Deborah Levy, MD, MPH, MS, FAMIA
Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics and Data ScienceDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Dr. Levy’s research, leadership of high-impact publications, and volunteer work were recognized with the 2023 AMIA Leadership Award. She aims to improve the humane experience of patient care for health professionals and patients through adept use of technology. She co-led a foundational review defining key terminology for EHR burden and developed a model of health professions trainee EHR burden.
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Lecturer in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Biography
Dr. Levy, an experienced internal medicine physician board certified in clinical informatics, is currently a physician informatician in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and served as a Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Yale School of Medicine from 2022-2024. Her research and operational interest is to achieve a more humane experience of medicine for both patients and clinicians, through the adept use of technology. She focuses on identifying and developing opportunities to enhance how health professionals in direct patient care engage with and experience technology including as electronic health record (EHR) burden. She is currently examining how health professionals and health professional trainees experience EHR burden using both qualitative and quantitative methods, and considering approaches that utilize process improvement strategies.
Last Updated on April 27, 2026.
Education & Training
- MS
- Oregon Health & Science University (2024)
- MPH
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2008)
- NHLBI / T32 Fellow in Preventive Cardiology
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2005)
- Internal Medicine
- University of Rochester School of Medicine (2003)
- MD
- Tel Aviv University School of Medicine - NY-State American Program (2000)
- BA
- University of Pennsylvania, Biology (1996)
Board Certifications
Clinical Informatics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Internal Medicine / Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2003
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Public Health Interests
Women's Health; Health Informatics; Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Qualitative Methods
ORCID
0000-0002-7324-3455
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Deborah Levy's research output by year.
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Deborah Levy's published research.
23Publications
305Citations
Ted Melnick, MD, MHS
Cynthia Brandt, MD, MPH
Daniella Meeker, PhD
Hyung Paek, MD, MSEE
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Lori Bastian, MD, MPH
Publications
Featured Publications
25 × 5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Report-out and Call for Action
Hobensack M, Levy DR, Cato K, Detmer DE, Johnson KB, Williamson J, Murphy J, Moy A, Withall J, Lee R, Rossetti SC, Rosenbloom ST. 25 × 5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Report-out and Call for Action. Applied Clinical Informatics 2022, 13: 439-446. PMID: 35545125, PMCID: PMC9095342, DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1746169.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsDocumentation burdenSuboptimal patient careElectronic health recordsList of interventionsBreakout groupsPatient careWeekly sessionsClinician burnoutHealth systemCliniciansHealth recordsCorresponding burdenBurdenInterventionSteering committee membersDocumentation requirementsAction itemsCentral contributorSteering CommitteeGroupSessionsPresentationAdvocacy groupsSpecific actionsCareEvaluating Residents' Readiness to Elicit Advance Care Plans
Levy D, Strand J, McMahon G. Evaluating Residents' Readiness to Elicit Advance Care Plans. Journal Of Graduate Medical Education 2015, 7: 364-8. PMID: 26457140, PMCID: PMC4597945, DOI: 10.4300/jgme-d-14-00542.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricEliciting Insights From Chat Logs of the 25X5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Novel Application of Topic Modeling
Moy A, Withall J, Hobensack M, Lee R, Levy D, Rossetti S, Rosenbloom S, Johnson K, Cato K. Eliciting Insights From Chat Logs of the 25X5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden: Novel Application of Topic Modeling. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e45645. PMID: 37195741, PMCID: PMC10233429, DOI: 10.2196/45645.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricAssessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach
Molloy-Paolillo B, Mohr D, Levy D, Cutrona S, Anderson E, Rucci J, Helfrich C, Sayre G, Rinne S. Assessing Electronic Health Record (EHR) Use during a Major EHR Transition: An Innovative Mixed Methods Approach. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2023, 38: 999-1006. PMID: 37798584, PMCID: PMC10593729, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-023-08318-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsElectronic health recordsEHR timeHealthcare workersVeterans AffairsTotal EHR timeDocumentation timeHealthcare workers' perceptionsEHR usabilityEHR transitionsNew electronic health recordHealth recordsEHR use patternsEHR adoptionObserved improvementClinical workflowGradual improvementInadequate trainingMonthsConclusionsThe integrationInterview transcriptsInterview participantsParticipantsWorkers' perceptionsOngoing concernYearsDefining Telehealth for Research, Implementation, and Equity
Roy J, Levy DR, Senathirajah Y. Defining Telehealth for Research, Implementation, and Equity. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2022, 24: e35037. PMID: 35416778, PMCID: PMC9047847, DOI: 10.2196/35037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCardiovascular health in the developing world: community perceptions from Carriacou, Grenada
Dozier A, Block R, Levy D, Dye T, Pearson T. Cardiovascular health in the developing world: community perceptions from Carriacou, Grenada. Global Heart 2008, 3: 123-131. PMID: 19730702, PMCID: PMC2707836, DOI: 10.1016/j.cvdpc.2008.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsOverall lifestyle changesCardiovascular risk factorsSecondary prevention programsPublic health priorityDaily activitiesHealth improvement activitiesPublic health programsCardiovascular healthRisk factorsHealth priorityLifestyle changesPhysical activityPrevention programsHealth programsPrevention effortsDemographic characteristicsHealth carePreventive focusHealth risksAssessment protocolBehavior changeHealthActual healthImprovement activitiesCommunity attitudesPatterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans
Levy D, Gordon K, Bastian L, Brandt C, Gunderson C. Patterns of gabapentin prescription and of hospitalization in a national cohort of US Veterans. Pain Medicine 2024, 25: 534-537. PMID: 38676664, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricIdentifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Core Electronic Health Record Use Metrics for Ambulatory Care: Virtual Consensus Conference Proceedings
Levy D, Moy A, Apathy N, Adler-Milstein J, Rotenstein L, Nath B, Rosenbloom S, Kannampallil T, Mishuris R, Alexanian A, Sieja A, Hribar M, Patel J, Sinsky C, Melnick E. Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Implementing Core Electronic Health Record Use Metrics for Ambulatory Care: Virtual Consensus Conference Proceedings. Applied Clinical Informatics 2023, 14: 944-950. PMID: 37802122, PMCID: PMC10686750, DOI: 10.1055/a-2187-3243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDefining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excessive DocBurden for All Health Professionals: A Scoping Review
Levy D, Withall J, Mishuris R, Tiase V, Diamond C, Douthit B, Grabowska M, Lee R, Moy A, Sengstack P, Adler-Milstein J, Detmer D, Johnson K, Cimino J, Corley S, Murphy J, Rosenbloom S, Cato K, Rossetti S. Defining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excessive DocBurden for All Health Professionals: A Scoping Review. Applied Clinical Informatics 2024, 15: 898-913. PMID: 39137903, PMCID: PMC11524753, DOI: 10.1055/a-2385-1654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHealth professionalsDocumentation burdenScoping ReviewHealthcare teams' experiencesMeta-Analyses extensionReducing documentation burdenGrey literature sourcesPreferred Reporting ItemsClinician wellnessCare deliveryPatient safetyPatient careReporting ItemsSystematic reviewNational initiativesMeta-analysesHeavy workDocumentation systemPeer reviewCareTeam experienceHealthProfessionalsBurdenLiterature sourcesInterventions to Mitigate EHR and Documentation Burden in Health Professions Trainees: A Scoping Review
Levy D, Rossetti S, Brandt C, Melnick E, Hamilton A, Rinne S, Womack D, Mohan V. Interventions to Mitigate EHR and Documentation Burden in Health Professions Trainees: A Scoping Review. Applied Clinical Informatics 2025, 16: 111-127. PMID: 39366661, PMCID: PMC11798655, DOI: 10.1055/a-2434-5177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsEHR burdenElectronic health recordsHealth professions traineesExperiences of interventionsHealth professionalsDocumentation burdenInpatient settingExperienced health professionalsBurden modelPeer-reviewed studiesQuasi-experimental designDesigning new interventionsShift handoffsEHR workflowPhysician traineesPerspective of interventionHealth recordsPRISMA-ScRScoping ReviewLiving tasksConcept clarificationTeam communicationTrainee experienceWorkflow modelNew interventions
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity American Medical Informatics Association, 25x5 Task Force
2022 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsMemberDetailsInaugural member of AMIA 25x5, Inaugural member of Impact workstream / National effort to mitigate EHR burden for all health professionals / Key informant, development of National TrendBurden survey to measure documentation burdenactivity Applied Clinical Informatics - Open
2023 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity JAMIA
2024 - PresentJournal ServiceRevieweractivity American Medical Informatics Association, Public Policy Committee
2022 - 2025Professional OrganizationsMemberDetailsAd hoc Committee Member / Selected to represent AMIA for 2024 Virtual Hill Day for EHR burden expertise
Honors
honor AMIA Annual Leadership Award 2023
11/12/2023National AwardAmerican Medical Informatics AssociationDetailsUnited States
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- March 06, 2025Source: Thieme
Interventions to Mitigate EHR and Documentation Burden in Health Professions Trainees: A Scoping Review
- November 07, 2024
Deborah Levy Inducted into 2025 Class of AMIA Fellows
- October 31, 2024
New Publication Defines Documentation Burden and Excessive Documentation Burden for All Health Professionals in Health Care
- May 08, 2024
Yale/VA Researchers Examine Gabapentin Side Effects
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