Michael Howell
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About
Dr. Michael Howell is a leading figure in clinical informatics and healthcare operations, best known for his pivotal work in crisis-response testing infrastructure. His most-cited study, “Scalable and Resilient SARS-CoV-2 testing in an Academic Centre” (2020, 14 citations), details the rapid design and deployment of a high-throughput testing program at the University of Chicago Medicine during the early pandemic. This work demonstrated how academic medical centers could overcome supply shortages and logistical bottlenecks to protect healthcare workers and maintain clinical operations. Beyond COVID-19, Howell’s research focuses on leveraging electronic health record data to improve patient safety, sepsis detection, and clinical decision support. His contributions have directly shaped how hospitals build scalable, data-driven responses to public health emergencies. With over a decade of leadership in critical care and health IT, Dr. Howell’s work continues to influence both operational resilience and the integration of real-time analytics into bedside care.
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- 1Scalable and Resilient SARS-CoV-2 testing in an Academic Centre14 citations · 2020