Brian E. Dixon, M.P.A., Ph.D.
- Assistant Professor, Health Informatics
- Research Scientist, Regenstrief Institute
- Investigator in Residence, Veterans Administration (VA) Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice (CIEBP)
Education
- Ph.D, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2011
- MPA, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 2005
- B.A., DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, 2001
Biography
Dr. Dixon’s research principally focuses on the use of information and computing systems to improve public health practice and clinical outcomes. This includes leveraging health information exchange to enable secondary use of clinical data and bi-directional communication between health care providers and public health agencies. Dr. Dixon is involved in a number of initiatives part of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN), the Clinical Decision Support Consortium (CDSC), and the Indiana Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics (ICEPHI).
Prior to his appointment at the IU School of Informatics, Dr. Dixon managed a number of health information exchange research and development projects for Regenstrief and the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE). Dr. Dixon also developed health information applications and systems, including tools supporting the standard clinical vocabulary LOINC®, technology supporting the automated electronic reporting of notifiable conditions, and tools for querying large clinical data repositories.
Research Interests
Dr. Dixon's primary area of research is public health informatics with emphasis on the bi-directional exchange of data, information, and knowledge to support public health practice and policy. Decision support for clinicians and public health professionals is a component of his research. Dr. Dixon is also involved with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE) and national HIE initiatives that aim to promote bi-directional exchange of health information to improve clinical and population health quality, effectiveness, and efficiency.
