News

February 2023

• 2/8 - JAMA study finds electronic health records do not accurately identify common barriers to health

• 2/6 - Patzer new Regenstrief Institute president, CEO

• 2/2 - Dementia complicates cancer care, increasing risk of poorer clinical outcomes and patient experience

• 2/1 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Amelia Knopf, PhD, MPH, R.N., FAAN

January 2023

• 1/26 - Blood sugar monitoring devices pose wearability and use problems for older adults with diabetes and caregivers

• 1/24 - Expanding the national dialogue on healthcare to include the intersection of structural racism and ageism

• 1/18 - Dr. Shaun Grannis on the need for standardization in U.S. patient data matching

• 1/18 - Regenstrief Institute research scientists study online colorectal cancer risk calculators

• 1/18 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Valentina Kuskova, PhD

• 1/17 - Novel framework provides ‘measuring stick’ for assessing patient matching tools

• 1/13 - Dr. Kurt Kroenke: Restraint in prescribing benzodiazepines

• 1/12 - Benzodiazepine tightrope: Experts advocate provider and patient education, surveillance vs. strict governmental regulation

• 1/11 - Gifts from Walther, Regenstrief foundations create cancer informatics chair at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center

• 1/4 - Study surveys landscape of apps built on increasingly popular FHIR® standard

December 2022

• 12/21 - Digital Detection of Dementia: Using AI to identify undiagnosed dementia

• 12/19 - Real-world data study confirms bivalent mRNA booster vaccines associated with greater short-term protection against symptomatic COVID-19 infections in adults

• 12/15 - Clement McDonald, M.D., honored for his pioneering work in medical informatics at Regenstrief Institute to improve health in Indiana and around the world

• 12/15 - Regenstrief research scientist receives Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award

• 12/15 - 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

• 12/8 - $11M NIH grant will support evaluation of Alzheimer’s screening tool in primary care settings

• 12/7 - National study confirms breakthrough COVID cases are less severe than COVID in unvaccinated adults

• 12/7 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Regenstrief Data Services (RDS)

• 12/6 - Redesigning diabetes technology to detect low blood sugar in older adults with diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease

November 2022

• 11/30 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Global Health Informatics

• 11/29 - New study provides evidence for three-year interval for multi-target stool DNA screening for those at average risk of colon cancer

• 11/17 - Dr. Tom Imperiale on tailoring colonoscopy screening for 45- to 49-year-olds

• 11/17 - Drs. David Haggstrom and Eric Vachon: Personal Health Records for Cancer Survivors

• 11/9 - Sam Regenstrief Distinguished Lecture Series – Typhanye Vielka Dyer PhD, MPH, B.A.

• 11/4 - Regenstrief researcher among 14 fellows to be inducted into American College of Medical Informatics

• 11/3 - NIA deputy director visits IU Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief

• 11/3 - Tailored online personal health record cancer tool increases survivor adherence to national guidelines

• 11/2 - Stan Huff, M.D., on LOINC® and SNOMED CT’s collaboration

• 11/2 - Dr. Brian Dixon: Latest Findings on COVID-19 Boosters for the Immunocompromised

• 11/2 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Katie S. Allen, B.S., PhD Candidate

October 2022

• 10/29 - 38 countries collaborate to drive change, improve healthcare equity at LOINC Conference in France

• 10/28 - New collaboration agreement between SNOMED International and LOINC® from Regenstrief pivotal step to enhance interoperability, health information exchange around the world

• 10/26 - Multistate study examines mRNA vaccine effectiveness for immunocompromised adults during Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 predominance

• 10/25 - A quarter-century of improving the health and quality of life of older adults

• 10/25 - Texas expert discusses mental health struggles for patients in Lone Star State as well as Indiana 

• 10/20 - Regenstrief, IDOH collaborating on flu data and analysis for public health

• 10/13 - Unvaccinated adult cancer patients with COVID seven times more likely to die from any cause than comparable patients without COVID infection

• 10/13 - Dr. Shelley Johns on breast cancer survivor-supporting study

• 10/6 - Large JAMA study reports very low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster

• 10/6 - University, high school summer students experience real-world research at Regenstrief Institute 

• 10/5 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Bethany Johnson

• 10/3 - Large U.S. study confirms that mRNA boosters extend COVID-19 protection but wane over time, strongly supporting need for additional boosters

September 2022

• 9/26 - National CDC-funded study confirms that mRNA vaccines protect against serious COVID-19 during pregnancy

• 9/22 - Journal editorial: Regenstrief researcher calls for tailoring colorectal cancer screening for 45-to-49-year-olds

• 9/21 - Dr. Shaun Grannis on data surveillance of post-COVID conditions

• 9/16 - Screening tools co-developed by Regenstrief Institute research scientist help clinicians assess and treat vexing symptoms