Interests:

Enhancing clinical information systems for workflow, communication and handoffs, integrating research and registry informatics to clinical care, and improving technology for bedside clinical use.

Background:

An Alaskan commercial fisherman who obtained an M.D. from the University of Washington in 2001. During residency training in General Surgery in 2002, started working on applied clinical informatics projects for inpatient care. Completed an NLM Biomedical Informatics fellowship in 2005. Began clinical practice in trauma surgery, emergency general surgery, and surgical critical care in 2009 at the University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.

Research:

a) Co-investigator on multi-center study of nursing EHR intervention to reduce hypoglycemia events. b) Co-investigator on multi-center study of EHR-embedded handoff system to improve overnight cross-covering physician preparedness.

Other Roles:

Clinical Design Strategist for TransformativeMed Inc, a medical software spin-out company that is commercializing licensed biomedical informatics technology developed at the University of Washington.

Other:

Contact me if you are interested in shadowing me during a half-day of rounds in the Intensive Care Unit or during a half-day in a General Surgery clinic, where you will see the practical benefits, shortcomings, peculiarities, and innovation opportunities created by today’s EHR systems.

Representative publications:

• Devine EB, Van Eaton E, Zadworny ME, Symons R, Devlin A, Yanez D, Yetisgen M, Keyloun KR, Capurro D, Alfonso-Cristancho R, Flum DR, Tarczy-Hornoch P. Automating Electronic Clinical Data Capture for Quality Improvement and Research: The CERTAIN Validation Project of Real World Evidence. EGEMS (Wash DC). 2018 May 22;6(1):8. doi: 10.5334/egems.211. PMID: 29881766.
• Zatzick D, Russo J, Thomas P, Darnell D, Teter H, Ingraham L, Whiteside LK, Wang J, Guiney R, Parker L, Sandgren K, Hedrick MK, Van Eaton EG, Jurkovich G. Patient-Centered Care Transitions After Injury Hospitalization: A Comparative Effectiveness Trial. Psychiatry. 2018 Summer;81(2):141-157. doi: 10.1080/00332747.2017.1354621. Epub 2018 Mar 13. PMID: 29533154.
• Parent B, LaGrone LN, Albirair MD, Serina PT, Keller JM, Cuschieri J, Addison EJ, Choe L, Delossantos GB, Gaskill C, Moon SD, MacDonald JT, Stolzberg MJ, Van Eaton EG, Zech JM, Kritek PA. Effect of standardized handoff curriculum on improved clinician preparedness in the intensive care unit. A stepped-wedge cluster randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surg. 2018 Jan 3. [epub ahead of print] doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5440. PubMed PMID: 29299602.
• Zatzick DF, Russo J, Darnell D, Chambers DA, Palinkas L, Van Eaton E, Wang J, Ingraham LM, Guiney R, Heagerty P, Comstock B, Whiteside LK, Jurkovich G. An effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial study protocol targeting posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbidity. Implement Sci. 2016 Apr 30;11(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s13012-016-0424-4. PubMed PMID: 27130272.
• Zatzick D, O’Connor SS, Russo J, Wang J, Bush N, Love J, Peterson R, Ingraham L, Darnell D, Whiteside L, Van Eaton E. Technology-Enhanced Stepped Collaborative Care Targeting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbidity After Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Trauma Stress. 2015 Oct;28(5):391-400. doi: 10.1002/jts.22041. PubMed PMID: 26467327.
• Van Eaton EG, Zatzick DF, Gallagher TH, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Rivara FP, Flum DR, Peterson R, Maier RV. A Nationwide Survey of Trauma Center Information Technology Leverage Capacity for Mental Health Comorbidity Screening. J Am Coll Surg. 2014 Sep;219(3):505-10.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.02.032. PubMed PMID: 25151344.