W. Ed Hammond, PhD, FACMI, FAIMBE, FIMIA, FHL7, FIAHSI

Director, Duke Center for Health Informatics

Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health

Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics

Research Professor in the School of Nursing

2424 Erwin Road, Suite 9002, Room 9020, Durham, NC 27705
Duke Box 2748, Durham, NC 27705

Main areas of interest include computer-based medical records, hospital information systems, national and international standards, artificial intelligence, networking and computerization in ambulatory care.

Education

Ph.D. 1967 - Duke University

Grants

CDS for CDC Opioid Guidelines - Opt. #1 awarded by Security Risk Solutions 2019 - 2021
Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Coordinating Center awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2019
Semi-automated terminology extension and term extraction enhancement to improve disease stratification using clinical notes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
Duke CTSA (UL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
Multidisciplinary Neonatal Training Grant awarded by National Institutes of Health 2010 - 2015
Pioneering Health Information Quality (K99) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
Consortia for University-based Training of Health IT Professionals in Health Care awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2010 - 2013
Synthesis and Harmonization of High Impact Data Elements awarded by Food and Drug Administration 2011 - 2013
Curriculum Development Centers awarded by Department of Health and Human Services 2010 - 2012
Nurses' Information Needs while Caring for Hospitalized Children awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2011 - 2012

Publications

Hammond, W Ed, Brinnae Bent, and Vivian L. West. “Goodbye Electronic Health Record?” Stud Health Technol Inform 298 (August 31, 2022): 107–11. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI220917.
Portella, Julio J., Brian J. Andonian, Donald E. Brown, Joao Mansur, Derek Wales, Vivian L. West, William E. Kraus, and William Ed Hammond. “Using Machine Learning to Identify Organ System Specific Limitations to Exercise via Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing.” Ieee J Biomed Health Inform 26, no. 8 (August 2022): 4228–37. https://doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2022.3163402.
Leiro, L., R. Taylor, K. Lee, A. E. Sapega, M. N. Simon, A. B. Martinez, M. S. Wolfberg, et al. “DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, SPRING SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS, BOSTON, MASS, MAY 10-13 1972.,” January 1, 2020.
Lloyd, S. C., W. E. Hammond, and E. G. Fisher. “DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, SPRING SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS, BOSTON, MASS, MAY 10-13 1972.,” January 1, 2020.
Sage, R., D. Loving, W. L. Craft, H. E. Dayringer, M. J. Smith, J. D. Dinniwell, J. Luts, et al. “DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, SPRING SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS, BOSTON, MASS, MAY 10-13 1972.,” January 1, 2020.
Baccus, D., G. Hoeren, B. Smith, A. Walker, A. G. Snapper, E. Walter, W. E. Hammond, et al. “DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, SPRING SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS, ATLANTA, GA, MAY 13-15 1971.,” January 1, 2020.
Nordo, Amy, Eric L. Eisenstein, Maryam Garza, W Ed Hammond, and Meredith Nahm Zozus. “Evaluative Outcomes in Direct Extraction and Use of EHR Data in Clinical Trials.” Stud Health Technol Inform 257 (2019): 333–40.
Garza, Maryam, Sahiti Myneni, Amy Nordo, Eric L. Eisenstein, W Ed Hammond, Anita Walden, and Meredith Zozus. “eSource for Standardized Health Information Exchange in Clinical Research: A Systematic Review.” Stud Health Technol Inform 257 (2019): 115–24.
Richesson, Rachel L., Beverly B. Green, Reesa Laws, Jon Puro, Michael G. Kahn, Alan Bauck, Michelle Smerek, et al. “Pragmatic (trial) informatics: a perspective from the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory.” J Am Med Inform Assoc 24, no. 5 (September 1, 2017): 996–1001. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocx016.
Sage, R., D. Loving, W. L. Craft, H. E. Dayringer, M. J. Smith, J. D. Dinniwell, J. Luts, et al. “DIGITAL EQUIPMENT COMPUTER USERS SOCIETY, SPRING SYMPOSIUM, PROCEEDINGS, PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS, BOSTON, MASS, MAY 10-13 1972.,” January 1, 2017.

Past Appointments

Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Chief, Division of Medical Informatics in the Department of Community and Family Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Community and Family Medicine
Professor of Community and Family Medicine with tenure in the Department of Community & Family Medicine

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