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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Overall, this seminar highlighted the long-term value of building infrastructure that supports both clinical care and research. This work emphasizes how integrated systems like i2b2 allow researchers to become knowledgeable from data while maintaining alignment with operational needs. #MSBMI #TMC

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Murphy also leads the Healthcare Integrated Research Organization (HIRO), which focuses on advancing clinical trials using AI, large language models, and personalized medicine pushing toward more adaptive patient-centric trials. #MSBMI #AI #UTHealth #Informatics #BiomedicalInformatics

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Security and patient confidentiality important to MGB. How they make sure they stay true is through some of the following:
- All patients are added with a HIPPA notification upon registration
- Any Non-Entity (Outside) data is removed
- All data is anonymized in their Qurery Tool
#MSBMI #UTHealth

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Murphy is here to highlight how thoughtfully designed infrastructure allows research and care to co-exist. By integrating data tools into routine workflows, institutions can reduce barriers, without disrupting patient care. #MSBMI #UTHealth #Informatics #Healthcare

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

A key milestone in this work was the creation of i2b2, a widely adopted, open-source tool that connects hospital data systems with the bioinformatics research community. i2b2 now has over 300 installations worldwide. #MSBMI #BiomedicalInformatics #UTHealth #TMC #Informatics

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Dr. Murphy developed the Research Patient Data Registry at Mass General Brigham, which supports more than 5,000 researchers annually. This platform provides secure access to patient records, imaging, and genomic data, which has led to accelerating research. #MSBMI #ClinicalResearch #UTHealth #TMC

McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 2d

Reporting from the MSBMI research seminar!

We’re joined by Shawn Murphy, MD, PhD, who is presenting: "Instrumenting the Health Care Enterprise for Discovery in the Course of Clinical Care"
#MSBMI #Healthcare #UTHealth #Informatics

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Application closes on October 31.
UTHealth has been generously awarded a CPRIT research training grant entitled Biomedical Informatics, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR) Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applications are now open. www.uth.edu/big-tcr/inde...

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 3d

How Is Digitization and Healthcare IT Growth Shaping the Electronic Medical Records Market? #emr #ehr #healthdata #healthcare #HealthInnovation

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How Is Digitization and Healthcare IT Growth Shaping the Electronic Medical Records Market?

How Big Is the global electronic medical records market The global electronic medical records market size reached USD 35 1 Billion in 2024 Looking forward IMARC Group expects the market to reach USD 5...

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Overall, Caurdian represents a shift in cardiac monitoring.
It brings together medical-grade research and consumer device convenience, pushing toward autonomous systems that can help prevent sudden cardiac death on a broad scale. #MSBMI #Healthcare #UTHealth #TMC #Cardiovascularresearch

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Preliminary data show promising results. Changes in PPG-derived features can precede critical events by several seconds, offering a potential window for early action. Alerts are transmitted immediately without needing user confirmation. #MSBMI #UTHealth #Healthcare #Texasmedicalcenter

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Existing wearable tech like Cardian uses photoplethysmography (PPG) signals to autonomously detect early hemodynamic instability before ECG episodes occur. By tracking changes in waveform features, it can identify early signs of reduced ejection and perfusion during ventricular tachycardia. #MSBMI

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Millions remain unmonitored during the critical pre-arrest window when physiologic deterioration begins. Existing devices detect rhythm after it occurs, not before. This lack of immediate predictive insight keeps SCD a silent, preventable killer. #UTHealth #MSBMI #Healthcare #TMC #Texasmedicalcenter

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Sudden Cardiac Death is an unexpected death from a cardiac cause within 1 hour of the onset of symptoms. Almost 1000 Americans on a daily basis experience SCD, accounting for up to 20% of overall deaths. #UTHealth #MSBMI #Healthcare #Cardiovascularresearch #SCD

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Reporting from the MSBMI research seminar!

We’re joined by VKhashayar Hematpour, MD, FHRS, who is presenting: "Caurdian: A Photoplethysmography-Based System for Early Detection of Sudden Cardiac Death"
#MSBMI #CardiovascularResearch #BiomedicalInformatics #Researchseminar #Healthcare

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 9d

Application closes on October 31.
UTHealth has been generously awarded a CPRIT research training grant entitled Biomedical Informatics, Genomics and Translational Cancer Research Training Program (BIG-TCR) Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applications are now open. www.uth.edu/big-tcr/inde...

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 10d

AI and Healthcare: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Liability, and Patient Autonomy—Part 1 #AI #EHR #healthinnovation #healthcare

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AI and Healthcare: A Policy Framework for Innovation, Liability, and Patient Autonomy—Part 1

Lawmakers and policymakers should avoid enacting regulations that interfere with the natural development of the patient-bot relationship and unnecessarily obstruct AI innovation, while still ensuring ...

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 14d

Former PHD Student Dr. Astrid Manuel stopped by our booth at the ASHG conference.

Poster Title: “The PGx Feedback Engine: A Variant-to-Phenotype Framework for Expanding Pharmacogenomics Knowledge.”

Thanks for stopping by! #UTHealthHouston #McWilliamsSBMI #ASHG

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 14d

Closing the EHR gap: Smarter clinical communication for modern healthcare #EHR #healthcare

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Closing the EHR gap: Smarter clinical communication for modern healthcare

Insights from Judit Sharon, CEO & founder of OnPage

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 15d

Live with Robotics as You Age
Speakers: Michael D. Abramoff, MD, PhD
and Jing Wang, PhD

👇https://go.uth.edu/Live-with-robotics
Date: 10/23/2025
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Location: Cizik Nursing Research Institute

#MyUTHealth #DataScience #DSAI #McWilliamsSBMI #AI #CizikNursingResearchInstitute #MSBMI

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 15d

Health care generates vast amounts of data that has the potential to drive breakthroughs. At
@McWilliamsSBMI
Hongfang Liu, PhD, is using AI to help researchers turn information into discoveries that improve lives. go.uth.edu/HongfangLiu

A different kind of biology: A computer expert’s embrace of biomedical informatics - Impact stories - Giving - UTHealth Houston

A high school biology class planted the seed of what would eventually grow into a career in informatics for Hongfang Liu, PhD. While her teacher recognized her ...

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 15d

Inside The Race To Harness Real-World Data: Who Will Build Healthcare’s Most Powerful Platform? #EMR #bigdata #AI #Healthcare

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Inside The Race To Harness Real-World Data: Who Will Build Healthcare’s Most Powerful Platform?

The convergence of powerful forces has opened a new frontier for how data can be used to accelerate innovation in medicine and care delivery. The promise is huge.

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 16d

Translating AI research into clinical care depends on more than strong model performance. Trust, usability, and integration into clinical workflows are essential for tools like PanEcho to have an impact on patient care. #MSBMI

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 16d

Early work focused on detecting aortic stenosis from a single echo view using self-supervised learning. That foundational research led to PanEcho, an end-to-end system for multi-view echocardiography interpretation that supports AI-assisted clinical decisions and fits easily into existing workflows.

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McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics @mcwlliamssbmi.bsky.social · 16d

Manual interpretation of echo videos is time-consuming and limited to specialized experts. This research addresses how AI can support cardiologists by automating interpretation workflows, freeing up time for patient care while expanding access. #MSBMI #Healthcare #UTHealth

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