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Katherine Liang, MD**
Undergraduate – Washington University in St Louis (Biology - Neuroscience)
Medical School – University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency – Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Faculty Appointment – Clinical Senior Instructor of Family Medicine
Role in Fellowship Program – Alumnus 2024
Brief Description – Dr. Liang was introduced to the field of informatics while working at an EHR company. During medical school she spent one year on her hospital’s clinical informatics team to design and implement their new EHR. Her special interests within clinical informatics include clinical decision support, end-user experience, and patient engagement.
Post-Fellowship Position – Director of Clinical Informatics and Patient Engagement and Virtual Primary Care Physician, Ovatient; Director of Clinical Informatics in Population Health, The MetroHealth System (Cleveland, OH)
She is interested in process improvement and how to leverage data and technology to deliver high quality care. Clinically, she is passionate about whole person care and the role primary care physicians play in a patient’s health, well-being, and disease prevention. In her free time she enjoys playing recreational sports, exploring Cleveland restaurants, and spending time with her husband, dog, and cat.
Selected Recent Projects
Gender Differences in EHR Use: There is significant body of literature stating female physicians spend more time in the EHR than their male counterparts. Various EHR customization tools exist to ease the burden of chart review, documentation, and order placement; however, there is variable usage of such tools. It is currently unclear if there is a gender difference in adoption of such tools, and whether this could contribute to EHR time. The objective of this study is to examine physician gender differences in EHR usage and EHR customization.
Hepatitis C Treatment in Primary Care: MetroHealth would like to increase access to Hepatitis C treatment. In conjunction with Pharmacy, GI, Infectious Disease, and Family Medicine we are developing education and Epic tools to facilitate treatment in the primary care setting.
* - Board Certified in Clinical Informatics
** - Board Eligible in Clinical Informatics
