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Dr. Hazlehurst is a cognitive anthropologist interested in the
cognitive, social, and cultural properties of health and illness. He focuses on
technology use in health care. His investigations include the study of provider
work practices and the everyday tasks of people with chronic illness, as well
as the design and development of appropriate information-processing tools for
these populations.
Dr. Hazlehurst joined the CHR as a Medical Informatics Investigator in the
summer of 2001. Previously, he was chief scientist and Director of Research and
Informatics at WebMD, an Internet health care company. At WebMD he led the
R&D effort focused on using the Internet to empower chronically ill people.
His work included the design and development of information retrieval and
knowledge-based systems, for which he received three US patents.
Dr. Hazlehurst received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Science and Anthropology from
University of California, San Diego, in 1994. He currently holds an external
clinical faculty appointment at the Division of Medical Informatics and
Outcomes Research at OHSU.
Current Studies:
Recently Completed Studies:
E-mail:
Brian.Hazlehurst@kpchr.org
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