Led by Devin Mann, MD, MS, the Healthcare Innovation Bridging Research, Informatics, and Design (HiBRID) Lab works independently as well as collaboratively with research and operational teams across NYU Langone to improve digital systems that aid healthcare delivery and research. We help create health applications, electronic health record (EHR) enhancements, and clinical decision support tools.

Grant-Funded Work

The HiBRID Lab conducts a variety of research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the National Cancer Institute. A major focus is on integrating behavioral economics into electronic health record (EHR) systems to improve provider adherence to clinical guidelines, such as those from the Choosing Wisely® initiative for treating older adults with diabetes. Other grant-funded work includes developing predictive analytics for smarter clinical decision support tools and partnering with the Huntsman Cancer Institute to enhance access to genetic counseling services for underserved populations.

Operations Innovation

HiBRID Lab is also deeply involved in operational innovation across the NYU Langone Health system. Collaborating with various internal teams, the lab leverages machine learning to combat provider alert fatigue and enhance the adoption of best practice alerts, such as those for vaccine prescriptions. The team is advancing innovations in EHR systems, working to better integrate remote patient monitoring data, improve data visualization for chronic disease management, and reimagine the digital experience for clinicians to enhance efficiency and usability.

Design Thinking and Digital Health Equity

As experts in design thinking and user-centered design, the HiBRID Lab helps research teams across NYU Langone create effective, user-friendly digital tools. The lab has worked on projects ranging from building decision support tools to prevent stomach cancer in Chinese American immigrants to adapting clinical decision support interventions for emergency department clinicians to improve palliative care skills. A key focus of these projects is promoting digital health equity, ensuring that tools and technologies meet the needs of diverse populations, particularly in underserved communities.

AIManage: Using an AI-Driven Clinical Decision Support and Chatbot for the Management of Patients on Incretin Mimetic Medications

This project aims to develop and test AIManage, an EHR-integrated clinical decision support tool enhanced with a GenAI-driven chatbot, to improve the management of incretin mimetic medications (e.g., GLP-1s). AIManage is designed to increase medication adherence and help patients reach maintenance dosing by assisting with side effect management, supporting providers in optimizing dosing, and reducing healthcare provider burden. The project is funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.