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Ethics in Biomedical and Health Informatics: Users, Standards, and…

“More and more the tendency is towards the use of mechanical aids to diagnosis; nevertheless, the five senses of the doctor do still, and must always, play the preponderating part in the examination of the sick patient. Careful observation can never be replaced by the tests of the laboratory. The good physician now or in the future will never be a diagnostic robot.”

Recommendations for the Safe, Effective Use of Adaptive CDS…

The development and implementation of clinical decision support (CDS) that trains itself and adapts its algorithms based on new data—here referred to as Adaptive CDS—present unique challenges and considerations. Although Adaptive CDS represents an expected progression from earlier work, the activities needed to appropriately manage and support the establishment and evolution of Adaptive CDS require new, coordinated initiatives and oversight that do not currently exist. Read more “Recommendations for the Safe, Effective Use of Adaptive CDS in the US Healthcare System” →

Publications

Assessment of Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Crisis standards of care (CSC) are necessary to allow for the equitable and transparent allocation of limited resources during times of excess demand. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has forced health care systems to confront the very real possibility that the need for certain lifesaving resources (eg, intensive care unit [ICU] beds, ventilators, dialysis machines) may exceed supply. Read more “Assessment of Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic” →

Data Ethics

Catch the Replay: Meet A Data Scientist with Dr.…

Dr. Ken Goodman opened the fourth session in the Meet A Data Scientist lecture series on January 13, 2021 from 4:00-5:00 PM with a talk on how data science works to reduce ignorance, uncertainty, and the harboring of false beliefs, and to correct previous mistakes. Read more “Catch the Replay: Meet A Data Scientist with Dr. Ken Goodman” →

Meet A Data Scientist-Ken Goodman

If you have ever wondered what data scientists do, IDSC is giving you an opportunity to learn about this important, multifaceted profession. On January 13, IDSC is hosting the fourth in the series of “Meet a Data Scientist” talks with Data Scientist Ken Goodman, PhD, Read more “Meet A Data Scientist-Ken Goodman” →

Publications

Commercial Interests in Continuing Medical Education: Where Do EHR…

The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) will not accredit an organization that it defines as a commercial interest, that is an entity that produces, markets, resells, or distributes health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Thus, commercial interests are not eligible to be accredited organizations offering continuing medical education (CME) credit to physicians. Read more “Commercial Interests in Continuing Medical Education: Where Do EHR Vendors Fit?” →

Magazine

IDSC “Data Science and Computing” MAGAZINE

The University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) is pleased to launch the first issue of Data Science and Computing magazine. Subscribe to receive quarterly issues covering collaborative projects leveraging the U’s state-of-the-art technology. From a global cutting-edge project to detect and track fake news using blockchain, to innovate student projects taking campus tours to the next level, all the latest things IDSC is working will be featured in the magazine. Read how IDSC’s data and computing professionals are here to help bring your research, training, or business goals to life. Read more “IDSC “Data Science and Computing” MAGAZINE” →

Publications

Yearbook of Medical Informatics: Ethics in Health Informatics

Contemporary bioethics was fledged and is sustained by challenges posed by new technologies. These technologies have affected many lives. Yet health informatics affects more lives than any of them. The challenges include the development and the appropriate uses and users of machine learning software, the balancing of privacy rights against the needs of public health and clinical practice in a time of Big Data analytics, whether and how to use this technology, and the role of ethics and standards in health policy. Read more “Yearbook of Medical Informatics: Ethics in Health Informatics” →

Events

Data Ethics During Covid-19 Video now on YouTube

From contact tracing to communicating with the public, the COVID-19 pandemic presents ethical challenges to data professionals. Dr. Nick Tsinoremas, IDSC Founding Director, moderated a July 23, 2020 online discussion on “Data Ethics during COVID-19” with Brian Lee, Senior Advisor, Informatics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of the Chief Information Officer; Kenneth Goodman, PhD, Founder and Director, UM Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, and Director, Data Ethics and Society, IDSC; and Soyeon Ahn, PhD, Chair and Professor, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies (EPS) in the School of Education & Human Development.

Data Ethics During COVID-19

The University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing, Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy, and the Ethics Programs are collaborating to host a Zoom discussion on Data Ethics during COVID-19. From public health surveillance to contact tracing and the never-ending challenge of balancing the duties of science and privacy, the Covid-19 pandemic is a test-case of our ability to manage extraordinary challenges. The ethical decisions surrounding data collection, sharing, and use, shapes and will help us meet these challenges. Read more “Data Ethics During COVID-19” →

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