Leadership

Travis Osterman leads programs that decide how cancer care interoperates with the rest of medicine - from international data standards to enterprise informatics programs at one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States.

Standards

Programs

Governance and advisory

Related: six domains of expertise · industry partnerships · peer-reviewed record.

Frequently asked questions

What is Dr. Osterman's role with mCODE?
Dr. Osterman is Chair of the minimal Common Oncology Data Elements (mCODE) Executive Committee. mCODE is the international oncology data standard implemented at more than 70 institutions across six countries, and it is the only method of submitting data to the CMS Enhancing Oncology Model.
What leadership positions does Dr. Osterman hold at Vanderbilt Health?
Dr. Osterman is Associate Vice President for Research Informatics at Vanderbilt Health, Director of Cancer Clinical Informatics at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, and Co-Leader of the Data Science Shared Resource at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
What is the Epic Beacon Community Operations Group?
The Epic Beacon Community Operations Group (BCOG) is a multi-institution governance body for the dominant US oncology EHR module. Dr. Osterman founded it.
What is the Data Science Shared Resource that Dr. Osterman co-leads?
The Data Science Shared Resource (DSSR) at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center provides biostatistics, data queries, bioinformatics, and clinical informatics services for Cancer Center investigators under the $37.9M NIH/NCI Cancer Center Support Grant. Dr. Osterman is a Co-Leader.
What has Vanderbilt Health achieved under Dr. Osterman's clinical informatics leadership?
Under Dr. Osterman's leadership, Vanderbilt Health holds more structured genomic data in its electronic health record than any other institution in the United States.