Deborah R Levy, MD, MPH, MS
Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics and Data ScienceDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Dr. Levy’s research, leadership of high-impact publications, and volunteer work were recognized with the 2023 AMIA Leadership Award. She aims to improve the humane experience of patient care for health professionals and patients through adept use of technology. She co-led a foundational review defining key terminology for EHR burden and developed a model of health professions trainee EHR burden.
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Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Biography
Dr. Levy, an experienced internal medicine physician board certified in clinical informatics, is currently a post-doctoral research fellow in health informatics at VA-Connecticut, and a Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Yale School of Medicine. Her research interest is to achieve a more humane experience of medicine for both patients and clinicians, through the adept use of technology. She focuses on identifying and developing opportunities to enhance how health professionals in direct patient care engage with and experience technology including as electronic health record (EHR) burden. She is currently examining how health professionals and health professional trainees experience EHR burden using both qualitative and quantitative methods.
Appointments
Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
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Education & Training
- MS
- Oregon Health & Science University (2024)
- MPH
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2008)
- NHLBI / T32 Fellow in Preventive Cardiology
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2005)
- Internal Medicine
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2003)
- MD
- Tel Aviv University School of Medicine - NY-State American Program (2000)
- BA
- University of Pennsylvania, Biology (1996)
Board Certifications
Clinical Informatics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
Research
Overview
Public Health Interests
Stigma and Discrimination; Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Health Informatics; Qualitative Methods; Women's Health
ORCID
0000-0002-7324-3455
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Deborah R Levy's research output by year.
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Deborah R Levy's published research.
18Publications
69Citations
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Bidisha Nath, MBBS, MPH
Craig Gunderson, MD, SFHM
David Chartash, PhD
Ted Melnick, MD, MHS
Kirsha Gordon, PhD, MS
Publications
Featured Publications
25 × 5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Report-out and Call for Action
Hobensack M, Levy DR, Cato K, Detmer DE, Johnson KB, Williamson J, Murphy J, Moy A, Withall J, Lee R, Rossetti SC, Rosenbloom ST. 25 × 5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Report-out and Call for Action. Applied Clinical Informatics 2022, 13: 439-446. PMID: 35545125, PMCID: PMC9095342, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1746169.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDocumentation burdenSuboptimal patient careElectronic health recordsList of interventionsBreakout groupsPatient careWeekly sessionsClinician burnoutHealth systemCliniciansHealth recordsCorresponding burdenBurdenInterventionSteering committee membersDocumentation requirementsAction itemsCentral contributorSteering CommitteeGroupSessionsPresentationAdvocacy groupsSpecific actionsCareEvaluating Residents' Readiness to Elicit Advance Care Plans
Levy D, Strand J, McMahon G. Evaluating Residents' Readiness to Elicit Advance Care Plans. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2015, 7: 364-8. PMID: 26457140, PMCID: PMC4597945, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-14-00542.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEliciting Insights From Chat Logs of the 25X5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Novel Application of Topic Modeling
Moy A, Withall J, Hobensack M, Lee R, Levy D, Rossetti S, Rosenbloom S, Johnson K, Cato K. Eliciting Insights From Chat Logs of the 25X5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Novel Application of Topic Modeling. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e45645. PMID: 37195741, PMCID: PMC10233429, DOI: 10.2196/45645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAssessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach
Molloy-Paolillo B, Mohr D, Levy D, Cutrona S, Anderson E, Rucci J, Helfrich C, Sayre G, Rinne S. Assessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 999-1006. PMID: 37798584, PMCID: PMC10593729, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08318-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectronic health recordsEHR timeHealthcare workersVeterans AffairsTotal EHR timeDocumentation timeHealthcare workers' perceptionsEHR usabilityEHR transitionsNew electronic health recordHealth recordsEHR use patternsEHR adoptionObserved improvementClinical workflowGradual improvementInadequate trainingMonthsConclusionsThe integrationInterview transcriptsInterview participantsParticipantsWorkers' perceptionsOngoing concernYearsDefining Telehealth for Research, Implementation, and Equity
Roy J, Levy DR, Senathirajah Y. Defining Telehealth for Research, Implementation, and Equity. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2022, 24: e35037. PMID: 35416778, PMCID: PMC9047847, DOI: 10.2196/35037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCardiovascular health in the developing world: community perceptions from Carriacou, Grenada
Dozier A, Block R, Levy D, Dye T, Pearson T. Cardiovascular health in the developing world: community perceptions from Carriacou, Grenada. Global Heart 2008, 3: 123-131. PMID: 19730702, PMCID: PMC2707836, DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2008.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsOverall lifestyle changesCardiovascular risk factorsSecondary prevention programsPublic health priorityDaily activitiesHealth improvement activitiesPublic health programsCardiovascular healthRisk factorsHealth priorityLifestyle changesPhysical activityPrevention programsHealth programsPrevention effortsDemographic characteristicsHealth carePreventive focusHealth risksAssessment protocolBehavior changeHealthActual healthImprovement activitiesCommunity attitudesPatterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans
Levy D, Gordon K, Bastian L, Brandt C, Gunderson C. Patterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: 534-537. PMID: 38676664, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricIdentifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Core Electronic Health Record Use Metrics for Ambulatory Care: Virtual Consensus Conference Proceedings
Levy D, Moy A, Apathy N, Adler-Milstein J, Rotenstein L, Nath B, Rosenbloom S, Kannampallil T, Mishuris R, Alexanian A, Sieja A, Hribar M, Patel J, Sinsky C, Melnick E. Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Core Electronic Health Record Use Metrics for Ambulatory Care: Virtual Consensus Conference Proceedings. Applied Clinical Informatics 2023, 14: 944-950. PMID: 37802122, PMCID: PMC10686750, DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-3243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDefining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excessive DocBurden for All Health Professionals: A Scoping Review
Levy D, Withall J, Mishuris R, Tiase V, Diamond C, Douthit B, Grabowska M, Lee R, Moy A, Sengstack P, Adler-Milstein J, Detmer D, Johnson K, Cimino J, Corley S, Murphy J, Rosenbloom S, Cato K, Rossetti S. Defining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excessive DocBurden for All Health Professionals: A Scoping Review. Applied Clinical Informatics 2024, 15: 898-913. PMID: 39137903, PMCID: PMC11524753, DOI: 10.1055/a-2385-1654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHealth professionalsDocumentation burdenScoping reviewHealthcare teams' experiencesMeta-Analyses ExtensionReducing documentation burdenGrey literature sourcesPreferred Reporting ItemsClinician wellnessCare deliveryPatient safetyPatient careReporting ItemsSystematic reviewNational initiativesMeta-analysesHeavy workDocumentation systemPeer reviewCareTeam experienceHealthProfessionalsBurdenLiterature sourcesInterventions to mitigate EHR and documentation burden in health professions trainees: A scoping review
Levy D, Rossetti S, Brandt C, Melnick E, Hamilton A, Rinne S, Womack D, Mohan V. Interventions to mitigate EHR and documentation burden in health professions trainees: A scoping review. Applied Clinical Informatics 2024 PMID: 39366661, DOI: 10.1055/a-2434-5177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEHR burdenElectronic health recordsHealth professions traineesExperiences of interventionsHealth professionalsDocumentation burdenInpatient settingExperienced health professionalsBurden modelPeer-reviewed studiesQuasi-experimental designDesigning new interventionsShift handoffsEHR workflowPhysician traineesPerspective of interventionHealth recordsPRISMA-ScRScoping reviewLiving tasksConcept clarificationTeam communicationTrainee experienceWorkflow modelNew interventions
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity American Medical Informatics Association, Public Policy Committee
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetailsAd hoc Committee Member / Selected to represent AMIA for 2024 Virtual Hill Day for EHR burden expertise2022 - Presentactivity American Medical Informatics Association, 25x5 Task Force
Professional OrganizationsMemberDetailsInaugural member of AMIA 25x5, Inaugural member of Impact workstream / National effort to mitigate EHR burden for all health professionals / Key informant, development of National TrendBurden survey to measure documentation burden2022 - Presentactivity Applied Clinical Informatics - Open
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2023 - Presentactivity JAMIA
Journal ServiceReviewerDetails2024 - Presenthonor AMIA Annual Leadership Award 2023
National AwardAmerican Medical Informatics AssociationDetails11/12/2023United States
News
News
- December 09, 2024Source: Thieme
Dr. Deborah Levy Honored by Thieme as a Leader in Medicine
- November 07, 2024
Dr. Deborah Levy Inducted into 2025 Class of AMIA Fellows
- October 31, 2024
New Publication Defines Documentation Burden and Excessive Documentation Burden for All Health Professionals in Health Care
- October 21, 2024
Yale BIDS Presenting at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium
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