Daniel J. Vreeman, PT, DPT
Assistant Research Professor
CF 320A
Phone: 317.630.7802
dvreeman@iupui.edu
Web: http://dr.danielvreeman.com
Education
Dr. Vreeman received a BA in Biological Sciences from Cornell University, and a DPT from Duke University. He completed a two year NLM-sponsored Medical Informatics Research Fellowship at the Regenstrief Institute, Inc, which is associated with the Indiana University School of Medicine. While an informatics fellow, Dr. Vreeman also earned a MS in Clinical Research with an emphasis on medical informatics, through the NIH-funded Clinical Investigator Training Enhancement (CITE) program.
Dr. Vreeman joined the faculty of Indiana University School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences in 2005, when he was dually appointed a Research Scientist at the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. He was appointed as an Assistant Research Professor in 2007.
Teaching Experience
Dr. Vreeman's current teaching responsibilities at IU include co-instructing P513 - Functional Anatomy and Clinical Biomechanics.
Research Interests
Research is a major component of Dr. Vreeman's role at IU, where he has focused on improving healthcare through the use of information technology. In particular, Dr. Vreeman is interested in standardized clinical vocabularies to support electronic health information exchange. For more information on current research projects, visit the Medical Informatics Research Laboratory page.
Professional
Dr. Vreeman is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association where he is active in the Sections of Health Policy and Administration, Acute Care, and Research. He currently serves as the President of the Technology Special Intererst Group. Dr. Vreeman is also a member of the American Medical Informatics Association. He is also a member of the Logical Observation Identifier Names and Codes (LOINC) Committee and co-directs the LOINC development efforts at the Regenstrief Institute.
Presentations and Publications
Dr. Vreeman has presented his work at local, regional, and national meetings in physical therapy and medical informatics. Recent contributions include:
Publications
Vreeman DJ. Keeping Up with Changing Source System Terms in a Local Health Information Infrastructure: Running to Stand Still. Medinfo. 2007. (in press).
Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ. A Comparison of Intelligent Mapper and Document Similarity Scores for Mapping Local Radiology Terms to LOINC. AMIA Annu Symp Proc.2006; 809-813. [Medline]
Vreeman RC, Madsen, KA, Vreeman DJ, Carroll AE, and Downs SM. Compliance with guidelines for ADHD: a pilot study of an evaluation tool. J Pediatr. 2006;149(4):568-71. [Medline]
Vreeman DJ. Clinical Prediction Rules. Phys Ther. 2006;86(5):761-762.[Medline]
Vreeman DJ, Taggard SL, Rhine MD, and Worrell TW. Evidence for Electronic Health Record Systems in Physical Therapy. Phys Ther. 2006;86(3):434-449. [Medline]
Vreeman DJ, McDonald CJ. Automated Mapping of Local Radiology Terms to LOINC. AMIA Annu Symp Proc 2005: 769-773. [Medline]
Presentations
Vreeman DJ, Eng J, Herbold J. Using Information Technology to Develop and Implement Evidence-based Practice. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2007, Boston, MA.
Vreeman DJ. Maintaining Mappings from Source Systems in a Local Health Information Infrastructure. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006;1131. [Medline]
Vreeman DJ, Taggard SL. On the Road to a National Health Information Network: Implications for Physical Therapy. APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2006, San Diego , CA.
Vreeman DJ, Taggard SL, Rhine MD, Worrell TW. Implementation of Electronic Health Record Systems in Physical Therapy: A Systematic Review. APTA Annual Conference 2005, Boston, MA. [Phys Ther Abstract Index]
Outside Interests
Dr. Vreeman enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing basketball, exploring computers and technology, and many music-related activities, including playing bass guitar.