Physicians

Chief, Division of Medical Informatics in the Department of Community and Family Medicine

Departments / Divisions

• Community and Family Medicine / CFM - Medical Informatics
• Medicine / Med - Endocrinology & Metab
• Ophthalmology / Ophthalmology-General

Address
DUMC 104007
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-684-6721

Office Telephone
919-684-6421

Fax Telephone
919-681-7085

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1987

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1990

Fellowship

• Endocrinology, Duke University Medical Center, 1990-1992

Other Training

• PhD, Microbiology and Immunology, Duke University, 1986
• MS, Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 1994

Clinical Interests
Endocrinology; internal medicine; diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, and other endocrinologic disorders; medical informatics; computer uses in clinical medicine

Research Interests
Development and evaluation of clinical decision support systems
Development and implementation of cliical practice guidelines
Computer-based Patient Record Systems
Human-computer interface design
Curriculum development for training in Medical Informatics

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Clinica, Inc.
• Religent Health LLC
• Religent, Inc.

Representative Publications
Kawamoto K, Lobach DF. Proposal for fulfilling strategic objectives of the U.S. Roadmap for national action on clinical decision support through a service-oriented architecture leveraging HL7 services. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007 Mar-Apr;14(2):146-55. (2007) Abstract

Lobach DF, Detmer DE. Research challenges for electronic health records. Am J Prev Med. 2007 May;32(5 Suppl):S104-11. (2007) Abstract

Lobach DF, Kawamoto K, Anstrom KJ, Kooy KR, Eisenstein EL, Silvey GM, Willis JM, Johnson F, Simo J. Proactive population health management in the context of a regional health information exchange using standards-based decision support. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2007:473-7. (2007) Abstract

Lobach DF, Kawamoto K, Anstrom KJ, Russell ML, Woods P, Smith D. Development, deployment and usability of a point-of-care decision support system for chronic disease management using the recently-approved HL7 decision support service standard. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2007;129(Pt 2):861-5. (2007) Abstract

Kawamoto K, Houlihan CA, Balas EA, Lobach DF. Improving clinical practice using clinical decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success. BMJ. 2005 Apr 2;330(7494):765. (2005) Abstract

Kawamoto K, Lobach DF. Clinical Decision Support Provided within Physician Order Entry Systems: A Systematic Review of Features Effective for Changing Clinician Behavior. Proc AMIA Symp. 2003:361-5. (2003) Abstract

Lobach DF, Hasselblad V, Wildemuth BM. Evaluation of a Tool to Categorize Patients by Reading Literacy and Computer Skill to Facilitate the Computer-administered Patient Interview. Proc AMIA Symp. 2003:391-5. (2003) Abstract

Lobach DF, Low R, Arbanas JA, Rabold JS, Tatum JL, Epstein SD. Defining and supporting the diverse information needs of community-based care using the web and hand-held devices. Proc AMIA Symp. 2001:398-402. (2001) Abstract

Lobach DF, Kerner N. A systematic process for converting text-based guidelines into a linear algorithm for electronic implementation. Proc AMIA Symp. 2000:507-11. (2000) Abstract

Lobach DF, Gadd CS, Hales JW, Baskaran P. Siegfried: System for Interactive Electronic Guidelines with Feedback and Resources for Instructional and Educational Development. Medinfo. 1998;9 Pt 2:827-31. (1998) Abstract

Lobach DF, Gadd CS, Hales JW. Structuring clinical practice guidelines in a relational database model for decision support on the Internet. Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1997:158-62. (1997) Abstract

Lobach DF, Hammond WE. Computerized decision support based on a clinical practice guideline improves compliance with care standards. Am J Med. 1997 Jan;102(1):89-98. (1997) Abstract

Lobach DF. Electronically distributed, computer-generated, individualized feedback enhances the use of a computerized practice guideline. Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1996:493-7. (1996) Abstract

Lobach DF. A model for adapting clinical guidelines for electronic implementation in primary care. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1995:581-5. (1995) Abstract