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Lawrence H. Muhlbaier

Associate Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics
2600 Croasdaile Farm Pkwy #C313, Durham, NC 27705-3741

Overview


  • HIPAA and other regulatory systems and their impact on Research
  • Patient Privacy
  • Evaluation of outcomes in cardiac surgical patients.
  • Validate statistical models of short and long term outcome of patients with IHD in non-academic databases.
  • Developing methods to present these evaluations so that they can be incorporated into patient care activities on an ongoing basis.
  • To understand the variability in the utilization of medical care services in ischemic heart disease (IHD).
  • Methods to link data from clinical and research databases to effectively use the data for both purposes.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics · 2019 - Present Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Division of Biostatistics, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 1972 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Economic analysis of a single institutional review board data exchange standard in multisite clinical studies.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · November 2022 BACKGROUND: Single Institutional Review Boards (sIRB) are not achieving the benefits envisioned by the National Institutes of Health. The recently published Health Level Seven (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) data exchange standard ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Project Baseline Health Study: a step towards a broader mission to map human health.

Journal Article NPJ Digit Med · 2020 The Project Baseline Health Study (PBHS) was launched to map human health through a comprehensive understanding of both the health of an individual and how it relates to the broader population. The study will contribute to the creation of a biomedical info ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Duke CTSA (UL1)

ResearchRegulatory Consultant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2018

Evaluation of an Automated Information Extraction Tool for Identification of Venous Thromboembolism in Electronic Health Records (EHRs)

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Association of American Medical Colleges · 2016 - 2017

Population-based Surveillance And Ourcomes of Venous Thromboembolism

ResearchStatistician · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2015 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 1981 Ph.D.