News: Health Management and Informatics
UCF Health Management and Informatics Faculty Member Awarded Fulbright
Yara Asi will travel to the West Bank to conduct her healthcare study. Yara Asi is a lecturer in the health management and informatics department at UCF. (Photo by Amy...
Laws That Punish Pregnant Drug Abusers Aren’t Working, New Study Finds
The findings are increasingly important as instances of opioid use disorder at delivery continue to rise.
Stigma of Opioid Addiction Medications Prevents Treatment
Basia Andraka-Christou, assistant professor of health management and informatics, is looking at the barriers preventing medication treatment for individuals with opioid addiction. (Photo by Amy Floyd) One in three Americans...
Aging-in-Community Research Shares Lessons Learned in Policy and Program Planning
Professor Su-I Hou will be at the Gerontological Society of America Conference in Austin, Texas on November 15 to discuss aging-in-community research. A comparative case study examines current aging-in-community (AIC)...
Health Administration Internship Offers Access to Executive-Level Leadership
William Poole ’18, who is a graduate student in the Master of Health Administration program, worked with the chief nursing officer at Orlando Health’s Orlando Regional Medical Center for his...
Software Systems Support Financially-Strained Rural Clinics, Gain Copyrights
Varadraj Gurupur is an associate professor of health management and informatics and faculty lead on these software projects. Small clinics across the country are closing, especially in rural areas, leaving...
HMI Student Group Delivers Buckets of Halloween Candy to Children at Shelter, Wins Impact Award
SHIMA leadership accepts the ‘Best Event for a Small Group’ at this year’s SGA Impact Awards. SHIMA leadership (left to right): Renann Kassis, President; Jolene Kitt, Vice President; Destiny Maday,...
Healthcare’s Huge Cybersecurity Problem
The patient lying on the emergency room table in front of Paul Pugsley was having a stroke. Time was running out. Pugsley, an emergency medicine resident at Maricopa Medical Center, knew...
Public Affairs, Health Management Professor Added to Fulbright Specialist Roster
Professor Su-I Hou’s contributions to projects oversees include creating Taiwan Study Abroad programs at UCF and University of Georgia and leading multiple student groups in the Taiwan Study Abroad summer...
UCF Study: Big Data, High Tech Maps Give Health Care Providers New Insights
A recently published study demonstrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) technology to help determine if resources are getting to the areas of most need. The study, published in Journal of...
