Allison B. McCoy, PhD, ACHIP, FACMI, FAMIA
@allisonbmccoy.phd
Associate Professor @ Vanderbilt. Clinical informatics innovator. Urology wife. Mom of 2: gifted T&T gymnast + CHD gamer. Baylor & Vandy alumna. Views my own. They often differ.
Reposted by Allison B. McCoy, PhD, ACHIP, FACMI, FAMIA
Hello #AMIA2025, so glad to see all 2,145 of you here in Atlanta .
I wanted to give you a guide on how to make the most of the conference here on Bluesky, and hopefully convince you to continue the conversation after you head home.
Here are some tips I want to share in a thread 🧵 1/10
I wanted to give you a guide on how to make the most of the conference here on Bluesky, and hopefully convince you to continue the conversation after you head home.
Here are some tips I want to share in a thread 🧵 1/10
A Guide to Bluesky for the AMIA Community
Welcome to Bluesky!
amia.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Hello #AMIA2025, so glad to see all 2,145 of you here in Atlanta .
I wanted to give you a guide on how to make the most of the conference here on Bluesky, and hopefully convince you to continue the conversation after you head home.
Here are some tips I want to share in a thread 🧵 1/10
I wanted to give you a guide on how to make the most of the conference here on Bluesky, and hopefully convince you to continue the conversation after you head home.
Here are some tips I want to share in a thread 🧵 1/10
I'm coming out of hiding for #AMIA2025! 👋🏼
a cat is peeking out from behind a wooden door
ALT: a cat is peeking out from behind a wooden door
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November 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I'm coming out of hiding for #AMIA2025! 👋🏼
Research from @ChildrensPhila followed 2k+ patients with #HLHS for 35 yrs. Adult survivors are thriving-85% report good to excellent health and QOL scores higher than the general population. They’re going to school, working, and living full lives! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Long-Term Survival and Patient-Reported Outcomes After Staged Reconstructive Surgery for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Survival for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) and variants has improved over the past 4 decades; however, survival remains low compared with oth…
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June 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Research from @ChildrensPhila followed 2k+ patients with #HLHS for 35 yrs. Adult survivors are thriving-85% report good to excellent health and QOL scores higher than the general population. They’re going to school, working, and living full lives! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I love to see other institutions using #Clickbusters to improve CDS! #XGM2025
April 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I love to see other institutions using #Clickbusters to improve CDS! #XGM2025
April 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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ICYMI: Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA): Looking Back and Looking Ahead
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#MedSky @redwoofer.bsky.social @allisonbmccoy.phd @katefu24.bsky.social @sarahrossetti.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social
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#MedSky @redwoofer.bsky.social @allisonbmccoy.phd @katefu24.bsky.social @sarahrossetti.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social
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April 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
ICYMI: Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA): Looking Back and Looking Ahead
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#MedSky @redwoofer.bsky.social @allisonbmccoy.phd @katefu24.bsky.social @sarahrossetti.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social
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#MedSky @redwoofer.bsky.social @allisonbmccoy.phd @katefu24.bsky.social @sarahrossetti.bsky.social @amiainformatics.bsky.social
Reposted by Allison B. McCoy, PhD, ACHIP, FACMI, FAMIA
Docs get tons of #PatientPortal messages, some more urgent than others.
Can #LLMs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation be used to identify emergencies from these messages?
@allisonbmccoy.phd
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Can #LLMs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation be used to identify emergencies from these messages?
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Detecting emergencies in patient portal messages using large language models and knowledge graph-based retrieval-augmented generation
AbstractObjectives. This study aims to develop and evaluate an approach using large language models (LLMs) and a knowledge graph to triage patient messages
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April 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Docs get tons of #PatientPortal messages, some more urgent than others.
Can #LLMs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation be used to identify emergencies from these messages?
@allisonbmccoy.phd
academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
Can #LLMs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation be used to identify emergencies from these messages?
@allisonbmccoy.phd
academic.oup.com/jamia/advanc...
Come see me at the Resource and Research fair in Light Hall this morning from 9-11, and learn about all of the amazing clinical informatics resources VCLIC offers at VUMC!
April 17, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Come see me at the Resource and Research fair in Light Hall this morning from 9-11, and learn about all of the amazing clinical informatics resources VCLIC offers at VUMC!
Disappointed to see DBMI & VCLIC accounts, which supported research, events & collaboration, deactivated with no public explanation. I'm told it’s a “security” decision, but lack of transparency makes it hard to understand or support. I’ll keep sharing here-views my own, obviously. 🩺🖥️ #AcademicSky
April 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Disappointed to see DBMI & VCLIC accounts, which supported research, events & collaboration, deactivated with no public explanation. I'm told it’s a “security” decision, but lack of transparency makes it hard to understand or support. I’ll keep sharing here-views my own, obviously. 🩺🖥️ #AcademicSky
"We're all toasted, let's put some butter on it."
March 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
"We're all toasted, let's put some butter on it."
Good morning San Juan! Ready for this year's @amiainformatics.bsky.social #ACMI retreat!
March 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Good morning San Juan! Ready for this year's @amiainformatics.bsky.social #ACMI retreat!
Read more about our approach to Clinical Informatics Education with @vclic.bsky.social at @vumcdbmi.bsky.social! @vumc-insights.bsky.social 🩺🖥️ #AcademicSky
NEW: Vanderbilt Clinical #Informatics Center Education Strategy: To Infinity and Beyond! www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...
@vclic.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social #MedEd #MedSky
@vclic.bsky.social @vumcdbmi.bsky.social #MedEd #MedSky
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Read more about our approach to Clinical Informatics Education with @vclic.bsky.social at @vumcdbmi.bsky.social! @vumc-insights.bsky.social 🩺🖥️ #AcademicSky
Come see me this morning at the Dan Beauchamp Research Day Poster Session in Langford Hall, where I'm presenting work from colleagues through the Clinical Informatics Core on using PROMs to counsel patients on treatment options for diverticulitis!
February 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Come see me this morning at the Dan Beauchamp Research Day Poster Session in Langford Hall, where I'm presenting work from colleagues through the Clinical Informatics Core on using PROMs to counsel patients on treatment options for diverticulitis!
February is heart month, and we're raising CHD awareness! 🧵
#1in100 #CHD #CHDAwareness #CHDVoice #heartmonth #ConqueringCHD #DefyTheOddsCHD #teamCharlie
#1in100 #CHD #CHDAwareness #CHDVoice #heartmonth #ConqueringCHD #DefyTheOddsCHD #teamCharlie
February 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
February is heart month, and we're raising CHD awareness! 🧵
#1in100 #CHD #CHDAwareness #CHDVoice #heartmonth #ConqueringCHD #DefyTheOddsCHD #teamCharlie
#1in100 #CHD #CHDAwareness #CHDVoice #heartmonth #ConqueringCHD #DefyTheOddsCHD #teamCharlie
A little preview of my email inbox this morning
January 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A little preview of my email inbox this morning
It's the best day of the year, the first day of @vumcdbmi.bsky.social @vclic.bsky.social Clinical Informatics!
January 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It's the best day of the year, the first day of @vumcdbmi.bsky.social @vclic.bsky.social Clinical Informatics!
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📣 Calling AMIA Members! Help shape the 2025 Annual Symposium as part of the SPC. Bring your unique perspective to the team! Submit your self-nomination by Feb 3: amia.secure-platform.com/symposium/pa...
#AMIA2025 #JoinTheSPC #Informatics
#AMIA2025 #JoinTheSPC #Informatics
December 18, 2024 at 6:49 PM
📣 Calling AMIA Members! Help shape the 2025 Annual Symposium as part of the SPC. Bring your unique perspective to the team! Submit your self-nomination by Feb 3: amia.secure-platform.com/symposium/pa...
#AMIA2025 #JoinTheSPC #Informatics
#AMIA2025 #JoinTheSPC #Informatics
Thank you to my amazing colleagues who nominated and voted for me to win the DBMI Technology, Organizational Development, and Evaluation (TODE) Award this year! Don't miss this VERY REAL footage of me celebrating. 😂 youtu.be/KqYGPV5jhfo
Allison TODE Dance Sora Dec 2024
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December 12, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Thank you to my amazing colleagues who nominated and voted for me to win the DBMI Technology, Organizational Development, and Evaluation (TODE) Award this year! Don't miss this VERY REAL footage of me celebrating. 😂 youtu.be/KqYGPV5jhfo
I strongly dislike filling out Doodle polls. Anybody else?
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I strongly dislike filling out Doodle polls. Anybody else?
📢 Deadline Extension 📢
Need more time to finish your submission? Good news, we're giving you another month to write your stories about #CDS failures for this ACI Special Topic! @pediatriccds.org
📅 Deadline: Jan 2, 2025
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Need more time to finish your submission? Good news, we're giving you another month to write your stories about #CDS failures for this ACI Special Topic! @pediatriccds.org
📅 Deadline: Jan 2, 2025
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December 2, 2024 at 11:24 PM
📢 Deadline Extension 📢
Need more time to finish your submission? Good news, we're giving you another month to write your stories about #CDS failures for this ACI Special Topic! @pediatriccds.org
📅 Deadline: Jan 2, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/48ngTfg
Need more time to finish your submission? Good news, we're giving you another month to write your stories about #CDS failures for this ACI Special Topic! @pediatriccds.org
📅 Deadline: Jan 2, 2025
🔗 bit.ly/48ngTfg
If you maintain a personal/professional/academic website, what tech, apps, etc. do you use? Bonus if it automatically updates publications and funding with the ability to manually edit as well. I've always used WordPress, but I'm open to change. #AcademicSky #PhDChat #WomenInSTEM 🩺🖥️
December 2, 2024 at 4:22 PM
If you maintain a personal/professional/academic website, what tech, apps, etc. do you use? Bonus if it automatically updates publications and funding with the ability to manually edit as well. I've always used WordPress, but I'm open to change. #AcademicSky #PhDChat #WomenInSTEM 🩺🖥️
Thankful for family 🥰
December 2, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Thankful for family 🥰