The International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics Elects Dr. Walsh to the 2023 Class of Academy Fellows

Dr. Walsh has been elected to the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics (IAHSI) in the 2023 Class of Academy Fellows. The Academy is part of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA), and election to IAHSI fellowship is an honor recognizing expertise in biomedical and health informatics internationally.

Using Natural Language Processing to Predict Fatal Drug Overdose From Autopsy Narrative Text: Algorithm Development and Validation Study

Leigh Anne Tang, a PhD student in the lab, led a new study now out in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance based on her work as an analyst with incredible collaborators at the Tennessee Department of Health. Read the full study here; the abstract is below. Background: Fatal drug overdose surveillance informs prevention but is…

New Paper – Integration of Face-to-Face Screening With Real-time Machine Learning to Predict Risk of Suicide Among Adults

A new study led by Drew Wilimitis, statistical analyst in the lab, is out now in JAMA Network Open. Co-authors include our wonderful collaborators Robert Turer, MD, MS; Michael Ripperger; Allison McCoy, PhD; Sarah Sperry, PhD; Elliot Fielstein, PhD; and Troy Kurz, MD. In this study, we asked: what happens when we combine automated risk…