Nitu Kashyap, MD, FAMIA
Assistant Clinical Professor, Internal MedicineDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Assistant Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine; Assistant Clinical Professor, Biostatistics; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Positions outside Yale
Chief Medical Information Officer, Information Technology, Yale New Haven Health
Biography
Dr. Nitu Kashyap is the Chief Medical Information Officer at Yale New Haven Health where she is responsible for Population Health Informatics and Clinical Decision Support. She is faculty in Internal Medicine and teaches Clinical Informatics to residents and Informatics fellows. Her research interests include development and delivery of guidelines-based clinical decision support.
Dr. Kashyap is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Clinical Informatics.
Last Updated on August 05, 2023.
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Yale Institute for Global Health
Education & Training
- Advanced Emerging Leaders Program
- Yale University (2019)
- Strategic Agility Program
- Yale University (2019)
- Emerging Leaders Program
- Yale University (2018)
- Fellowship
- Yale Center for Medical Informatics (2011)
- Resident
- UMDNJ, Morristown Memorial Program (2003)
Board Certifications
Clinical Informatics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2015
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2015
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Public Health Interests
Clinical Guidelines; Chronic Diseases
ORCID
0000-0001-9376-1199
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Nitu Kashyap's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Nitu Kashyap's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Nitu Kashyap is interested in exploring.
Allen Hsiao, MD, FAAP, FAMIA
F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE
Tariq Ahmad, MD, MPH
Alexandra Lansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Benjamin Tolchin, MD, MS, FAAN (Neurology), FAES
Carol Oladele, PhD, MPH
31Publications
287Citations
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Publications
2024
Improving cefazolin administration for surgical prophylaxis in reported penicillin allergy: A retrospective study of a health system intervention
Belmont A, Son M, Hyman J, You L, Su C, Kashyap N, Topal J, McManus D, Martinello R, Kwah J. Improving cefazolin administration for surgical prophylaxis in reported penicillin allergy: A retrospective study of a health system intervention. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology Global 2024, 4: 100377. PMID: 39830990, PMCID: PMC11742594, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacig.2024.100377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsPenicillin allergy labelHospital-wide guidelinesSurgical site infectionAllergy labelsSurgical patientsSevere allergic reactionsSurgical prophylaxisSite infectionAssociated with increased rates of surgical site infectionRate of surgical site infectionMulti-drug resistant infectionsAllergic reactionsPrevent surgical site infectionsFirst-line antibioticsFirst-line prophylaxisAdministration of cefazolinAssociated with increased ratesRetrospective cohort studyGuideline-directed therapyAdult surgical patientsPre-intervention groupPost-intervention groupPenicillin allergyPerioperative outcomesCefazolin administrationGuideline concordance of electronic health record order sets for hospital‐based treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Cohen S, Kashyap N, Steel T, Edelman E, Fiellin D, Joudrey P. Guideline concordance of electronic health record order sets for hospital‐based treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2024 PMID: 39580659, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsElectronic health recordsElectronic health record ordersTreatment of alcohol withdrawal syndromeSevere alcohol withdrawal syndromeTreatment of unhealthy alcohol useAlcohol withdrawal syndromeUnhealthy alcohol useAcute care hospitalsHospital organizationCross-sectional studyHospital-based treatmentCare practicesHealth recordsCare escalationGuideline concordanceSymptom assessmentCare hospitalProtocolized careRecord ordersAlcohol use disorderSymptom scoresAlcohol useSubstance useHospitalInconsistent definitionsFrom MedWreck to MedRec: A Call to Action to Improve Medication Reconciliation
Kashyap N, Jeffery S, Agresta T. From MedWreck to MedRec: A Call to Action to Improve Medication Reconciliation. Applied Clinical Informatics 2024, 15: 230-233. PMID: 37748724, PMCID: PMC10972679, DOI: 10.1055/a-2181-1847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricCreation and Validation of an Automated Registry for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics
Canterino J, Malinis M, Liu J, Kashyap N, Brandt C, Justice A. Creation and Validation of an Automated Registry for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotics. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2024, 11: ofae004. PMID: 38412514, PMCID: PMC10866572, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsElectronic medical recordsOutpatient parenteral antibiotic therapyOutpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy programsMedical recordsObjective dataHospital length of stayOPAT episodesLength of stayDischarge dispositionUnique patientsRegistryParenteral antibiotic therapyInsurance payorOutpatient parenteral antibioticsDeath rateHospital lengthHospital daysAntibiotic therapyParenteral antibioticsInfection syndromeHospitalProgramAntibiotic name
2023
Implementation and evaluation of an electronic health record-integrated app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using patient-contributed data collection
Dullabh P, Heaney-Huls K, Chiao A, Callaham M, Desai P, Gauthreaux N, Kashyap N, Lobach D, Boxwala A. Implementation and evaluation of an electronic health record-integrated app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using patient-contributed data collection. JAMIA Open 2023, 6: ooad098. PMID: 38028731, PMCID: PMC10646567, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsElectronic health recordsHypertensive disordersRemote patient monitoring programPostpartum monitoringLocal clinical championsClinical championsPatient involvementIntegration standardsKey observationPilot interventionEHR developersClinician usersHealth recordsClinical workflowRemote monitoringDisordersPregnancyAppsSmartphone applicationInterventionData collectionPatientsDevelopersUsersUsability33 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EMR-BASED AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS SUSPICIOUS FOR LYNCH SYNDROME HAS A DISPROPORTIONALLY POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS
Soleymanjahi S, Singh V, Liu J, Brown Q, Brierley K, Healy C, Xicola R, Kashyap N, Llor X. 33 THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EMR-BASED AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFICATION OF PATIENTS SUSPICIOUS FOR LYNCH SYNDROME HAS A DISPROPORTIONALLY POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF DISADVANTAGED PATIENTS. Gastroenterology 2023, 164: s-11. DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(23)00980-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences with Cyclical User-Centered Design for Patient and Clinician Facing Medication Reconciliation mHealth Applications.
Polomoff C, Jeffery S, Agresta T, Bektashev S, Tran R, Frazier W, Demurjian S, O'Dell J, Sinha S, Kashyap N. Experiences with Cyclical User-Centered Design for Patient and Clinician Facing Medication Reconciliation mHealth Applications. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2023, 2022: 874-883. PMID: 37128468, PMCID: PMC10148378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsImplementing real-time prescription benefit tools: Early experiences from 5 academic medical centers
Luo J, Wong R, Mehta T, Schwartz J, Epstein J, Smith E, Kashyap N, Woreta F, Feterik K, Fliotsos M, Crotty B. Implementing real-time prescription benefit tools: Early experiences from 5 academic medical centers. Healthcare 2023, 11: 100689. PMID: 36989915, PMCID: PMC10880821, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2023.100689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricColchicine and high-intensity rosuvastatin in the treatment of non-critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised clinical trial
Shah T, McCarthy M, Nasir I, Archer H, Ragheb E, Kluger J, Kashyap N, Paredes C, Patel P, Lu J, Kandel P, Song C, Khan M, Huang H, Haq F, Ahmad R, Howes C, Cambi B, Lancaster G, Cleman M, Dela Cruz C, Parise H, Lansky A. Colchicine and high-intensity rosuvastatin in the treatment of non-critically ill patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open 2023, 13: e067910. PMID: 36828654, PMCID: PMC9971831, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsStandard of careHigh-intensity rosuvastatinElectronic medical recordsCOVID-19 diseaseMedical recordsPrimary endpointThromboembolic eventsYale New Haven Health SystemSevere COVID-19 diseaseCOVID-19Prespecified primary endpointVenous thromboembolic eventsRisk of progressionCombination of colchicineSafety monitoring boardCare armHispanics/LatinosTherapeutic anticoagulationIndex hospitalisationIll patientsMedian ageFuture trialsEffect of colchicineClinical trialsMonitoring boardImplementation and evaluation of an electronic health record-integrated app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using patient-contributed data collection
Dullabh P, Heaney-Huls KK, Chiao AB, Callaham MG, Desai P, Gauthreaux NA, Kashyap N, Lobach DF, Boxwala A. Implementation and evaluation of an electronic health record-integrated app for postpartum monitoring of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using patient-contributed data collection, JAMIA Open, Volume 6, Issue 4, December 2023, ooad098, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad098Peer-Reviewed Original Research In Press
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
Activities
activity American Medical Informatics Association
08/01/2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsFellowactivity Clinical Decision Support Committee, Yale New Haven Health
2016 - PresentCommitteesCo-Chairactivity Primary Care Users Group, Yale New Haven Health
2014 - PresentCommitteesCo-Chairactivity American Board of Medical Specialties
11/01/2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberactivity Clinical Advisory Council
03/01/2022 - PresentAdvisory BoardsCommittee MemberDetailsCT Health Information Exchange
Honors
honor Invited member
03/01/2022Regional AwardOffice of Health Strategy and CT State Health Information ExchangeDetailsUnited Stateshonor Elected Co-Chair, Medication Reconciliation Polypharmacy Committee
09/02/2019Regional AwardOffice of Health Strategy, State of CTDetailsUnited Stateshonor Clinical Informatics Sub-Board Member
07/01/2019National AwardAmerican Board of Medical SpecialtiesDetailsUnited Stateshonor Fellow
05/01/2019National AwardAmerican Medical Informatics AssociationDetailsUnited States
News
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- July 24, 2024
Yale Department of Internal Medicine Faculty Promotions and Appointments (July 2024)
- June 06, 2023
Yale Researchers Address Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs
- January 08, 2023
Digestive Health Learning Series Back for 2023!
- November 05, 2021Source: Yale Daily News
FDA and the School of Medicine collaborate to promote diversity in clinical trials
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