVID-19 cases in electronic health records, suggesting that automation could speed high-throughput phenotyping of acute disease. -
December 21, 2023
Vanderbilt’s Embí and team awarded AIM-HI grant to improve use and monitoring of AI in health care
A Vanderbilt team has received funding to pursue research projects deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) algorithms to enhance diagnostic decision-making in health care. -
November 17, 2023
Study validates use of VUMC suicide risk model in Navy primary care
A Vanderbilt study found that automated suicide risk prediction models operating on electronic health records could help clinical teams efficiently identify patients for face-to-face suicide risk screening and prevention. -
November 15, 2023
Study finds many patients don’t seek more health services after receiving genetic screening results
A study by Vanderbilt researchers found that more than half of the patients who receive the results of genetic tests might not be impelled to seek more services than they're already receiving.