Oregon Health & Science University · Mathematics & StatisticsHealthcare Documentation Innovation Lab
Vishnu Mohan · Portland, Oregon
Research Focus
Dr. Vishnu Mohan's lab focuses on improving healthcare documentation practices to combat physician burnout caused by electronic health records (EHR). They explore various documentation assistance technologies, including speech recognition and medical scribes, especially in the context of telemedicine. The lab employs a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the impact of these technologies on provider workflow, chart completion, and patient communication.
healthcare technologyEHRphysician burnoutdocumentation assistanttelemedicinehealthcare workflowmedical scribesspeech recognitionvirtual scribesdigital scribes
Research Aims
4AIM 01Evaluate the impact of documentation assistance technologies on provider workflow in both in-person and telemedicine visits.
AIM 02Conduct a mixed-methods assessment to compare the effectiveness of speech recognition, medical scribes, virtual scribes, and digital scribes.
AIM 03Create a success matrix and documentation assistance dashboard for real-time monitoring of documentation modalities across specialties.
AIM 04Leverage EHR audit logs to analyze usage trends and derive actionable insights for health systems.
Skills the Lab Values
mixed methods researchdata analysisEHR audit logsqualitative interviewshigh-fidelity simulationsstatistical analysisnatural language processingdashboard developmentprotocol developmentmultidisciplinary collaboration
Output against the department
Publications101bottom 14% of dept.112th of 131
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Citations1.2kbottom 8% of dept.121st of 131
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