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Information Resourcesand Technology
Information Resourcesand Technology
We facilitate excellence in education, biomedical and clinical research, and patient care through the application of innovative and effective information
resources and technology
We facilitate excellence in education, biomedical and clinical research, and patient care through the application of innovative and effective information
resources and technology
Henry Lowe M.D.Senior Associate Dean
Information Resources and Technology
Henry Lowe M.D.Senior Associate Dean
Information Resources and Technology
DefinitionsDefinitions
“Information Technology is the use of
hardware, software, services, and
supporting infrastructure to manage and
deliver information.”
“Information Technology is the use of
hardware, software, services, and
supporting infrastructure to manage and
deliver information.” “Informatics is the scientific field that
deals with biomedical information, data
and knowledge - their storage, retrieval
and optimal use for problem-solving and
decision-making.”
“Informatics is the scientific field that
deals with biomedical information, data
and knowledge - their storage, retrieval
and optimal use for problem-solving and
decision-making.”
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“Knowledge Management is the collection of processes that govern
the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge”
“Knowledge Management is the collection of processes that govern
the creation, dissemination, and utilization of knowledge”
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IRT GoalsIRT Goals
• Become a leader in the effective use of innovative information technology (IT) in biomedicine
• Integrate IT, informatics and knowledge management resources to support the biomedical mission
• Plan and implement IRT collaboratively• Have IRT driven by a coherent strategic plan• Support the Stanford Biomedical Community’s
clinical, research and educational missions
• Become a leader in the effective use of innovative information technology (IT) in biomedicine
• Integrate IT, informatics and knowledge management resources to support the biomedical mission
• Plan and implement IRT collaboratively• Have IRT driven by a coherent strategic plan• Support the Stanford Biomedical Community’s
clinical, research and educational missions
• Senior Associate Dean position created March 2002
• Our mandate is to develop, collaboratively, an
effective IT strategy for the Stanford Biomedical
Community
• Provide state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and services
• Support access to and management of knowledge resources
• Couple applied informatics with our needs
• Integration of MedIT, SUMMIT and Lane Library
• IRT strategic planning completed September 2002
• Senior Associate Dean position created March 2002
• Our mandate is to develop, collaboratively, an
effective IT strategy for the Stanford Biomedical
Community
• Provide state-of-the-art IT infrastructure and services
• Support access to and management of knowledge resources
• Couple applied informatics with our needs
• Integration of MedIT, SUMMIT and Lane Library
• IRT strategic planning completed September 2002
Information Resourcesand Technology (IRT)
Information Resourcesand Technology (IRT)
IRT Strategic Planning GroupIRT Strategic Planning Group
Carole Buffum - Executive Director, Finance and
Administration
Parvati Dev - Associate Dean for Learning Technologies,
IRT
Jin Hahn - Associate Professor Of Neurology and
Pediatrics
Rob Krochak - DFA, Department of Pathology
Michael Levitt - Professor Of Structural Biology and
Computer Science
Henry Lowe - Senior Associate Dean IRT
Shannon Moffett - Medical Student
Don Regula - Associate Professor of Pathology
Valerie Su - Acting Director, Lane Library
Gerry Weitz - Director of Operations, IRT
David O’Brien - Director, Office of Institutional Planning
Carole Buffum - Executive Director, Finance and
Administration
Parvati Dev - Associate Dean for Learning Technologies,
IRT
Jin Hahn - Associate Professor Of Neurology and
Pediatrics
Rob Krochak - DFA, Department of Pathology
Michael Levitt - Professor Of Structural Biology and
Computer Science
Henry Lowe - Senior Associate Dean IRT
Shannon Moffett - Medical Student
Don Regula - Associate Professor of Pathology
Valerie Su - Acting Director, Lane Library
Gerry Weitz - Director of Operations, IRT
David O’Brien - Director, Office of Institutional Planning
IRT OrganizationIRT Organization
Senior Associate DeanInformation Resources and Technology
Henry Lowe
Senior Associate DeanInformation Resources and Technology
Henry Lowe
Director ofIT operationsGerry Weitz
Director ofIT operationsGerry Weitz
Associate DeanLearning Technologies
Parvati Dev
Associate DeanLearning Technologies
Parvati Dev
DirectorLane Library
Valerie Su (Acting)
DirectorLane Library
Valerie Su (Acting)
DirectorIT Development
Henry Lowe (Acting)
DirectorIT Development
Henry Lowe (Acting)
DirectorPrivacy & Data Security
Todd Ferris
DirectorPrivacy & Data Security
Todd Ferris
DirectorFinance & AdminTo Be recruited
DirectorFinance & AdminTo Be recruited
• The future of biomedicine is interdisciplinary
• There is a Stanford Biomedical Community• The Hospitals, School of Medicine, Clark Center,
Bioengineering
• If translational research is to be successful,
information must flow effectively within this
community
• Biomedical IRT planning and implementation
must be a collaborative community process
• The future of biomedicine is interdisciplinary
• There is a Stanford Biomedical Community• The Hospitals, School of Medicine, Clark Center,
Bioengineering
• If translational research is to be successful,
information must flow effectively within this
community
• Biomedical IRT planning and implementation
must be a collaborative community process
Collaborative IRT Planningis Critical
Collaborative IRT Planningis Critical
University
University
HospitalsHospitals SchoolSchool
InfrastructureInfrastructureExpertiseExpertise NetworkNetwork Data CenterData Center SecuritySecurityKnowledge ResourcesKnowledge Resources PlanningPlanning
Applications and ServicesApplications and ServicesSupport, Training, Advocacy & Planning
Information Acquisition, Hosting, Management & AccessKnowledge Access and Delivery
Support, Training, Advocacy & PlanningInformation Acquisition, Hosting, Management & Access
Knowledge Access and Delivery
StanfordBiomedicine Community
StanfordBiomedicine Community
ClinicalClinical
ResearchResearch
EducationEducation
Our Development ModelOur Development Model
INFORMATICSINFORMATICSKNOWLEDGEMANAGEMENTKNOWLEDGE
MANAGEMENTINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY
• Ubiquitous access to information
• Data privacy and security
• The Library as a Knowledge Management
Center
• The Internet as a communications medium
• IRT as an innovative force in education
• Translational Informatics
• Enabling the translational research mission
• Ubiquitous access to information
• Data privacy and security
• The Library as a Knowledge Management
Center
• The Internet as a communications medium
• IRT as an innovative force in education
• Translational Informatics
• Enabling the translational research mission
Major Strategic ThemesMajor Strategic Themes
• The future of computing rests on a wireless
“always on” network connection.
• Wireless networking is progressing rapidly
• Mobile computing devices are becoming
smaller, cheaper, more powerful and better
integrated
• Biomedical workers are often nomadic
• Major transforming potential in the clinical,
research and educational environments
• The future of computing rests on a wireless
“always on” network connection.
• Wireless networking is progressing rapidly
• Mobile computing devices are becoming
smaller, cheaper, more powerful and better
integrated
• Biomedical workers are often nomadic
• Major transforming potential in the clinical,
research and educational environments
Ubiquitous Access to Information
Ubiquitous Access to Information
• Implementing an enterprise-wide wireless
network
• Convened a joint School-University-Hospital
secure wireless planning committee.
• Appointed an Associate Director of Wireless
Applications Development
• Mandated secure wireless network standards
• Positioning all key information resources to
be wireless-accessible
• Implementing an enterprise-wide wireless
network
• Convened a joint School-University-Hospital
secure wireless planning committee.
• Appointed an Associate Director of Wireless
Applications Development
• Mandated secure wireless network standards
• Positioning all key information resources to
be wireless-accessible
What IRT is DoingWhat IRT is Doing
• New Federal and State regulations mandate
significant changes in how we handle
information
• Our ability and willingness to protect privacy
and secure information will become critical
• Our clinical and translational research missions
are at particular risk
• An issue in negotiating access to clinical data
• New Federal and State regulations mandate
significant changes in how we handle
information
• Our ability and willingness to protect privacy
and secure information will become critical
• Our clinical and translational research missions
are at particular risk
• An issue in negotiating access to clinical data
Information Privacy and Security
Information Privacy and Security
• Created a process within the School to
manage HIPAA implementation
• Convened a joint School-University-
Hospital committee to define data security
standards for the Biomedical Community
• A secure data center for the School will
open in April 2003
• Appointed a Director for Data Privacy and
Security
• Created a process within the School to
manage HIPAA implementation
• Convened a joint School-University-
Hospital committee to define data security
standards for the Biomedical Community
• A secure data center for the School will
open in April 2003
• Appointed a Director for Data Privacy and
Security
What IRT is DoingWhat IRT is Doing
• Biomedicine is knowledge-based
• Ubiquitous electronic access to knowledge
• The Library as our Center for Knowledge Management - a “library without walls”
• A new Library Director who is also Associate Dean for Knowledge Management
• Knowledge-based clinical decision support as part of EMR deployment
• Addition of new knowledge resources (e.g. Genomic Resources)
• Biomedicine is knowledge-based
• Ubiquitous electronic access to knowledge
• The Library as our Center for Knowledge Management - a “library without walls”
• A new Library Director who is also Associate Dean for Knowledge Management
• Knowledge-based clinical decision support as part of EMR deployment
• Addition of new knowledge resources (e.g. Genomic Resources)
Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management
• The Web is our major point of contact with the
World
• Internet strategy should support our strategic
plan
• IRT Web design task force report
• The School needs a new Web site with:
• Better navigational model
• More consistent “branding” across the School
• Tighter coordination with Hospital Web sites
• Separation of public and private Web services
• The Web is our major point of contact with the
World
• Internet strategy should support our strategic
plan
• IRT Web design task force report
• The School needs a new Web site with:
• Better navigational model
• More consistent “branding” across the School
• Tighter coordination with Hospital Web sites
• Separation of public and private Web services
Internet StrategyInternet Strategy
• An IT-enabled educational environment
• Easy, ubiquitous technology support
• Investment in simulation technologies
• Balance innovation and current successful practice
• Continuous evaluation and improvement
• Training educators to use IT successfully
• Inquiry-based education
• Life-long learning and knowledge access skills
• An IT-enabled educational environment
• Easy, ubiquitous technology support
• Investment in simulation technologies
• Balance innovation and current successful practice
• Continuous evaluation and improvement
• Training educators to use IT successfully
• Inquiry-based education
• Life-long learning and knowledge access skills
Innovative Use of Learning Technologies
Innovative Use of Learning Technologies
• Immersive Learning Center
• Content production
• Ubiquitous access to knowledge sources
• Faculty support and development
• Pilot projects
• Evaluation of impact
• Immersive Learning Center
• Content production
• Ubiquitous access to knowledge sources
• Faculty support and development
• Pilot projects
• Evaluation of impact
What IRT is DoingWhat IRT is Doing
Translational InformaticsTranslational Informatics
ITITKnowledge
ManagementKnowledge
ManagementPlanPlan
InformaticsInformatics
Informatics as an academic discipline can support translational research and
be itself an important area of translational research
Informatics as an academic discipline can support translational research and
be itself an important area of translational research
• Information technology expertise alone cannot
guarantee effective use of IT in biomedicine
• Informatics complements IT expertise in
creating solutions to complex “real-world”
problems in Biomedicine
• The IRT strategic plan will create new
opportunities for Applied Informatics research
and education
• We need to grow our Applied Informatics
community
• Information technology expertise alone cannot
guarantee effective use of IT in biomedicine
• Informatics complements IT expertise in
creating solutions to complex “real-world”
problems in Biomedicine
• The IRT strategic plan will create new
opportunities for Applied Informatics research
and education
• We need to grow our Applied Informatics
community
InformaticsInformatics
• “Clinical Informatics”,in contrast to
BioInformatics, is underdeveloped at Stanford
• The greatest need for Informatics is in the
clinical and translational research areas
• A new academic Clinical Informatics Center
will foster Informatics at the School level and
work with• Departments and institutes to help develop domain-
specific Informatics programs
• The Hospitals to assist in the effective implementation of
knowledge-based clinical systems
• “Clinical Informatics”,in contrast to
BioInformatics, is underdeveloped at Stanford
• The greatest need for Informatics is in the
clinical and translational research areas
• A new academic Clinical Informatics Center
will foster Informatics at the School level and
work with• Departments and institutes to help develop domain-
specific Informatics programs
• The Hospitals to assist in the effective implementation of
knowledge-based clinical systems
A Clinical Informatics CenterA Clinical Informatics Center
• The EMR is a critical component of the Biomedical IT infrastructure
• Clinical systems development must be collaborative
• Understanding workflow and context is critical
• The academic user community should be a major driver
• Tight integration with clinical research systems is essential
• Tight coupling of knowledge resources to the point of care
• Where clinical IT has been successful it has involved a real working partnership of Hospital IT, Clinical Informatics and the user community
• The EMR is a critical component of the Biomedical IT infrastructure
• Clinical systems development must be collaborative
• Understanding workflow and context is critical
• The academic user community should be a major driver
• Tight integration with clinical research systems is essential
• Tight coupling of knowledge resources to the point of care
• Where clinical IT has been successful it has involved a real working partnership of Hospital IT, Clinical Informatics and the user community
Clinical Systems Development
Clinical Systems Development
Informatics andTranslational Research
Informatics andTranslational Research
Basic ResearchBasic Research
Clinical ResearchClinical Research
InformaticsInformatics
Data managementKnowledge access & managementCollaborative SystemsHigh performance computingAccess to clinical data
Data managementKnowledge access & managementCollaborative SystemsHigh performance computingAccess to clinical data
EMR developmentClinical data acquisitionClinical trials managementIntegration with clinical systemsKnowledge-based decision making
EMR developmentClinical data acquisitionClinical trials managementIntegration with clinical systemsKnowledge-based decision making
Data analysis and visualizationIntegrated data repositoryTissue banking systemsImage managmentKnowledge representation
Data analysis and visualizationIntegrated data repositoryTissue banking systemsImage managmentKnowledge representation
• Hospital-School IT steering committee
• Clinical Informatics Center
• Secure wireless network
• Planning for Clinical and Research Data Repository
• The Library as our Knowledge Management Center
• Data security policies for School
• Immersive Learning Center
• Task force to examine user support
• New Website for School
• Hospital-School IT steering committee
• Clinical Informatics Center
• Secure wireless network
• Planning for Clinical and Research Data Repository
• The Library as our Knowledge Management Center
• Data security policies for School
• Immersive Learning Center
• Task force to examine user support
• New Website for School
Major IRT Goals for 2003Major IRT Goals for 2003