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To discuss and illustrate the utility of two open collaborative data science platforms, and how they would benefit data science and informatics education.

We describe a scalable platform for research-oriented analyses of routine data in hospitals, which evolved from a state-of-the-art business intelligence architecture for enterprise resource planning. This platform involves an in-memory database management system for data modeling and analytics and a high-performance cluster for more computing-intensive analytical tasks. Setting up platforms for research-oriented analyses is a highly dynamic, time-consuming, and costly process. In some health care institutions, effective research platforms may [...]

We describe the evaluation of a system to create hospital progress notes using voice and electronic health record integration to determine if note timeliness, quality, and physician satisfaction are improved.

This quality improvement project evaluated the impact of a tailored, evidence-based training strategy on advanced electronic medical record (EMR) use for Veterans Administration (VA) clinicians experienced in using the EMR. After developing the curriculum, an online needs assessment tool evaluated 20 clinicians' competency gaps. Responses were used to prioritize clinicians' training needs. Clinician informaticists then provided 2-4 h of tailored training to groups of 1-5 clinicians. Compared with baseline scores [...]

Effective sign-outs involve verbal communication supported by written or electronic documentation. We investigated the clinical content overlap between sign-out documentation and face-to-face verbal sign-out communication.

There are an ever-increasing number of reports and commentaries that describe the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of big data and data science (DS) in the context of biomedical education, research, and practice. These publications argue that there are substantial benefits resulting from the use of data-centric approaches to solve complex biomedical problems, including an acceleration in the rate of scientific discovery, improved clinical decision making, and the [...]

To examine roles for summer internship programs in expanding pathways into biomedical informatics, based on 10 years of the Vanderbilt Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) Summer Research Internship Program.

There is little readily available data about the size and characteristics of the healthcare information technology workforce. We sought to update a previous description of the size, growth, and characteristics of this workforce based on the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics® Database, a resource that includes hospital size, number of beds, amount of staffing, and an eight-stage model of electronic health record adoption (Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model [...]

Patient access to health information using electronic patient portals is increasingly common. Portal use has the potential to improve patients' engagement with their health and is particularly important for patients with chronic illness; however, patients' abilities, attitudes, and use of portals are poorly understood.