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 – Second year fellow

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.

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.