Shah Lab

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• In 2014, we described the vision of a ‘Green Button’ for using aggregate patient data at the bedside in Health Affairs.
• In 2015, we outlined the steps in realizing the green button vision, and for bringing cohort studies to the bedside.
• In 2016, we built a search engine for patient timelines for rapid phenotyping to build cohorts of similar patients.
• In 2017, we obtained IRB approval and philanthropic support for a pilot of the green button vision. 1 min video.
• In 2018, we outlined the methods that enable the informatics consult service and wrote a perspective on why a “speciality service” (and not a physical button in the EHR) is the right approach for realizing our vision.
• In 2019, we completed the pilot study.
• In 2020, we released the Advanced Cohort Engine for searching longitudinal patient records, which made the service possible.