Eric L. Bloomfield, M.D.

Location: Minnesota

Primary Appointment
Anesthesiology
Academic Rank
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Summary

Dr. Bloomfield has an interest in improvement of the quality of critical care patients through information services and better utilization of technology. In particular, Dr. Bloomfield has an interest in Clinical physician order entry and its effects on work flow and reduction of errors in the ICU.

Focus areas

Clinical Physician Order Entry. Dr. Bloomfield has an interest in its effects on ICU work flow and efficiency.
Technology Assessment. Dr. Bloomfield has an interest and has written and published about the cost effectiveness of technology applications in the ICU.

Significance to patient care

The goal of Dr. Bloomfield's research is to better improve practice in the ICU and to address the concept of utilization of high expense technology items with the utilization of information systems.

Recent publications

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Education

MMI – Medical Informatics
Northwestern University

M.S. – Administrative Medicine. Courses entailed business principles and presented upcoming data on 21st century health care systems.
Alpha Chapter of Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

Fellowship – Critical Care Medicine
Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems

Residency – Anesthesiology
George Washington University

M.D. –
Louisiana State University

B.S. –
Tulane University

Areas of Research
Clinical informatics in intensive care

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