UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS) faculty members David Gotz and Yue “Ray” Wang have been awarded over $200,000 in grant funding to develop a system that will allow users to bring unstructured contextual information into structured data … Continued
CHIP PhD Candidate, Terika McCall with advisor Dr. Saif Khairat, recently published paper in JMIR Mental Health- The Acceptability of Text Messaging to Help African American Women Manage Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Paper Abstract Background: The rates of mental … Continued
CHIP PhD student Ashley Griffin, MSPH was recently awarded a NC TraCS Pilot Grant on her research topic: A Conversational Agent to Support Hypertension Medication Self-Management. Project Description: Self-management of hypertension-related behaviors, such as diet, exercise, and medications, is challenging … Continued
Alex Rich is a third year Health Informatics PhD student researching pharmaceutical manufacturer influence in American healthcare. His work in visual analysis and communication is heavily influenced by his previous career as a special operations pilot and crash investigator. His projects seek to bring … Continued
A new paper co-authored by Dr. Carlton Moore and Dr. G. Cameron Coleman: Using Safety Barrier Analysis to Facilitate Quality Improvement in Health Care: Improving Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis as a Proof of Concept, was recently published in the American Journal … Continued
A recent article by Bizztor discusses how the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi will begin to allow selected PhD students the ability to launch a startup in lieu of a thesis. To read the full article, click here
The Smart and Connected Health (SCH) Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Link Lab at the University of Virginia (UVA) are hosting a Connections in Smart Health Workshop in Arlington, VA, September 24-26, 2018 to discuss and promote advances in smart health research … Continued
A new study recently published in JAMIA examines the significant error rate present in the use of electronic health records (EHR). The investigation was conducted over four healthcare systems from two different EHR vendors (Epic & Cerner) and included twelve … Continued
Strategies for Integrating Technology as a Team Member Co-authored by Health Science Library (HSL) Director Nandita S. Mani, PhD with HSL librarians Terri Ottosen, MLIS, Sarah T. Wright, MLS, Rebecca C. McCall, MLS, Jamie L. Conklin, MLIS, and CHIP doctoral student Karthik Adapa, MPH. Abstract Interdisciplinary health … Continued
A new patent in the research data systems and security area has been approved by the United States Patent (US 9,984,245 BS). Inventors include: Charles Patrick Schmitt (Chapel Hill, NC), Jeffrey Scott Chase (Durham, NC), Ilya Baldin (Raleigh, NC), Jason … Continued