Department of Biomedical Informatics Archive — Page 9 of 25
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April 11, 2023
COVID on Twitter: town vs. country
A natural language processing analysis of 407 million tweets from May 2020 to January 2022 captures the rural-urban divide regarding COVID-19. -
April 10, 2023
The problem with the problem list
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. -
April 5, 2023
VUMC creates new information hub for clinical providers
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has launched a new gateway to a curated collection of clinical evidence, drug information and patient education resources. -
March 30, 2023
Crowe, Harris, Young elected as new AIMBE fellows
Vanderbilt's James Crowe Jr., MD, Paul Harris, PhD, and Jamey Young, PhD, have been elected to the 2023 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). -
March 23, 2023
Reminders for clinicians improve prescribing for high cholesterol
A Vanderbilt study found that automated targeted reminders for clinicians helped increase prescribing of high intensity statins for patients with various atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease diagnoses, including coronary or peripheral artery disease and ischemic stroke. -
March 22, 2023
Survey finds patients value immediate access to test results
A survey sent to more than 43,000 patients living in several states around the country finds that 96% of patients who use patient web portals prefer immediate online access to their clinical test results. -
March 16, 2023
Study evaluates polygenic risk score for prostate cancer risk prediction
A Vanderbilt study found that prostate cancer polygenic risk score has limited utility for enhancing prostate cancer screening.