Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Biosketch
Thomas D. East, Ph.D. received his Bachelor of Science undergraduate degree in Physics (Magna Cum Laude) from John Carroll University, University Heights, OH. He completed his Masters of Engineering in Bioengineering and PhD in Bioengineering (both with an emphasis in medical informatics) from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. He did 17 years of research and teaching at the University of Utah with multiple faculty appointments (Assistant and Associate Professor with Tenure in Anesthesiology, Associate Professor in Biomedical Informatics and Research Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering). He then transitioned into health IT executive leadership for the next 23 years. During this time he held positions with Intermountain Health Care (Medical Informatics Director). The Alaska Native Tribal Health Medical Center and Consortium (CIO) and SYNCRONYS, the NM health information exchange (CEO and CIO). For the last 9 years he has also been Adjunct Faculty with the University of New Mexico. He has research interests in human computer interaction; HIT as a foundation for implementing SDOH closed loop referral; “smarter” EHRs that synthesize vast amounts of information into an effective data set to support high quality and safe treatment decisions; health information exchanges and interoperability for public health and population health; and clinical decision support as an essential tool for a leaning health system.
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Education and Training
- Not Specified 2021, ITIL v4 ITSM Best Practices- Foundation, Pink Elephant
- Not Specified 2010, Evidenced Based Leadership Training, studer education
- Not Specified 2008, National Incident Management System (NIMS) for Healthcare, Federal Emergency Management Agency
- Not Specified 2006, Malcom Baldridge Performance Excellence, Baldridge Fdt Inst for Perf Excellence
- Not Specified 1997, Clinical Quality Improvement / six sigma, Advanced Training Program, Intermountain Health Care
- PhD 1982, Bioengineering with emphasis in Medical Informatics, University of Utah
- Master's 1981, Engineering and Bioengineering, University of Utah
- BS 1979, Physics, John Carroll University
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Research
- information technology service management
- Visual analytics
- Telehealth
- Standards and Interoperability
- Software
- Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Predictive Analytics
- Mentorship
- Informatics Leadership and Governance
- Health Information Standards Development and Use
- Health Information Security
- Health Information Exchange Networks
- Electronic Health Record Systems
- Clinical Informatics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Academic teaching
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Publications
Morris A.H., Horvat C., Stagg B., Grainger D.W., Lanspa M., Orme J., Clemmer T.P., Weaver L.K., Thomas F.O., Grissom C.K., Hirshberg E., East T.D., Wallace C.J., Young M.P., Sittig D.F., Suchyta M., Pearl J.E., Pesenti A., Bombino M., Beck E., Sward K.A., Weir C., Phansalkar S., Bernard G.R., Thompson B.T., Brower R., Truwit J., Steingrub J., Hiten R.D., Willson D.F., Zimmerman J.J., Nadkarni V., Randolph A.G., Curley M.A.Q., Newth C.J.L., Lacroix J., Agus M.S.D., Lee K.H., Deboisblanc B.P., Moore F.A., Evans R.S., Sorenson D.K., Wong A., Boland M.V., Dere W.H., Crandall A., Facelli J., Huff S.M., Haug P.J., Pielmeier U., Rees S.E., Karbing D.S., Andreassen S., Fan E., Goldring R.M., Berger K.I., Oppenheimer B.W., Ely E.W., Pickering B.W., Schoenfeld D.A., Tocino I., Gonnering R.S., Pronovost P.J., Savitz L.A., Dreyfuss D., Slutsky A.S., Crapo J.D., Pinsky M.R., James B., Berwick D.M. Computer clinical decision support that automates personalized clinical care: A challenging but needed healthcare delivery strategy Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2023;30(1):178-194.
Morris A.H., Stagg B., Lanspa M., Orme J., Clemmer T.P., Weaver L.K., Thomas F., Grissom C.K., Hirshberg E., East T.D., Wallace C.J., Young M.P., Sittig D.F., Pesenti A., Bombino M., Beck E., Sward K.A., Weir C., Phansalkar S.S., Bernard G.R., Taylor Thompson B., Brower R., Truwit J.D., Steingrub J., Duncan Hite R., Willson D.F., Zimmerman J.J., Nadkarni V.M., Randolph A., Curley M.A.Q., Newth C.J.L., Lacroix J., Agus M.S.D., Lee K.H., Deboisblanc B.P., Scott Evans R., Sorenson D.K., Wong A., Boland M.V., Grainger D.W., Dere W.H., Crandall A.S., Facelli J.C., Huff S.M., Haug P.J., Pielmeier U., Rees S.E., Karbing D.S., Andreassen S., Fan E., Goldring R.M., Berger K.I., Oppenheimer B.W., Wesley Ely E., Gajic O., Pickering B., Schoenfeld D.A., Tocino I., Gonnering R.S., Pronovost P.J., Savitz L.A., Dreyfuss D., Slutsky A.S., Crapo J.D., Angus D., Pinsky M.R., James B., Berwick D. Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2021;28(6):1330-1344.
Linares-Perdomo O., East T.D., Brower R., Morris A.H. Standardizing predicted body weight equations for mechanical ventilation tidal volume settings Chest. 2015;148(1):73-78.
Blagev D.P., Hirshberg E.L., Sward K., Thompson B.T., Brower R., Truwit J., Hite D., Steingrub J., Orme J.F., Clemmer T.P., Weaver L.K., Thomas F., Grissom C.K., Sorenson D., Sittig D.F., Wallace C.J., East T.D., Warner H.R., Morris A.H. The evolution of eProtocols that enable reproducible clinical research and care methods Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 2012;26(4):305-317.
Anderson J.R., East T.D. A closed-loop controller for mechanical ventilation of patients with ARDS Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation. 2002;38:289-294.
McKinley B.A., Moore F.A., Sailors R.M., Cocanour C.S., Marquez A., Wright R.K., Tonnesen A.S., Wallace C.J., Morris A.H., East T.D. Computerized decision support for mechanical ventilation of trauma induced ARDS: Results of a randomized clinical trial Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2001;50(3):415-425.
East T.D., Heermann L.K., Bradshaw R.L., Lugo A., Sailors R.M., Ershler L., Wallace C.J., Morris A.H., McKinley B., Marquez A., Tonnesen A., Parmley L., Shoemaker W., Meade P., Thaut P., Hill T., Young M., Baughman J., Olterman M., Gooder V., Quinn B., Summer W., Valentine V., Carlson J., Steinberg K. Efficacy of computerized decision support for mechanical ventilation: results of a prospective multi-center randomized trial. Proceedings / AMIA ... Annual Symposium. AMIA Symposium. 1999:251-255.
Heermann L.K., Thompson C.B., East T.D. Computerized protocols for ventilator management in ARDS patients case study Computers in Nursing. 1999;17(6):247-250.
Lugo A., East T., Bradshaw R. Effectiveness of an information broker service. Proceedings / AMIA ... Annual Symposium. AMIA Symposium. 1999:844-848.
Sailors R., East T. Clinical informatics: 2000 and beyond. Proceedings / AMIA ... Annual Symposium. AMIA Symposium. 1999:609-613.
Heermann L., East T., Lugo A., Bradshaw R. Automated key process monitors for patient care documentation. Proceedings / AMIA ... Annual Symposium. AMIA Symposium. 1998:265-269.
Randolph A.G., Clemmer T.P., East T.D., Kinder A.T., Orme J.F., Wallace C.J., Morris A.H. Evaluation of compliance with a computerized protocol: Weaning from mechanical ventilator support using pressure support Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 1998;57(3):201-215.
Heermann L.K., Sailors R.M., East T.D., Wallace C.J., Bradshaw R.L., Lugo A., Greenlee R. Physician Charting of Coded Emergency Room X-Ray Interpretations Using CARI (Computerized Assistant for Radiology Interpretation) Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 1997;4(SUPPL.):947.
Hsueh-fen Young W., Gardner R.M., East T.D., Turner K. Computerized ventilator data selection: Artifact rejection and data reduction International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1997;14(3):165-176.
Branson R., MacIntyre N.",Kacmarek,"Peruzzi MacIntyre N., East T.",Haas} Dual-control modes of mechanical ventilation Respiratory Care. 1996;41(4):294-305.
East T.D., Morris A.H. Decision support systems for management of mechanical ventilation Respiratory Care. 1996;41(4):327-338.
Morris A., East T., Wallace C., Franklin M., Heerman L., Kinder T., Sailor M., Carlson D., Bradshaw R. Standardization of clinical decision making for the conduct of credible clinical research in complicated medical environments. Proceedings : a conference of the American Medical Informatics Association / ... AMIA Annual Fall Symposium. AMIA Fall Symposium. 1996:418-422.
Rudowski R., East T.D., Gardner R.M. Current status of mechanical ventilation decision support systems: A review International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1996;13(3):157-166.
Sailors R., East T., Wallace C., Carlson D., Franklin M., Heermann L., Kinder A., Bradshaw R., Randolph A., Morris A. Testing and validation of computerized decision support systems. Proceedings : a conference of the American Medical Informatics Association / ... AMIA Annual Fall Symposium. AMIA Fall Symposium. 1996:234-238.
Bernard G.R., Branson R.D., Brougher P., Dellinger R.P., DeVries D., East T.D., Hess D.R., Hill N.S., Kacmarek R.M., Lachmann B., MacIntyre N.R., Pierson D.J., Rubenfeld G., Slutsky A.S., Tobin M.J. Consensus conference III: Assessing innovations in mechanical ventilatory support Respiratory Care. 1995;40(9):926-932.
Carlson D., Wallace C., East T., Morris A. Verification & validation algorithms for data used in critical care decision support systems. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1995:188-192.
East T. Resources for assessing innovations in mechanical ventilatory support: The missing link Respiratory Care. 1995;40(9):987-993.
East T., Wallace C., Franklin M., Kinder T., Sailors R., Carlson D., Bradshaw R., Morris A. Medical informatics academia and industry: a symbiotic relationship that may assure survival of both through health care reform. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1995:243-247.
East T.D., Wallace C.J., Morris A.H., Gardner R.M., Westenskow D.R. Computers in critical care. Critical care nursing clinics of North America. 1995;7(2):203-217.
Sailors R., East T., Wallace C., Morris A. A successful protocol for the use of pulse oximetry to classify arterial oxygenation into four fuzzy categories. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1995:248-252.
Haug P.J., Gardner R.M., Tate K.E., Evans R.S., East T.D., Kuperman G., Pryor T.A., Huff S.M., Warner H.R. Decision support in medicine: Examples from the help system Computers and Biomedical Research. 1994;27(5):396-418.
Morris A., East T., Wallace C., Orme J., Clemmer T., Weaver L., Thomas F., Dean N., Pearl J., Rasmusson B. Ethical implications of standardization of ICU care with computerized protocols. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1994:501-505.
Morris A.H., Wallace C.J., Menlove R.L., Clemmer T.P., Onme J.F., Weaver L.K., Dean N.C., Thomas F., East T.D., Pace N.L., Schuyta M.R., Beck E., Bombino M., Sittig D.F., Bohm S., Hoffmann B., Becks H., Butler S., Pearl J. Erratum: Randomized clinical trial of pressure-controlled inverse ratio ventilation and extracorporeal CO<inf>2</inf> removal for adult respiratory distress syndrome (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (304- 305)) American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1994;149(3 I):836.
Morris A.H., Wallace C.J., Menlove R.L., Clemmer T.P., Orme J.F., Weaver L.K., Dean N.C., Thomas F., East T.D., Pace N.L., Suchyta M.R., Beck E., Bombino M., Sittig D.F., Böhm S., Hoffmann B., Becks H., Butler S., Pearl J., Rasmusson B. Randomized clinical trial of pressure-controlled inverse ratio ventilation and extracorporeal CO<inf>2</inf> removal for Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1994;149(2 I):295-305.
Sailors R.M., East T.D. A model-based simulator for testing rule-based decision support systems for mechanical ventilation of ARDS patients. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1994:1007.
East T. The magic bullets in the war on ARDS: Aggressive therapy for oxygenation failure Respiratory Care. 1993;38(6):690-699.
Thomsen G., Pope D., East T., Morris A., Kinder A., Carlson D., Smith G., Wallace C., Orme J., Clemmer T. Clinical performance of a rule-based decision support system for mechanical ventilation of ARDS patients. Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1993:339-343.
East T. Computers in the ICU: Panacea or plague? Respiratory Care. 1992;37(2):170-180.
East T., Young W., Gardner R. Digital electronic communication between ICU ventilators and computers and printers Respiratory Care. 1992;37(9):1113-1123.
East T.D., Bohm S.H., Wallace C.J., Clemmer T.P., Weaver L.K., Orme J.F., Morris A.H. A successful computerized protocol for clinical management of pressure control inverse ratio ventilation in ARDS patients Chest. 1992;101(3):697-710.
Bailey P.L., Sperry R.J., Johnson G.K., Eldredge S.J., East K.A., East T.D., Pace N.L., Stanley T.H. Respiratory effects of clonidine alone and combined with morphine, in humans Anesthesiology. 1991;74(1):43-48.
East T.D., Henderson S., Pace N.L., Morris A.H., Brunner J.X. Knowledge engineering using retrospective review of data: a useful technique or merely data dredging? International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1991;8(4):259-262.
East T.D., Morris A.H., Wallace C.J., Clemmer T.P., Orme J.F., Weaver L.K., Henderson S., Sittig D.F. A strategy for development of computerized critical care decision support systems International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1991;8(4):263-269.
Gardner R.M., Clemmer T.P., East T.D. Editorial: Computing in the ICU: is it feasible and practical? International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1991;8(4):235-236.
Gardner R.M., Hawley W.L., East T.D., Oniki T.A., Young H.F. Real time data acquisition: experience with the Medical Information Bus (MIB). Proceedings / the ... Annual Symposium on Computer Application [sic] in Medical Care. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1991:813-817.
Gardner R.M., Hawley W.L., East T.D., Oniki T.A., Young H.F.W. Real time data acquisition: recommendations for the medical information bus (MIB) International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1991;8(4):251-258.
Henderson S., Crapo R.O., Wallace C.J., East T.D., Morris A.H., Gardner R.M. Performance of computerized protocols for the management of arterial oxygenation in an intensive care unit International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1991;8(4):271-280.
Pace N.L., East T.D. Simultaneous comparison of intraarterial, oscillometric, and Finapres monitoring during anesthesia Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1991;73(2):213-220.
Bailey P.L., Streisand J.B., East K.A., East T.D., Isern S., Hansen T.W., Posthuma E.F.M., Rozendaal F.W., Pace N.L., Stanley T.H. Differences in magnitude and duration of opioid-induced respiratory depression and analgesia with fentanyl and sufentanil Anesthesia and Analgesia. 1990;70(1):8-15.
Boehm S.H., Weaver L.K., East T.D., Morris A.H. PCIRV - A mode of ventilation associated with problems (I) Chest. 1990;98(2):520.
East T.D. The ventilator of the 1990s Respiratory Care. 1990;35(3):232-240.
East T.D. What makes noninvasive monitoring tick?: A review of basic engineering principles Respiratory Care. 1990;35(6):500-519.
East T.D., Wortelboer P.J.M., Van Ark E., Bloem F.H., Peng L., Pace N.L., Crapo R.O., Drews D., Clemmer T.P. Automated sulfur hexafluoride washout functional residual capacity measurement system for any mode of mechanical ventilation as well as spontaneous respiration Critical Care Medicine. 1990;18(1):84-91.
Morris A., Wallace C., Clemmer T., Orme J., Weaver L., Dean N., Butler S., Suchyta M., East T., Sittig D. Extracorporeal CO<inf>2</inf> removal therapy for adult respiratory distress syndrome patients: A computerized protocol controlled trial Reanimation Soins Intensifs Medecine d'Urgence. 1990;6(7):485-490.
Morris A., Wallace C., Clemmer T., Orme J., Weaver L., Dean N., Butler S., Suchyta M., East T., Sittig D. Extracorporeal CO<sup>2</sup> removal therapy for adult respiratory distress syndrome patients Respiratory Care. 1990;35(3):224-231.
East K.A., East T.D., John Mathews V., Waterfall B.T. Computerized artifact detection for ventilatory inductance plethysmographic apnea monitors Journal of Clinical Monitoring. 1989;5(3):170-176.
East T., Henderson S., Morris A., Gardner R. Implementation issues and challenges for computerized clinical protocols for management of mechanical ventilation in ARDS patients Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1989:583-587.
Gardner R.M., Tariq H., Hawley W.L., East T.D. Editorial; medical information bus: The key to future integrated monitoring International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1989;6(4):205-209.
Henderson S., East T., Morris A., Gardner R. Performance evaluation of computerized clinical protocols for management of arterial hypoxemia in ARDS patients Proceedings - Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1989:588-592.
East T.D., In't Veen J.C.C.M., Jonker T.A., Pace N.L., McJames S. Computer-controlled positive end-expiratory pressure titration for effective oxygenation without frequent blood gases Critical Care Medicine. 1988;16(3):252-257.
East T.D., ińt Veen J.C.C.M., Pace N.L., McJames S. Functional residual capacity as a noninvasive indicator of optimal positive end-expiratory pressure Journal of Clinical Monitoring. 1988;4(2):91-98.
East T.D., Andriano K.P., Pace N.L. Automated measurement of functional residual capacity by sulfur hexafluoride washout Journal of Clinical Monitoring. 1987;3(1):14-21.
East T.D. Microcomputer data acquisition and control International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing. 1986;3(4):225-238.
East T.D., Andriano K.P., Pace N.L. Computer-controlled optimization of positive end-expiratory pressure Critical Care Medicine. 1986;14(9):792-797.
East K.A., East T.D. Computerized acoustic detection of obstructive apnea Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 1985;21(3):213-220.
East T., Pace N., Westenskow D. Lateral Positioning With Differential Lung Ventilation and Unilateral PEEP Following Unilateral Acid Aspiration in the Dog Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 1984;28(5):529-534.
Hayes J., Westenskow D., East T., Jordan W. Computer-controlled anesthesia delivery system Medical Instrumentation. 1984;18(4):224-231.
East T., Pace N., Westenskow D., Lund K. Differential Lung Ventilation with Unilateral PEEP Following Unilateral Hydrochloric Acid Aspiration in the Dog Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 1983;27(5):356-360.
Pace N., East T., Westenskow D., Jordan W. Differential lung ventilation after unilateral hydrochloric acid aspiration in the dog Critical Care Medicine. 1983;11(1):17-20.
East T.D., Westenskow D.R., Pace N.L., Nelson L.D. A Microcomputer-Based Differential Lung Ventilation System IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 1982;BME-29(11):736-740.