December 2020

Region Pioneers Use of Electronic Medical Records for Community Wellness and Health Equity

An unusual collaboration among three regional data teams, including the UR CTSI, has cut through legal and technical challenges to leverage electronic medical records for population health reporting in the recently-released Community Health Indicators report.

UR CTSI Researchers Find Nationwide Links Between Vaping and COVID-19

Analyzing population data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UR CTSI Biostatistician Dongmei Li, Ph.D., found that states with more vapers had larger numbers of daily coronavirus cases and deaths in the early weeks of the pandemic.