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Researcher | Research Overview

Marvin is pragmatic and with a strong desire to evaluate practice or systems and their implementations and how they impact patient care. This has long led him to the use of data mining methods including natural language processing, machine learning and valued collaborations with local trainees and faculty as well as clinical informatics colleagues around the country. Lately, Marvin has developed an increasing focus on how we can improve and benchmark the quality of care across institutions and populations.

 

Researcher | Research Background

Marvin Harper received his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco before his clinical training in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric infectious diseases (Boston Children’s Hospital). He joined the ED faculty in 1992. Marvin has long had an interest in clinical informatics and how to improve the end user experience and has worked with the Information Services Department since 1995 and has served as the Chief Medical Information Officer since 2008.

 

Researcher | Publications