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With sonograms, genetic tests and other diagnostic technology standing by to examine babies in utero, developmental abnormalities are often detected early in the gestation process. But an advanced diagnosis does little to enhance the course of treatment after birth if the findings fail to make their way from the mother’s medical record to the specialists who take on the baby’s care immediately after delivery.

Models for predicting preterm birth have historically focused on babies considered very preterm, born at 28 to 32 weeks, or moderate to late preterm, born at 32 to 37 weeks. Only a few studies have looked at those born extremely preterm, before 28 weeks of development, yet these early fetuses account for the vast majority of newborn deaths.

Vanderbilt’s Master of Science in Applied Clinical Informatics program (MSACI) is now accepting applications for fall 2022.

  Apply today! https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/biomedical-informatics/research-ms-and-phd-program/application-and-admission/

DBMI's Patrick Wu, Wei-Qi Wei, Scott Nelson, Qingxia "Cindy" Chen, Dan Roden, Eric Kerchberger

Thomas Reese, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and Siru Liu, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow in DBMI, and colleagues published a study in JAMIA titled "The Potential for Leveraging Machine Learning to Filter Medication Alerts". 

Warmest welcome to Peter Embí, MD, MS, FACP, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI, who began his new role as chair of Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) and Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation on January 1, 2022. 

Two of the “top 10” papers representing key advances in genomic medicine published between September 2020 and August 2021 were written by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

The 21st Century Cures Act Interoperability Final Rule calls for improved information sharing between clinicians and their patients. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) created a series of five minute "Quick Talks" in which AAP members address common questions and concerns about the Final Rule. 

The first study to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of fully vaccinated patients with cancer who had breakthrough COVID-19 infections indicates they remained at high risk for hospitalization and death.