Yuri Quintana, Ph.D.

Yuri Quintana, Ph.D. is Chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School.  Dr.  Quintana's research is focused on developing innovative technologies that empower communities of healthcare professionals and patients to collaborate on a worldwide basis. See recent research publications. He teaches courses on global health informatics, e-health and serious games for health. Learn more about him on the bio page.

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1. Patient-Centered Care Coordination

This area focuses on developing platforms that enhance communication and coordination among patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. With an emphasis on aging populations, the research aims to create solutions that facilitate seamless interactions in home care settings. Projects include mobile applications that support family-based care networks and evaluate usability for older adults.

• InfoSAGE: Mobile app-enabled care coordination platform for elderly patients and caregivers.
  Project Paper
  Usage Patterns Analysis
  Usability Study
  Medication Information Usability

2. Collaborative Learning Health Systems

Research in this domain aims to design online platforms that foster collaborative learning for implementing evidence-based practices. These platforms support multi-institutional efforts, enabling efficient knowledge sharing and clinical decision-making. The focus is on global education, especially in oncology and pediatrics.

• Alicanto Cloud: Facilitates multi-institutional tumor boards and virtual case consultations.
  MADCaP Network
  Virtual Tumor Boards
  OPENPediatrics Integration

3. Global Health Outcomes and Data Sharing

This area encompasses platforms designed to collect and analyze health outcomes on a global scale. The research emphasizes creating databases that facilitate data sharing and outcomes analysis, particularly in low-resource settings. These efforts aim to improve clinical care through standardized data collection and collaboration.

• Pediatric Oncology Network Database (POND): A multilingual database for pediatric hematology/oncology.
  POND Paper
  International Protocol Sharing

4. Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

This research focuses on integrating AI in healthcare with an emphasis on ethical considerations and best practices. The goal is to ensure that AI systems are designed to promote health equity and improve patient outcomes. The work includes organizing conferences to establish governance frameworks for AI applications in medicine.

• DCI Network Conference: “Blueprints for Trust” focused on ethical AI integration in healthcare.
  Conference Details
  Health Equity in AI Paper

5. Medication Safety and Patient Communication

This domain prioritizes improving medication information accessibility and patient communication strategies. Research efforts are dedicated to developing recommendations for effective presentation of medication data to enhance patient understanding and safety. Stakeholder engagement is a key component of this work.

• FDA Response on Medication Information: Recommendations for optimizing patient medication information.
  DCI Conference on Medication Display

6. Digital Mental Health Evaluation

This area is centered on creating frameworks and guidelines for assessing the efficacy of digital mental health applications. The research aims to ensure that these apps are safe, effective, and trustworthy, contributing to the broader conversation about digital health services policy.

• Mental Health Apps Framework: Evidence-based framework for evaluating mental health apps.
  Framework Publication
  National Consensus Panel on Outcomes

7. Pharmacy Informatics and Interoperability

Research in this field focuses on improving drug medication interoperability and usability across international boundaries. Projects involve collaboration with EU initiatives to enhance global access to pharmaceutical data and improve medication comprehension, especially for vulnerable populations.

• UNICOM Project: Strengthening global medicine access through interoperable mobile apps.
  UNICOM Project Website
  Gravitate Health Project
  Drug Dose Forms Publication

Recent Publications

Molina-Vicenty IL, Borras-Fernández IC, Quintana Y, Robles-Gierbolini E, Canales-Emanuelli CI, Srivastava G, Pagán-Ramos M, Vega-Debien G, Jovet-Toledo G, Pope C, Davis B, George-Felix CA, Betances-Arroyo GS, Nazario-Martínez R. Enhancing Access Through Language-Tailored Approach in Telehealth and Veterans Video Connect: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Veterans Satisfaction Assessment. Mil Med. 2024 Aug 19;189(Supplement_3):211-220. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae077. PMID: 39160820.

Labkoff SE, Quintana Y, Rozenblit L. Identifying the capabilities for creating next-generation registries: a guide for data leaders and a case for "registry science". J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Apr 3;31(4):1001-1008. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocae024. PMID: 38400744; PMCID: PMC10990529. 38400744 [Full PDF]

Ahmed S, Trimmer C, Khan W, Tuck A, Rodak T, Agic B, Kavic K, Wadhawan S, Abbott M, Husain MO, Husain MI, McKenzie K, Quintana Y, Naeem F. A mixed methods analysis of existing assessment and evaluation tools (AETs) for mental health applications. Front Public Health. 2024 May 7;12:1196491. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1196491. PMID: 38774052; PMCID: PMC11106355