Piper Ranallo
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Credentials
PhD

Assistant Professor, Division of Computational Sciences, Department of Surgery
Interoperability and Terminology Lead, Center for Learning Health System Sciences
Biography

Bio

Dr. Ranallo is an informatician with experience applying, critically evaluating, and developing technologies for the computable representation of clinical data and theoretical models. She performs research on gaps in standards at the interface of biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences, and has developed a robust information model for standard assessment instruments. Her primary expertise is in technologies for the optimal capture, representation, transformation, and exchange of clinical data. She has performed basic research in both the biomedical and social sciences. Dr. Ranallo is co-editor of an informatics textbook in Mental Health Informatics.

Research Summary

Dr. Ranallo performs research on gaps in standards at the interface of biomedical, behavioral, and social sciences, and has developed a robust information model for standard assessment instruments. Her primary expertise is in technologies for the optimal capture, representation, transformation, and exchange of clinical data. She has performed basic research in both the biomedical and social sciences.

Teaching Summary

Dr. Ranallo is building a interoperability and terminology lab within the Center for Learning Health System Sciences. One major goal of this lab is to develop and disseminate curriculum on semantic interoperability aimed at a variety of audiences, including students, clinicians, researchers, and IT professionals.

Education

PhD, University of Minnesota
Major: Health Informatics
MHI, University of Minnesota
Major: Health Informatics
BA, UCLA
Major: Psychobiology

Honors and Recognition

Outstanding Preceptor, University of Minnesota, Nursing Informatics

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association
HL7
American Medical Informatics Association
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Ranallo, P., Southwell, B, Tignanelli, C, Johnson, S.J., Krueger, R., Sevareid-Groth, T., and Melton, G.B. (2023). Promoting Learning Health System Cycles by Optimizing EHR Data Clinical Concept Encoding Processes. MedInfo23 Proceedings.
Svensson-Ranallo, P., Adam, T. J., & Sainfort, F. (2011). A Framework and Standardized Methodology for Developing Minimum Clinical Data Sets. 2011 AMIA-CRI Proceedings. PMID: 22211180.
Svensson-Ranallo, P., Chute, C., LaVenture, M., Nelson, K., Krueger, R. (2013). Psychological Assessment Instruments: A Coverage Analysis Using SNOMED-CT, LOINC and CDISC-QS Terminology. 2013 AMIA Proceedings. PMID: 24551411.
Ranallo, P.A (2015). Introduction to MySQL. In Marc, D. & Sandefer, R. (Eds.), Data Analytics in Healthcare Research: Tools and Strategies. Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press. ISBN 1584264438.
Westra, B.L., Christie, B., Johnson, S.G., Pruinelli, L., LaFlamme, A., Park, J., Sherman, S.G., Byrne, M.D., Ranallo, P., Speedie, S. (2016). Expanding Interprofessional EHR Data in i2b2. 2016 AMIA-CRI Proceedings. PMID 27570680.
Ranallo, P.A., Kilbourne, A., Whatley, A.S, & Pincus, H.A. (2016). Behavioral Health Information Technology: From Chaos to Clarity. Health Affairs, 35(6), 1106-1113 Project Hope-The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc. PMID: 27269029.
Westra, B.L., Christie, B., Johnson, S.G., Pruinelli, L., LaFlamme, A., Park, J., Sherman, S.G., Byrne, M.D., Ranallo, P., Speedie, S. (2016). Modeling Flowsheet Data for Quality Improvement and Research. 2016 AMIA Proceedings.
Westra, B.L., Christie, B., Gao, G., Johnson, S.G., Pruinelli, L., LaFlamme, A., Park, J.I., Sherman, S., Ranallo, P.A., Speedie, S., & Delaney, C. (2017). Inclusion of Flowsheets from Electronic Health Records to Extend Data for Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Research. In Delaney C, Weaver C, Warren J, Clancy T, & Simpson R (Eds). Big-data enabled nursing: education, research and practice. London: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-53300-1_8.
Tenenbaum, E., Ranallo, P.A. & Hastings, J. (2021). Informatics technologies for the acquisition of psychological, behavioral, interpersonal, social and environmental data. In Tenenbaum, J.D. & Ranallo, P.A. (Eds.). Mental health informatics: enabling a learning mental healthcare system (pp. 217-234). Switzerland: Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70558-9_9.
Ranallo, P.A. & Tenenbaum, J.D. (2021). Technologies for the computable representation and sharing of data and knowledge in mental health. In Tenenbaum, J.D. & Ranallo, P.A. (Eds.). Mental health informatics: enabling a learning mental healthcare system (pp. 155-189). Switzerland: Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70558-9_7.
Ranallo, P.A. & Tenenbaum, J.D. (2021). Mental health informatics. In Tenenbaum, J.D. & Ranallo, P.A. (Eds.). Mental health informatics: enabling a learning mental healthcare system (pp. 121-154). Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70558-9_6.
In Tenenbaum, J.D. & Ranallo, P.A. (Eds.). Mental health informatics: enabling a learning mental healthcare system (pp. 1-30). Switzerland: Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-70558-9_1.
Ranallo, P.A. & Tenenbaum, J.D. (2021). Precision medicine and a learning health system for mental health.
Tenenbaum, J.D. & Ranallo, P.A (2021) (Eds.). Mental health informatics: enabling a learning mental healthcare system. Switzerland: Springer Nature. ISBN: 978-3-030-70558-9.