News

March 2023

• 3/8 - Sam Regenstrief Distinguished Lecture Series – Martin F. Shapiro, M.D, PhD, MPH

• 3/7 - LOINC 2.74 Release Webinar scheduled for spring 2023

• 3/6 - LOINC continues facilitating health data interoperability with biannual issuance of new concepts

February 2023

• 2/28 - Review of studies finds disparity in presumptive chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment rates despite CDC guidelines

• 2/28 - Dr. Susan Hickman discusses the need to better understand pain trajectories

• 2/27 - Study identifies four distinct pain trajectories in nursing home residents

• 2/24 - Dr. Kurt Kroenke discusses encouraging findings for patients on opiates

• 2/23 - Dr. Matthew Bair talks about nonpharmacologic treatments for low back pain

• 2/22 - Study one of first to compare pain relief options for chronic low back pain patients already on opioids

• 2/15 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Shaun Grannis, M.D., M.S.

• 2/9 - Dr. Alexia Torke discusses what’s next for the enhanced spiritual care model

• 2/8 - Regenstrief-led study shows enhanced spiritual care improves well-being of ICU surrogate decision-makers

• 2/8 - Regenstrief Educational Insights and Learning Series – Simran Trana, Mike Maryan and Dan McNerny

• 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