Research Overview
Joshua E. Richardson, Ph.D., M.S., M.L.I.S., evaluates the implementation and adoption of biomedical informatics applications and health information technologies within health care organizations. He currently conducts his research on behalf of New York Statersquo;s Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC) as an instructor in the Division of Quality and Medical Informatics at Weill Cornell Medical College. Joshua received a Ph.D. and master's degree in biomedical informatics from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon. His doctoral dissertation focused on community-based physicians and their perceived needs in relation to clinical decision support technologies within vendor applications. His master's research employed qualitative methods to explore multi-user perspectives on the impact of hands free communication devices across two hospital organizations. Lastly, he wrote about the evolution of knowledge work within the information economy as well as an assessment of e-book technical standards to earn a master's in library and information science from San Jose State University in San Jose, CA. Dr. Richardson's research interests include user-centered evaluations of clinical decision support applications and health information technologies, health information exchange, organizational behavior, and health care communication.
