Aaron Neinstein

Department: Medicine

Researcher Type: Assistant Professor

Search Query: digital health, mhealth, DHIL Listsrv

Digital Health Interests: What technologies and workflows can we develop to integrate into diabetes management to facilitate better diabetes care?

Address: 400 Parnassus Ave, UC Clinics San Francisco CA 94143

Description: In addition to practicing clinical Endocrinology, I also practice and study clinical informatics. As Assistant Medical Director for Informatics at UCSF, I work closely with the UCSF clinical systems team to help our electronic health record support high quality and high efficiency care at UCSF. As the Lead for Clinical Design and Research for the UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation, I work on the design, development, and evaluation of emerging technologies in healthcare, specifically in diabetes.My creative and research pursuits are centered around three central questions:1) What new technologies and workflows can we develop and integrate into diabetes management to facilitate better diabetes care?2) How can we improve patient-centered decision making by facilitating access to health information and by allowing better communication between patient and provider?3) How can we make our EHR and clinical systems more usable so that providers can do their work more effectively?EDUCATION/CLINICAL TRAINING MD: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, 2007Residency: UCSF, Internal Medicine, 2010Fellowship: UCSF, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013Board Certifications: Internal Medicine (2010); Endocrinology and Metabolism (2013)

Interests: Digital Health, Diabetes mellitus, Clinical Informatics, Usability, mHealth, Social media, Clinical decision support, Electronic health records