J. Marc Overhage BA, MD, PhD

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.