Thankam Thyvalikakath
Research Scientist,Director
Centre for biomedical informatics
Regenstrief Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Thyvalikakath, biomedical informatics researcher and dentist, is director of the newly created dental informatics core initiative at the Indiana University School of Dentistry (IUSD). As director of Quality Improvement, she also oversees clinical data analytics to assess treatment and patient care outcomes. Previously, Dr. Thyvalikakath served as faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and Department of Biomedical Informatics.
Research Interest
Her research focuses on applying user-centered design and cognitive engineering methods to design clinical systems that better support clinicians’ decision making processes, utilizing health information exchange to promote coordinated care between medical and dental care providers, and leveraging electronic health records data for clinical research and quality improvement purposes.
Publications
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Schleyer TK, Ruttenberg A, Duncan W, Haendel M, Torniai C et al (2013) An ontology-based method for secondary use of electronic dental record data. AMIA Summits Transl Sci Proc 18: 234-238.
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Rindal DB, Rush WA, Schleyer T, Kirshner M, Boyle RG et al (2013) Computer-assisted guidance for tobacco counseling in dental offices - A randomized clinical trial. Am J Prev Med 44:260-264.
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 Thyvalikakath TP, Dziabiak M, Johnson R, Torres-Urquidy MH et al (2014) Advancing cognitive engineering methods to support user interface design for electronic health records.Int J Med Inform 83: 292-302.
