News

February 2022

• 2/16 - ‘Memory loss is not normal aging’ — Regenstrief scientist highlights challenges of living with dementia

• 2/15 - Regenstrief Research Scientist Thomas Imperiale named IU distinguished professor

• 2/11 - First study to show waning effectiveness of 3rd dose of mRNA vaccines

• 2/10 - Challenges of deprescribing and minimizing use of anticholinergic medications

• 2/9 - Regenstrief scientist wins emerging leadership award

• 2/2 - Regenstrief scientist appointed 1st chief of new IU School of Medicine palliative medicine section

• 2/1 - Prioritized supportive care needs of patients and caregivers during active cancer treatment 

January 2022

• 1/31 - Regenstrief public health expert educates public on using COVID data for decisions

• 1/28 - Regenstrief expert applies novel analysis method in study measuring program implementation success

• 1/26 - AI models can predict individual risk of hospitalization for COVID using HIE data

• 1/24 - Local mask policy matters when it comes to public health

• 1/21 - Three doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are very effective in protecting against emergency department visits and hospitalizations associated with Omicron and Delta variations of the virus

• 1/13 - Intervention leads to increase in primary care screenings for older adults

• 1/11 - Pediatric asthma study one of first to demonstrate successful use of health information exchange data to signal childhood disease trends

• 1/6 - Study finds long-stay nursing home residents under age 60 transferred to hospitals twice as often as residents older than 80

• 1/4 - Promise of mobile technology provided to hospitalists not impacting patient care

December 2021

• 12/29 - Experts provide context to data as Omicron surges

• 12/20 - Data from the Regenstrief COVID-19 dashboard informs decisions and addresses health disparities

• 12/17 - Communication in cancer care: Regenstrief expert shares decades of experience

• 12/16 - Regenstrief to co-lead new VA fellowship program with focus on learning health systems

• 12/14 - JAMA Internal Medicine commentary: Integrating medical and social care

• 12/14 - Workforce wellness: Regenstrief scientist contributes to special journal issue about burnout

• 12/13 - More than just resiliency training: Organizations need to address causes of burnout 

• 12/10 - Building a better dashboard for enhanced understanding of health

• 12/10 - Computerized tools provide golden opportunities for clinical decision support in team care

• 12/7 - Emergency departments are vital to care coordination efforts to reduce readmissions

• 12/6 - Regenstrief names new director of clinical informatics fellowship program

• 12/2 - First study to qualitatively describe primary care provider experience with chronic cough

• 12/2 - Data can help address health disparities

November 2021

• 11/16 - Study tackles reducing bladder cancer recurrence

• 11/15 - No FIT: Colon cancer screening FIT doesn’t belong in emergency and inpatient settings

• 11/12 - Regenstrief and IU Fairbanks researcher honored with statewide healthcare award

• 11/10 - Regenstrief showcases research, expertise at 2021 AMIA symposium

• 11/9 - LOINC® contract with CMS extended for five years

• 11/4 - Regenstrief data experts contribute to NEJM, CDC COVID-19 papers

• 11/4 - Regenstrief Institute’s contract with national COVID-19 collaborative extended

• 11/2 - Vaccines less effective at protecting against severe COVID-19 in immunocompromised adults

• 11/1 - Regenstrief scientist highlights benefits of gene-specific approaches to colon cancer surveillance

October 2021

• 10/29 - COVID vaccines 5 times more effective at protecting against COVID-related hospitalization than prior infection alone

• 10/27 - Vulnerable populations not receiving cancer survivorship care plans

• 10/27 - Regenstrief research scientist co-authors national editorial to improve dementia care

• 10/20 - Regenstrief researcher wins human factors and ergonomics innovators award

• 10/20 - First virtual live OpenHIE course provides wider access to health information exchange fundamentals

• 10/19 - Newer depression screeners successfully measure symptoms and follow progress of treatment

• 10/12 - Addressing the challenges faced by physicians underrepresented in medicine

• 10/11 - Tachinardi named interim president and CEO of Regenstrief Institute

• 10/8 - Regenstrief researcher elected as fellow of National Academy of Kinesiology

• 10/7 - Incorporating social determinants of health: Simplest solution may give the best results

• 10/5 - Regenstrief VP announced as director of Center for Biomedical Informatics

• 10/5 - BioCrossroads president joins Regenstrief Institute Board of Directors