Jonathan Siff, MD, MBA, FACEP, FAMIA*

Undergraduate – Miami University (Ohio) - Chemistry

Graduate School – Miami University (Ohio) - MBA in Finance

Medical School – University of Cincinnati

Residency – Emergency Medicine (CWRU – MetroHealth)

Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics

Faculty Appointment – Professor of Emergency Medicine

Informatics Role – Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer

Role in Fellowship Program –  Assistant Program Director and Advanced Core Rotation Director

Brief Description – Dr. Siff’s primary areas of interest include electronic health records to improve health and patient safety, clinical decision support around compliance related issues and opioid abuse, emergency informatics, and clinical informatics education. Dr. Siff also leads the Associate and Assistant Directors of Informatics Program at MetroHealth and is a Senior Scholar at the Center for Health Care Research and Policy.

Selected Recent Projects

Development of Substance Use Disorder tools in Epic and beyond: The scope of the opioid epidemic and other substance use related morbidity and mortality continue to grow in the US.  The Informatics / IT Opioid Strike Force in conjunction with the larger Informatics and IS teams works with stakeholders to enhance tools and resources to improve the care of these patients and reduce ongoing risk using EHR and other informatics tools.  We are also partnering with the State of Ohio to pilot the next generation of their PDMP review software.

Creation of a registry for emergency general surgery patient: Working with surgical partners looking to develop a registry of patients engaged by the emergency general surgery team for research and operational tracking.

Implementation of a behavioral health emergency department: As a follow up to opening a behavioral health (BH) hospital we are opening a new BH Emergency Department.  This department is a hybrid between ED and inpatient types of care with unique informatics challenges.

* - Board Certified in Clinical Informatics
** - Board Eligible in Clinical Informatics