Professional Summary
Kai Zheng is Assistant Professor of Health Management and Policy in the School of Public Health and Assistant Professor of Information in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. His research and teaching are in the area of information systems, particularly focusing on health informatics, which studies the use of information, communication, and decision technologies in healthcare delivery and management. He holds a PhD in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University, where his dissertation entitled ``Design, Implementation, User Acceptance, and Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Evidence-Based Medicine Practice'' received the 2007 William W. Cooper Doctoral Dissertation Award in Management or Management Sciences.
Courses Taught
HMP668: Introduction to Health Informatics
Syllabus (PDF)
HMP669: Database Systems and Internet Applications in Health Care
Syllabus (PDF)
HMP696: Concepts in Health Informatics
BIOINF555/HMP696: Concepts in Health Informatics Syllabus (PDF)
HMP696: Research Methods in Health Informatics (discontinued)
Education
PhD, Information Systems, Carnegie Mellon University, 2006
BE, Electrical Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, 1999
Research Interest & Projects
Kai Zheng's research is focused on the analysis, design, development, diffusion, and evaluation of health informatics applications, with particular focus on innovative technologies and methods that support medical knowledge management and clinical decision-making. Knowledge Management of Management Knowledge: This project aims to establish a knowledge management infrastructure for systematic and cooperative acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of management knowledge both within and across healthcare organizations.
Sponsor: The Walter J. McNerney Award Clinical Workflow Analysis Tool. This online tool uses multiple methods including data visualization, statistical analysis, and sequential pattern recognition and a Markov-chain model to analyze time and motion data to discover patterns in clinical workflow.
Sponsor: Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research
Website: http://sitemaker.umich.edu/workflow/ A Community-University Partnership to Develop Technology-Enhanced Patient Empowerment Programs for People with Chronic Kidney Disease. This project aims to develop and launch a community-based participatory research initiative focused on understanding user needs and technical capabilities, implementing novel technology-enhanced patient programs and evaluating their impact.
Sponsor: Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research A Partnership for Clinician EHR Use and Quality of Care. The study examines clinician use of electronic health records to improve the quality of care and medication management for vulnerable populations.
Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Jump Starting the Life Journey of Young Adults Interrupted by Kidney Failure. The purpose of this project is to develop interventional tools, which will facilitate the integration of End Stage Renal Disease for young adults and enhance the knowledge base and comfort level of the renal team in working with young people facing kidney failure.
Sponsor: National Kidney Foundation
Website: http://ktalk.org/
Selected Publications
Bohnsack KJ, Parker DP, Zheng K. Quantifying temporal documentation patterns in clinician use of AHLTA—the DoD's ambulatory electronic health record. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings. 2009. (in press)
Zheng K. Clinical decision-support systems. In: Bate MJ, Maack MN, eds. Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences. New York City, NY: Taylor & Francis Group. 2009. (in press)
Banaszak-Holl J, Zheng K, Griffith JR. Critical next steps in evidence-based management of health care organizations. Health Care Management Review. 2009;34(3):219-21.
Zhou XM, Ackerman MS, Zheng K. I just don't know why it's gone: Maintaining informal information use in inpatient care. Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '09). 2009;2061-70.
Zheng K. The clinical reminder system. In: Tan JKH, Payton F, eds. Health Management Information Systems. New York City, NY: An Aspen Publication; 2009:351-8.
Zheng K, Padman R, Johnson MP, Diamond, HS. An interface-driven analysis of user interactions with an electronic health records system. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2009;16(2):228-37.
Zheng K, McGrath D, Hamilton A, Tanner C, White M, Pohl JM. Assessing organizational readiness for adopting electronic health record systems: A case study in ambulatory practices. Journal of Decision Systems. 2009;18(1):117-40.
Zhu ZB, Zheng K. Road to World Wide Web: A Comprehensive Guide. Shanghai: Fareast Press; 1997.
Professional Affiliations
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
China Health Policy and Management Society (CHPAMS, founding member)
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