Charlene R. Weir

Charlene R. Weir, PhD, RN, FACMI

Languages spoken: Spanish, English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Biomedical Informatics

Dr. Charlene Weir is currently a Professor and past Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Utah. Dr. Weir has a PhD in Social Cognitive psychology as well as an MS in Nursing. Dr. Weir was elected as a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics in 2011 and as a Distinguished Fellow in 2020. She has held multiple leadership positions in the VA, including both local and national positions. These include the Offices of Quality Improvement, Nursing Research, Geriatrics Research and Clinical Care (GRECC), and VA Information Technology research and applied programs. Her area of research specialty focuses on the application of motivation and cognitive theories to the design and use of health information technologies by providers and patients. She is especially interested in integrative models of cognitive support that enhance the capability of the information system to support shared clinical decision-making, team coordination, and effective implementation. She has extensive experience in the evaluation of technology interventions in healthcare, including the VA CPRS system and EPIC. She has expertise in human factors research tools, experimental design techniques, measurement methodologies, cognitive task analysis as well as other qualitative techniques.

Education History

Undergraduate University of Utah
 BS
Undergraduate University of Utah, College of Nursing
 BSN
Graduate Training University of Texas
 MS
Doctoral Training University of Utah
 PhD

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Nebeker JR, Hoffman JM, Weir CR, Bennett CL, Hurdle J (2005). High rates of adverse drug events in a highly computerized hospital. Archives of internal medicine, 165(10), 1111-6.
  2. Weir CR, Hicken BL, Rappaport HS, Nebeker J (2006). Crossing the quality chasm: the role of information technology departments. American journal of medical quality, 21(6), 382-93.
  3. Weir CR, Hurdle JF, Felgar MA, Hoffman JM, Roth B, Nebeker J (2003). Direct text entry in electronic progress notes. An evaluation of input errors. Methods of information in medicine, 42(1), 61-7.
  4. Weir C, Hoffman J, Nebeker JR, Hurdle J (2005). Nurse's role in tracking adverse drug events: the impact of provider order entry. Nursing administration quarterly, 29(1), 39-44.
  5. Weir CR, Nebeker JJ, Hicken BL, Campo R, Drews F, Lebar (2007). A cognitive task analysis of information management strategies in a computerized provider order entry environment. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 14(1), 65-75.
  6. Phansalkar S, Weir CR, Morris AH, Warner H (2008). Clinicians' perceptions about use of computerized protocols: a multicenter study. International journal of medical informatics, 77(3), 184-93.
  7. Weir CR, Staggers N, Phansalkar (2009). The state of the evidence for computerized provider order entry: a systematic review and analysis of the quality of the literature. International journal of medical informatics, 78(6), 365-74.
  8. Weir CR, Hammond KW, Embi PJ, Efthimiadis EN, Thielke SM, Hedeen A (2011). An exploration of the impact of computerized patient documentation on clinical collaboration. International journal of medical informatics, 80(8), e62-71.
  9. Nebeker JR, Hurdle JF, Hoffman J, Roth B, Weir CR, Samore M (2001). Developing a taxonomy for research in adverse drug events: potholes and signposts. Proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 493-7.
  10. Phansalkar S, Sward KA, Weir CR, Morris A (2007). Mapping clinicians' perceptions about computerized protocol use to an IT implementation framework. Studies in health technology and informatics, 129(Pt 2), 1098-101.
  11. Flaherty JH, Shay K, Weir C, Kamholz B, Boockvar KS, Shaughnessy M, Shapiro R, Gordon S, Stein J, Rudolph J (2009). The development of a mental status vital sign for use across the spectrum of care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 10(6), 379-80.
  12. Hurdle JF, Weir CR, Roth B, Hoffman J, Nebeker J (2003). Critical gaps in the world's largest electronic medical record: Ad Hoc nursing narratives and invisible adverse drug events. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 309-12.
  13. Weir CR, Nebeker J (2007). Critical issues in an electronic documentation system. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 786-90.
  14. Gibson B, Weir (2010). Development and preliminary evaluation of a simulation-based diabetes education module. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2010, 246-50.
  15. Hammond KW, Efthimiadis EN, Weir CR, Embi PJ, Thielke SM, Laundry RM, Hedeen (2010). Initial Steps toward Validating and Measuring the Quality of Computerized Provider Documentation. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2010, 271-5.
  16. Weir C, Drews FA, Leecaster MK, Barrus RJ, Hellewell JL, Nebeker J (2012). The orderly and effective visit: impact of the electronic health record on modes of cognitive control. AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium, 2012, 979-87.
  17. Weir CR, McCarthy C (2009). Using implementation safety indicators for CPOE implementation. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety, 35(1), 21-8.