eHealth & Patient-Centered Informatics Unit
The eHealth & Patient-Centered Informatics Unit is the digital health arm of the CISR at the UF Health Cancer Institute.
Led by Megan Gregory, Ph.D., the unit enables UF researchers to design, implement and evaluate technology-enabled, patient-centered cancer research using mobile health (mHealth) tools, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and patient-generated health data (PGHD) to enhance patient engagement and Real-world Data (RWD) capture.
Services
The eHealth & Patient-Centered Informatics Unit helps UF researchers move beyond traditional clinical data by integrating real-world patient experiences, symptoms, behaviors and outcomes into research and care delivery. Through digital platforms, the unit supports scalable, pragmatic and decentralized research approaches that improve patient engagement and data capture across the cancer care continuum.
Expertise
The eHealth & Patient-Centered Informatics Unit provides expertise in:
Digital Health Interventions
- Web and mobile health applications
- Patient portals
- Symptom trackers and remote monitoring
- Clinical decision support tools
- Wearable device integration
- Epic-based implementation
Patient-Reported Outcomes & Real-World Data Capture
- Survey and PRO development
- REDCap and app-based data collection
- Longitudinal symptom monitoring
- Data pipelines for clinical and research use
User-Centered Design & Implementation Science
- Prototyping and co-design with patients and clinicians
- Usability testing
- Workflow analysis
- Implementation planning
Decentralized & Pragmatic Trial Support
- Remote data collection
- Virtual education/training tools
- Technology-enabled follow-up
