J. Marc Overhage, MD, PhD, is the director of medical informatics, a research scientist and a professor of medicine at the Regenstrief Institute at the Indiana University School of Medicine, an internationally recognized informatics and healthcare research organization dedicated to enhancing the quality and cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
Dr. Overhage’s research has focused on strengthening the development, implementation and measurement processes designed to help providers improve care. He has helped develop clinical information standards, advised the federal government on policy-guiding health information technology and developed sustainable models for providing health information services. He is also an expert in clinical decision support, including inpatient and outpatient computerized physician order entry and the underlying knowledge bases to support them. He is a member of the fellowship program’s executive committee and provides mentoring for fellows' developmental projects. He is also the chief medical resident at the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Wishard Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Overhage’s previous professional experience includes positions at Health Networks International, Eli Lilly and Co., Dome Software Corporation and Novus Instruments. He has served on NQF’s HITEP work group and the NQF Health IT Standards Committee. He has served as a consultant to and has been recognized by numerous healthcare organizations for his leadership and contributions to health information technology improvements. He has served as a member of the HIT Standards Committee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, a board member of the Indiana Health Informatics Corporation and a member of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics. He has also served as a member of the Governor’s Informatics Commission and as a board member of the eHealth Initiative and Foundation.
Dr. Overhage graduated with honors from Wabash College, where he majored in physics and minored in chemistry and mathematics. He received his Ph.D and his M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine.
