Alvin Jeffery

🚨 Diagnostic codes miss too much. Our NLP tool could change how we flag risk.

We automated the Addiction Behaviors Checklist & identified problematic opioid use better than ICD codes (AUC = 0.82 vs 0.52).

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Kicking off Black History Month by resting on the couch with coffee & a wonderful book by Tricia Hersey. Her 1st book (Rest is Resistance) about the role of napping & daydreaming to fight capitalism & white supremacy was life-changing. #WeWillRest

I love that our lab knows how to take a break from the routines & try something new & fun together! This month: Rock Climbing! @vumcdbmi.bsky.social

I’d love to be added!

Special Issue on Informatics Education: Teaching Data Science through an Interactive, Hands-On Workshop with Clinically-Relevant Case Studies Thieme E-Books & E-Journals

🩺Nurses+🖥️Data Science=Better Care! !✨We created an interactive workshop to teach nurses how to use data science to improve care, using real-life cases like sepsis detection. Hands-on, simple, and practical! @vumc-insights.bsky.social www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...

Changes in Postpartum Opioid Prescribing After Implementation of State Opioid Prescribing Limits This cohort study examines the association of state-level opioid prescribing limits with opioid prescribing within the 30-day postpartum period by vaginal vs cesarean delivery and opioid naivete.

💡Did you know? State laws limiting opioid prescriptions didn’t change how often new moms get these meds after giving birth.🤔We need better ways to keep moms and babies safe from opioids. @vumc-insights.bsky.social jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...