Mission

The Health Systems Engineering & Informatics Laboratory at the University of Arizona aims to advance the science of health systems through interdisciplinary research that integrates theories and methods from informatics and cognitive engineering. Our mission is to study, develop, and translate innovations that enhance clinical decision-making, improve patient and public health outcomes, and promote health equity.

Research Areas

Explainability
Model-agnostic Interpretability for Clinical Machine Learning
Digital Phenotyping
Biomedical Ontologies & Computable Phenotypes
Cognitive Informatics
Human Factors Engineering & Clinical Decision-making

Populations of Interest: Acute Respiratory Failure; Traumatic Brain Injury; COVID-19; Rural Health

Contact Information

We are housed in the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona, along with affiliations to the Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics (CB2) and the BIO5 Institute. We work collaboratively with investigators in complementary and translational areas, including medicine, pharmacy, and public health.

Mailing address:
1127 E. James E. Rogers Way
College of Engineering
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ - 85721-0020

Funding Support

Acknowledgment

Our work is supported by multiple internal and extramural entities, including the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the BIO5 Institute at the University of Arizona. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in materials on this site are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization.