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EHR-based public health surveillance for chronic diseases
There are political, legal and organizational barriers to overcome but sharing data with public health could improve chronic disease outcomes As hospitalizations due to chronic...
Regenstrief experts will address national, global challenges at AMIA symposium
Regenstrief researchers also part of scientific program committee Regenstrief Institute informaticians and other data experts will share their research insights and innovations from November 11-15 at...
Regenstrief researcher receives $4.7 million NIH grant for training, Sjogren’s disease research
Regenstrief Institute Research Scientist Thankam Thyvalikakath, DMD, MDS, PhD, has been awarded a $4.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Dental...
Study compares health information exchange data versus patient self-reports to measure cancer screening uptake
This knowledge can inform targeted population outreach efforts to improve screening INDIANAPOLIS – Knowing which populations are following cancer screening guidelines is important to public health...
Dr. Dixon describes CDC findings on those who face highest risk from COVID-19
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
COVID-infected adults with 4 or more underlying diseases or advanced age face higher risk of ICU stay, death
10-state June 2021-March 2023 study from CDC’s VISION Network identifies risk factors for critical outcomes Whether vaccinated or not, having at least four disease risk factors...
Dr. Grannis on effectiveness of COVID vaccines in young children
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination for babies and young children confirmed in multi-state study
COVID-19 mRNA vaccination protects babies and young children against COVID-19-associated emergency department/urgent care visits, according to a multistate study from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Dr. Harle: Making social needs data available for deeper healthcare conversations, interventions
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
Toppling siloes to link electronic dental and health records
Improving treatment and outcomes of common autoimmune diseases A new study from researchers at Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Dentistry reports on linking electronic...
Natural language processing to extract social risk factors influencing health
New system from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University overcomes challenges of generalizability and portability Social risk factors such as financial instability and housing insecurity are increasingly...
Tracking periodontal disease to improve diagnosis and treatment
Newly developed automated methodologies use routinely collected data Periodontal disease is a growing public health issue in the United States as the nation’s population ages, yet...
Dr. Grannis elaborates on number needed to vaccinate study
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
Large study determines number needed to be vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 hospitalizations and ED visits
Analysis provides real-world measurement of benefit of vaccination including booster An analysis of real-world data from more than 1.2 million patients from health systems in four...
Unique, comprehensive snapshots of prevalence and geographic distribution of sickle cell disease throughout an entire state
Interactive dashboard will debut later this year A newly published paper describes the development of the Indiana Sickle Cell Data Collection program and presents the most...
Regenstrief researchers elected fellows of prestigious International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics
Regenstrief Institute’s Brian Dixon, PhD, MPA, and Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S., have been elected as Fellows of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics. The organization...
Dr. Vest: Health systems can use the data they already collect to prevent negative health outcomes
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
Tracking down social determinants of health in electronic health records
Natural language processing used to extract information on housing challenges, financial stability, employment status from unstructured patient data Information on the nonmedical factors that influence health...
Regenstrief scientists on MedInfo 2023 global stage with presenters from 35 countries
Regenstrief Institute professionals will join presenters from 35 countries at the MedInfo 2023 conference, July 8-12 in Sydney, Australia. The biennial conference, organized by the International...
Statewide study explores how pre-existing disease has influenced the COVID-19 experience
Black population in Indiana more adversely affected by COVID than White population INDIANAPOLIS – A study of more than three-quarters of a million Indiana COVID-19 cases...
Connecting the dots: Leveraging information to improve the nation’s public health
National experts identify public health infrastructure’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats The pandemic has placed a spotlight on public health — its workforce, infrastructure and underlying information...
Dr. Brian Dixon highlights health disparities among rural women, advocates greater investment in county public health departments
Information, insight, outcomes The healthcare industry is under constant pressure to do more, while costing less. The drum beat of our mission is to improve how care…
Rural Midwest women face unique challenges and are at risk for poor pregnancy and overall health outcomes
Study underscores importance of targeted health funding for rural communities A study from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health researchers...
State and county health departments from across Indiana represented at Regenstrief Public Health Data Infrastructure conference
Regenstrief Institute Center for Biomedical Informatics hosted Modernizing Indiana’s Public Health Data Infrastructure conference. One hundred and sixty in-person and virtual registrants represented numerous organizations, including...
Dr. Brian Dixon talks secondary prevention through EHR surveillance
Dr. Brian Dixon, PhD, MPA, talks about the importance of secondary prevention, using electronic health record surveillance, to create new interventions that allow health systems to...
Monitoring chronic disease burden: EHRs can help meet a serious public health challenge
EHR data enables surveillance of small geographic areas — even neighborhoods — for chronic diseases The pandemic has highlighted the importance of increasing the flow of...
Socially vulnerable carry disproportionate COVID burden due to lower likelihood of vaccination not vaccine effectiveness
The burden of the pandemic has disproportionately affected socially vulnerable populations. One of the first studies to look at the intersection of social vulnerability with COVID-19...
Regenstrief data scientist Katie Allen talks about COVID burden on vulnerable populations
Regenstrief Institute Data Scientists Katie Allen, talks about the COVID and the burden on vulnerable populations.
Multi-state study reports COVID-19 mRNA vaccines protective during Omicron BA.4/BA.5 predominance
Study also finds less severe disease during BA.4/BA.5 predominance compared to earlier Omicron variants A multi-state study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Review of studies finds disparity in presumptive chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment rates despite CDC guidelines
Proactive treatment varies geographically and within care settings A Regenstrief Institute-led review of studies on proactive health services for chlamydia and gonorrhea has found that rates...
Dr. Shaun Grannis on the need for standardization in U.S. patient data matching
Dr. Shaun Grannis discusses the need to standardize patient identity matching -- the last "gaping hole" in the U.S. e-health infrastructure.
Real-world data study confirms bivalent mRNA booster vaccines associated with greater short-term protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections in adults
One of the first real-world data studies comparing the new bivalent mRNA COVID-19 booster vaccines with the original monovalent vaccines reports the bivalent conveyed greater short-term...
Large, real-world study finds COVID-19 vaccination more effective than natural immunity in protecting against all causes of death, hospitalization and emergency department visits
In one of the first large, real-world studies comparing the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines versus natural immunity in protecting against death, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED)...
National study confirms breakthrough COVID cases are less severe than COVID in unvaccinated adults
Hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and hospital deaths lower for those who are vaccinated and boosted Individuals who, despite having been vaccinated against COVID-19, develop the disease and...
Regenstrief researcher among 14 fellows to be inducted into American College of Medical Informatics
2022 class of new fellows represents 2 countries and 8 states The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) announced that Joshua Vest, PhD, MPH, of Regenstrief...
Dr. Brian Dixon: Latest Findings on COVID-19 Boosters for the Immunocompromised
Dr. Brian Dixon explains new findings from a CDC study about the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 boosters for immunocompromised adults.
Multistate study examines mRNA vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised adults during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s VISION Network presents and analyzes some of the first real-world data on mRNA COVID vaccine...
Regenstrief, IDOH collaborating on flu data and analysis for public health
Federal funding supports continuation of exceptional public-private partnership Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana Department of Health are collaborating on an influenza surveillance data pilot study to...
Unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID seven times more likely to die from any cause than comparable patients without COVID infection
Unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID were found to be seven times more likely to die from any cause of death than unvaccinated adult cancer patients...
Large JAMA study reports very low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster
Hospitalizations occurred almost exclusively among high-risk patients A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
Large U.S. study confirms that mRNA boosters extend COVID-19 protection but wane over time, strongly supporting need for additional boosters
Regenstrief Institute co-authors of CDC VISION Network study encourage getting bivalent booster A nationwide U.S. study of more than 893,000 adults provides solid evidence confirming...
National CDC-funded study confirms that mRNA vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy
The first large, real-world study of the effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy found these vaccines, especially two initial doses followed by a booster, are...
Dr. Shaun Grannis on data surveillance of post-COVID conditions
Regenstrief Vice President for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S., discusses the questions that will be investigated in the Institute's new CDC-funded study on post-COVID...
Regenstrief and IU developing one of first population-based surveillance systems for long COVID to determine prevalence, trends and outcomes
Program is supported by $9 million CDC grant Post COVID-19 conditions are common but estimates of their prevalence vary widely. Research scientists from Regenstrief Institute and...
Dr. Shaun Grannis on effectiveness of second COVID-19 boosters
Regenstrief Vice President for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S., shares findings from the Centers for Disease Control's VISION network and stresses the importance of...
Second mRNA booster significantly effective against Omicron variants
In one of the first investigations of the effectiveness of a second mRNA booster against COVID-19 Omicron variants, a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Regenstrief Institute and IU receive 5-year continuation of funding for public and population health informatics training program
Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University have received a second five years of support from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), part of the National Institutes for...
Linking medical and dental records in health information exchanges could improve dental patient safety, preventive care, and treatment outcomes
New $2.4 million NIH award supports efforts to go beyond current inefficient, paper-based approach to data sharing Dental professionals require access to each patient’s complete electronic...
First U.S. study analyzing tooth survival after root canal in general population
Region, insurance status and other restorative dental treatments impact longevity of treated teeth Teeth survive about 11 years after a root canal, according to new research...
Pandemic leads to maturation of real-time science: Regenstrief researchers lead the way in real-world data analysis
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, emerged quickly and spread rapidly, necessitating the need for real-time data and information to understand symptoms, disease spread, and other...
National study finds that any booster strategy is more effective than single J&J vaccine to prevent moderate to severe COVID-19
A new nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comparing booster strategies for the millions of people who have received Johnson and...
Vaccines are effective in preventing COVID-19-related emergency department and urgent care visits for both children and adolescents
CDC study provides real-world information on vaccine effectiveness in 5- to 11-year-olds Using data from 10 states, a study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
First study to show waning effectiveness of 3rd dose of mRNA vaccines
Dr. Brian Dixon (left) and Dr. Shaun Grannis (right) Data also show people who are Hispanic or Black half as likely to receive booster than people...
Regenstrief public health expert educates public on using COVID data for decisions
Regenstrief Institute Director of Public Health Informatics Brian Dixon, PhD, MPA, was featured in a panel during a Facebook live event organized by Indiana Public Broadcasting...
Three doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are very effective in protecting against emergency department visits and hospitalizations associated with Omicron and Delta variations of the virus
New CDC study provides strong evidence that vaccines successfully combat severe disease A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found...
Experts provide context to data as Omicron surges
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 quickly became the dominant strain in the United States, and new data regarding its symptoms, transmissibility and severity are constantly being released. Through...
Data from the Regenstrief COVID-19 dashboard informs decisions and addresses health disparities
The COVID-19 dashboards created by Regenstrief Institute and its partners have been instrumental in the decision making of public health and healthcare leaders. The easy-to-understand dashboard data extends the understanding of the current COVID-19 situation, helping to identify new patterns, and allowing institutions to enact evidence-based policies. One use for data gathered...
Data can help address health disparities
Dr. Brian Dixon (left) and Dr. Virginia Caine (right) Local health department used surveillance data to place COVID-19 testing sites The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing...
Vaccines less effective at protecting against severe COVID-19 in immunocompromised adults
Susceptible people should receive a 3-dose vaccine series and a booster New real-world evidence gathered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that COVID-19 vaccines...
COVID vaccines 5 times more effective at protecting against COVID-related hospitalization than prior infection alone
Findings suggest people who recovered from the virus should still receive vaccines A nationwide study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that...
Vaccines effective against Delta variant
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant, according to data from a national study. That data also indicate that Moderna’s vaccine is significantly...
COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing hospitalizations, emergency visits
New England Journal of Medicine study shows high levels of protection in disproportionately affected populations A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine involving data from nearly 200 hospitals...
COVID-19 hit Indiana Black and rural communities harder than other populations
Data suggests public health should target specific populations for pandemic interventions In the largest study of its kind to date, Black communities and rural residents were hit harder than other populations by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Advancing real world data in health: Regenstrief leaders participating in precision health summit
Two Regenstrief Institute leaders will share their expertise on infrastructure and ethical considerations related to real-world data and evidence in healthcare at the 2021 Precision Health...
Younger adults are taking medications that could affect long term oral health
Study shows dentists need to be aware of medication history even in younger patients A new study demonstrates that many younger adult dental patients are taking...
Online survey successful in gathering COVID-19 data at scale
A pilot project using an online survey to gather data on COVID-19 symptoms received more than 87,000 responses from around the world, providing important insight into...
Regenstrief VP shares international stage and institute initiatives
Regenstrief Institute Vice President for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S., shared an international stage with a physician from Israel in a wide-ranging pandemic discussion that included work with the U.S. Centers for...
Democratizing data: Indiana leverages data assets during the COVID-19 pandemic
Regenstrief research scientists join other data experts for Indiana MPH Data Day 2021 Indiana has leveraged its extensive data resources to make information on the COVID-19 pandemic...
Statewide health information exchange leveraged to support COVID-19 tracking and response
Regenstrief, IHIE and partners created visualization applications to display key data for public health departments Data has been a crucial part of the COVID-19 response. Regenstrief Institute and its partners leveraged...
Regenstrief – IU partnership offers fast, secure access to COVID-19 data for research
Originally posted on IU IT News. Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University are partnering to provide a data commons to support research related to the pandemic. This...
Regenstrief, Indiana CTSI, Datavant partner on NIH national COVID-19 data effort
Regenstrief Institute, Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI) and Datavant are supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in a national effort to securely gather data to...
Regenstrief receives Award for Excellence from Indiana State Department of Health
Institute recognized for work on COVID-19 dashboard and contributions to public health Regenstrief Institute received the Indiana State Health Commissioner Award for Excellence in Public Health...
Media across Indiana and beyond use Regenstrief and partners COVID-19 dashboard for pandemic information
The Regenstrief and partners COVID-19 dashboard has become a valuable tool for media covering the pandemic. Dozens of newspapers, TV stations and other outlets across Indiana...
Regenstrief CEO lauds collaboration in effort to contain COVID-19 during Side Effects panel
Regenstrief President and Chief Executive Officer Peter Embí, M.D., M.S., discussed the latest developments in the fight against COVID-19 during a live virtual panel hosted by...
Regenstrief dashboard evolves to identify trending, early warning indicators to help understand COVID-19 effects
Interactive data rapidly available on state, region or county level Trends are a vital component of tracking and understanding the COVID-19 outbreak. The COVID-19 dashboard on...
Regenstrief data expertise supporting Indiana government decisions on COVID-19
Regenstrief Institute research scientists have made significant contributions to Indiana’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak, providing data and analysis on the virus to State leaders. Early...
Largest study to date of electronic dental records reviews understudied populations
Data is from solo and small practice dentists where most Americans receive dental care The largest study to date of electronic dental records delves into both...
Partnerships between State and Regenstrief strengthen COVID-19 response
As cases of COVID-19 spread throughout Indiana, state leaders have been working closely with Regenstrief Institute in the efforts to contain the outbreak. Partnerships have provided...
Breaking down data silos during COVID-19 pandemic: Regenstrief effort featured in Becker’s Hospital Review
Hospital systems across the country are forming new partnerships to share data in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Regenstrief Institute and its role in Indiana’s statewide...
Indiana data partnership supports State response to COVID-19
Regenstrief Institute and partners release an updated data dashboard with new look and user-friendly statistics Regenstrief Institute and its partners have introduced a new version of...
Breaking down the data: Regenstrief scientist explains what the numbers mean
Understanding the data surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak can be difficult. Brian E. Dixon, PhD, MPA, director of public health informatics at Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University...
Indiana State Department of Health, IU partner on COVID-19 study
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is collaborating with the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI to conduct a scientific...
Regenstrief VP provides perspective and analysis on COVID-19 data
Regenstrief Vice President for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis, M.D., is helping Hoosiers understand the data used to track the COVID-19 virus. In a series of...
Regenstrief public health expert provides expertise on tracking COVID-19
Brian Dixon, PhD, MPA, director of public health informatics at Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI, has provided...
Regenstrief, IU scientists describe approaches to increase care capacity for COVID-19 patients
As healthcare systems across the country prepared for an influx of patients with COVID-19, Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health...
Regenstrief, IU to conduct anonymous national COVID-19 survey for wider view of outbreak
Findings to fill information gaps, gauge prevalence and support public health decisions The Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University are launching a survey to conduct research about...
How HIE strengthens COVID-19 response
Regenstrief VP shares experience tracking coronavirus with health information exchange Regenstrief Institute Vice President for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis, M.D., spoke about the importance of...
Returning to normal in the post-pandemic world
Covid-19 is omnipresent. But what happens after conditions begin to improve? Regenstrief President and CEO Peter Embí, M.D., and VP for Data and Analytics Shaun Grannis,...
Scientists develop non-invasive method to predict onset of dementia
Screening using EMR data could help with early identification of Alzheimer’s disease risk Information gathered from routine visits to the doctor is enough to accurately predict...
Regenstrief debuts prototype metadata dashboard during Data Day at Indiana Statehouse
Regenstrief Institute researchers debuted a prototype dashboard for the Indiana Addiction Data Commons (IADC) during Data Day 2020 at the Indiana Statehouse. The event is an...
Regenstrief leaders to deliver keynote addresses at data workshop in South America
Two of Regenstrief Institute’s leaders are sharing their expertise in artificial intelligence and data infrastructure at a workshop hosted by Brazil’s National Institute of Science and...
Researchers and community members discuss data solutions to the opioid crisis
Nearly 100 people gathered at Regenstrief Institute to swap ideas and discuss how to put data to use to solve the growing opioid crisis. Regenstrief leaders...
Study Shows One-Third of Statin Patients Don’t Reach Healthy Levels of “Bad” Cholesterol
Study by Merck, Regenstrief, IU School of Medicine, UNC could help clinicians prevent strokes and heart attacks A new study shows more aggressive treatment may be...
Regenstrief Institute and hc1.com to Use IU Grand Challenge Grant to Analyze Data and Trajectory of Opioid Users’ Health
Regenstrief Institute and hc1.com® are collaborating to analyze data to better understand the factors that lead to substance use disorder, overdoses and deaths from overdoses. The...
Regenstrief and IU Researchers Have Strong Presence at 2018 International Informatics Symposium
Ground-breaking work of more than a dozen Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine and Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI...
Regenstrief and IU Fairbanks School of Public Health Team Wins Inaugural BioCrossroads Indiana Inject Tech Challenge
A project from Regenstrief Institute and the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI (FSPH) took home the top prize in the inaugural...
Regenstrief Faculty Member Elected to ACEP Board
Regenstrief investigator JT Finnell, M.D., has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). Dr. Finnell was elected during...
Center for Cancer Population Analytics and Patient-Centered Informatics earns Signature Center status
Following three successful years of formative work, the Center for Cancer Population Analytics and Patient-Centered Informatics has been named an IUPUI Signature Center. Led by Indiana...
2017 SHIEC Annual Conference Aug 27 – 30
Regenstrief Institute is pleased to be particpating in the 3rd Annual SHIEC Conference, which will be held August 27-30, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Downtown Union...
Conference to create VA informatics research roadmap held at Regenstrief Institute
The Regenstrief Institute, an internationally respected leader in health services, informatics and aging research, recently hosted the 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and...