Informatics
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Informatics made easy for educators, thanks to Vanderbilt University School of Nursing experts
Nursing educators from across the United States traveled to Nashville this summer to attend the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing’s three-day, intensive Vanderbilt Informatics Summer Teaching Academy. The workshop was created to help nursing schools incorporate informatics knowledge in curriculum. Read MoreSep 1, 2022
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Jeffery working with VU, VUMC and VA on substance use disorder prediction technology
Alvin Jeffery awarded $1.5M from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop artificial intelligence to predict substance use disorder through genetic information. Jeffery is the only nursing research faculty member with a dual VA appointment. Read MoreSep 1, 2022
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Vanderbilt nursing researcher Alvin Jeffery awarded Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for nursing innovators
School of Nursing Assistant Professor Alvin Jeffery has been named a Betty Irene Moore Fellow for Nurse Leaders and Innovators by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. His fellowship project will focus on electronic health record usability. Read MoreMay 16, 2022
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Follow the Data: Nursing informatics master’s program trains students to be technology leaders
The increased opportunities and new capabilities available to informaticists has led Vanderbilt School of Nursing to completely revise its nursing informatics master’s program. Graduate students study the latest techniques and tools for data analysis, detecting health patterns among large populations and exploring new developments in health technology. Read MoreJan 6, 2022
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Vanderbilt Nursing School informaticist receives $80,000 from the CDC to investigate nation’s PPE supply
Kelly Aldrich to lead year-long project modeling trends of hospital PPE. Read MoreNov 16, 2021
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Neuroscientists at Vanderbilt identify the brain cells that help humans adapt to change
New research on cognitive flexibility points to a small class of brain cells that support switching attention strategies when old strategies fail. Read MoreJul 15, 2020
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Levy named to new VICC informatics leadership role
Mia Levy, M.D., Ph.D., Ingram Assistant Professor of Cancer Research and director of Cancer Clinical Informatics at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC), has been named director of Cancer Health Information and Strategy, a new management post that will expand her leadership role. Read MoreNov 19, 2015
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Health informatics services reorganizes to meet users’ needs
Support for Medical Center operations is now named Health Informatics Technologies and Services or HITS. The group’s tagline is “Powering Care, Discovery and Learning.” Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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PREDICT program lands informatics innovation award
Healthcare Informatics Magazine has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center third place in its 2014 Innovator Awards. Read MoreFeb 6, 2014
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Patel named chief medical informatics officer
Neal Patel, M.D., MPH, has been named chief medical informatics officer for the Vanderbilt University Health System. Patel, professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, has served as the inpatient chief medical information officer since 2006. Read MoreAug 22, 2013
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Murley to oversee VUSN’s educational informatics
Jerry Murley, M.Ed., was recently named assistant dean for Educational Informatics at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing (VUSN. Read MoreAug 1, 2013