Overview
The growth of systems that capture and store electronic medical records is creating greater opportunity for historical data to inform the decision making processes of physicians. This field of research is known as evidence-based medicine. RENCI is collaborating with the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University to explore new ways to use visualization and analytical capabilities to enable evidence-based medicine.
Kenneth Gersing, M.D., medical director of information services at Duke University Medical Center, directs work on a clinical information management system known as “CRIS” (http://psychiatry.mc.duke.edu/CMRIS/CMRIndex.htm). This system has been deployed at Duke University and at multiple clinics around the country for several years. The CRIS system provides psychiatrists with an easy to use, centralized system for managing their patients, such as tracking of patient symptoms, treatments and outcomes.
RENCI works with Gersing’s team to look at ways to extend the CRIS system to provide clinicians with a tool that can guide their decision making process when working with patients. Specifically, RENCI is looking at building models and visualizations that will inform clinicians of expected results of different treatment options given historical results. A critical goal is to develop approaches that can quickly and easily highlight relevant results so that such capabilities can be provided for use in clinical environments. It is expected that these tools will lead to more effective treatment and control of psychiatric diseases, such as depression.
Overview
The growth of systems that capture and store electronic medical records is creating greater opportunity for historical data to inform the decision making processes of physicians. This field of research is known as evidence-based medicine. RENCI is collaborating with the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University to explore new ways to use visualization and analytical capabilities to enable evidence-based medicine.
Kenneth Gersing, M.D., medical director of information services at Duke University Medical Center, directs work on a clinical information management system known as “CRIS” (http://psychiatry.mc.duke.edu/CMRIS/CMRIndex.htm). This system has been deployed at Duke University and at multiple clinics around the country for several years. The CRIS system provides psychiatrists with an easy to use, centralized system for managing their patients, such as tracking of patient symptoms, treatments and outcomes.
RENCI works with Gersing’s team to look at ways to extend the CRIS system to provide clinicians with a tool that can guide their decision making process when working with patients. Specifically, RENCI is looking at building models and visualizations that will inform clinicians of expected results of different treatment options given historical results. A critical goal is to develop approaches that can quickly and easily highlight relevant results so that such capabilities can be provided for use in clinical environments. It is expected that these tools will lead to more effective treatment and control of psychiatric diseases, such as depression.
Funding
State of North Carolina
Collaborators
Kenneth Gersing, MD, medical director of information services, Department of Psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center
Ricardo Pietrobon, M.D., department of surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Project Team
Chris Bizon
Ketan Mane
Charles Schmitt
