Clinical Informatics - Preventive Medicine Doctor
Dr. Colby C. Uptegraft is a Clinical Informatics - Preventive Medicine Doctor in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
with special training and skill in patient care and informatics to best organize information for patients and physicians.
As a Clinical Informatics - Preventive Medicine Doctor, Colby C. Uptegraft, MD, MBI, MPH performs
informatics for healthcare professionals. Clinical Informatics is
the study of how information technology can be used in healthcare to improve patient care and health outcomes, reduce costs, and strengthen the relationship between doctor and patient. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Clinical Informatics - Preventive Medicine Doctors include food allergies and diseases that require prescription medications.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Informatics - Preventive Medicine Doctors
include creating, implementing, and improving support systems, and training staff on how to use the systems.
Physicians who practice Clinical Informatics collaborate with other health care and information technology professionals to analyze, design, implement and evaluate information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and strengthen the clinician-patient relationship. Clinical Informaticians use their knowledge of patient care combined with their understanding of informatics concepts, methods, and tools to: assess information and knowledge needs of health care professionals and patients; characterize, evaluate, and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in the procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinical information systems.
Clinical Informatics Preventive Medicine Doctors in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
Aerospace Medicine Doctor
Dr. Colby C. Uptegraft is an Aerospace Medicine Doctor in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
with special training and skill in addressing conditions stimulated in outer space and aviation environments.
As an Aerospace Medicine Doctor, Colby C. Uptegraft, MD, MBI, MPH performs
diagnostic testing and treatments on patients that operate air and space vehicles. Aerospace Medicine is
the healthcare and promotion of passenger and crew member safety and performance. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Aerospace Medicine Doctors include common ailments like high blood pressure and injuries caused by emergency ejections or radiation exposure.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Aerospace Medicine Doctors
include annual physical examinations, blood pressure management, and injury healing.
Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicles. This population often works and lives in remote, isolated, extreme, or enclosed environments under conditions of physical and psychological stress. Practitioners strive for an optimal human-machine match in occupational settings rich with environmental hazards and engineering countermeasures.
Aerospace Medicine Doctors in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
Public Health & General Preventive Medicine Doctor
Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention-oriented clinical practice in a wide variety of settings.
Public Health General Preventive Medicine Doctors in Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC
