We are excited about our current body of work and want to share project insights. For more information, questions about our work, or to share ideas, please contact us.
The Lab Projects
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Clinical Phenotypes of Viral Pneumonia: A Comparative Study Between SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza
This project, which is part of the COVID-19 Big Ideas cohort, aimed to study the differences in clinical characteristics between COVID-19 and Influenza-A-related pneumonia.
Project Lead: Pratik Sinha
- Big Ideas
completed
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Improving Diagnosis of Superimposed Preeclampsia in Pregnant Patients: A Wearable Device for Non-Invasive Continuous Monitoring of Fluid Dynamics
The team aims to use wearable devices to monitor and define the differences in third trimester fluid volume of patients with superimposed preeclampsia and those with chronic hypertension.
Project Lead: Valene Garr Barry and Ebony Carter
- Big Ideas
active
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Intelligent Clinical Decision Support for Perioperative Blood Management
By using an iterative, user-centered design and evaluation framework, the team is designing and assessing the usability and safety of the Surgical Personalized Anticipation of Transfusion Hazard (S-PATH) system.
Project Lead: Sunny Lou
- Big Ideas
active
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Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring
This project is designing a digital medicine program for remote blood pressure monitoring to increase patient engagement and trust in BJC. It is aiming for a 20% reduction in provider-reported administrative workload.
Project Lead: Jennifer Schmidt
- Big Ideas
active
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Evaluation and Validation of a Mobile Application for Patient Functional Assessment in Spinal Surgery
By developing a composite score algorithm based on wearable collected data, this project assesses the functional status of patients with lumbar degenerative spine disease.
Project Lead: Camilo Molina
- Big Ideas
active
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Care Transition TRUST; Trust Through Understanding via Smart Use of Technology
The team is working to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of using an iPad within BJC hospitals to allow a video conversation among patients, their caregivers, their PCP, and the hospitalist involved in their inpatient care.
Project Lead: Mark Williams
- Big Ideas
active
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Expediting Radiotherapy Initiation via a Simulation Free Workflow
This project investigates the feasibility of a simulation-free workflow to enhance clinical decision-making with up-front planning on diagnostic images.
Project Lead: Tianyu Zhao
- Big Ideas
active
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Avoiding Pulmonary Complications after Major Abdominal Surgery Using Novel Digital Incentive Spirometry Technology
In an effort to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications, the team is working to determine the efficacy of perioperative incentive spirometry to improve forced expiratory volume (FEV1).
Project Lead: Chet W. Hammill and Chenyang Lu
- Big Ideas
completed
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Prediction of Persistent and Profound Intraoperative Hypoxemia in Pediatric Patients to Mitigate Life-Threatening Events and Improve Patient Safety
The team worked to detect intraoperative hypoxemia within the Epic electronic medical records and assess the clinical meaningfulness of the Deep Intraoperative Alert system.
Project Lead: Michael C. Montana and Thomas Kannampallil
- Big Ideas
completed
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Using Mobile Health Technology to Capture Physical, Functional, and Psychosocial Features that Predict Recovery after Lumbar Fusion
This project uses intensive psychometric and biometric data to define how different disease domains impact patient recovery from lumbar fusion surgery.
Project Lead: Wilson Z. Ray and Jacob Greenberg
- Big Ideas
completed
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User-Centered Design of a Digital Health Solution to Improve Symptom Management in Advanced Cancer Care
By conducting user evaluations of the current ENVISION prototype, the team is working to create a functional version of the ENVISION tool to assist caregivers in the assessment and management of advanced cancer patients.
Project Lead: Karla T. Washington
- Big Ideas
completed
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Clinical Translation of a Device and System for Preventing the Development of Pressure Ulcers
This project demonstrates the feasibility of a pressure sensor device to record skin pressure and prevent pressure injuries in ICU patients.
Project Lead: Amanda Westman and Justin M. Sacks
- Big Ideas
completed
