Diego Martinez, PhD
Johns Hopkins' Center for Data Science in Emergency Medicine
I am Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Health Sciences Informatics at Johns Hopkins University and investigator at the Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare and the Center for Data Science in Emergency Medicine. My research area is applied machine learning and operational research for complex healthcare delivery systems. Applications include predictive clinical decision support for triage and disease diagnostics and prescriptive capacity management for hospital operations, emphasizing reducing inequalities and improving healthcare. I teach the informatics seminar and grand rounds at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a graduate class on secondary uses of electronic health records data at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Some of my current projects include:
COVID-19 Response
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I always have time for cool project ideas, collaborations or speaking -- write me at dmart101 at jhu dot edu
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2020 |
Nov 2020 (Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology)
Lin, Tseng, Martinez, Klein We model the spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae outbreaks throughout hospitals in Maryland and examined the impact of coordinated infection control efforts. |
Sep 2020 (Journal of Hospital Infection)
Hinson, Rothman, Carroll, Mostafa, Ghobadi, Smith, Martinez, Shaw-Saliba, Klein, Levin We measured the clinical and operational benefits of targeted rapid molecular testing for SARS-CoV-2 in a health system. |
Aug 2020 (JAMIA)
Lin, Siddiqui, Bernstein, Martinez, Gardner, Albright, Igusa We characterized collaborations of over 4,000 pharmaceutical, academic, healthcare, nonprofit, and government organizations in the clinical trials context and identify key features of successful collaboration |
Dec 2020 (Invited Talk)
AI in Emergency Medicine: Designing and implementing the effector arm Universidad de Chile, Chile |
Dec 2020 (Invited Talk)
Implementing Safe and Reliable Machine Learning: Key areas of development Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile |
Jun 2020 (JAMA)
Martinez, Hinson, Klein, Irvin, Saheed, Page, Levin We analyzed temporal trends in positivity rates for SARS-CoV-2 in the Baltimore–District of Columbia region by race/ethnicity |
Jul 2020 (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
Martinez, Levin, Klein, Parikh, Menez, Taylor, Hinson We show machine-learning-based classifiers can spot symptoms of a common kidney condition (AKI) 72 hours earlier than current practice in the emergency department |
Mar 2020 (JAMIA)
Martinez, Cai, Oke, Jarrell, Feijoo, Appelbaum, Klein, Barnes, Levin We characterize unit-to-unit hospital equipment sharing and its impact on shortages, and to evaluate a system-control tool that balances inventory across all care areas, enabling increased availability of pumps. |
Apr 2020 (medRxiv)
Lin, Strauss, Pinz, Martinez, Tseng, Schueller, Gatalo, Yang, Levin, Klein We show that the exponential growth in COVID-19 cases can be explained by transmission of asymptomatic and mild cases that are typically unreported at the beginning of pandemic events |
Dec 2020 (Invited Talk)
Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in the Emergency Department McGill University, Canada |
2019
Sep 2019 (JMIR)
Jiang, Siddiqui, Barnes, Barouch, Korley, Martinez, Toerper, Cabral, Hamrock, Levin We developed a dynamic readmission risk prediction model that yields daily predictions for patients hospitalized with heart failure |
Sep 2019 (IIE Healthcare Systems Engineering)
Martinez, Jalalpour, Efron, Levin We explained how to assess the impact of process improvement interventions with routinely collected longitudinal hospital data |
Jan 2019 (BMC Public Health)
Martinez, Zhang, Bastias, Feijoo, Hinson, Martinez, Dunstan, Levin, Prieto We measured a possible link between lengthy waits to access health care with an increased risk of mortality in waiting lists not prioritized by universal healthcare (Plan AUGE) in Chile |
Jan 2019 (Emergency Nurses Association)
Whalen, Gardner, Martinez, Henry, McKenzie, Hinson, Levin We quantify and qualify our evolution from traditional ESI triage system to machine-learning-based system as an exemplar of transition from research to practice and nursing integration |
2018
Nov 2018 (Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety)
Kane, Scheulen, Puttgen, Martinez, Levin, Bush, Huffman, Jacobs, Rupani, Efron We designed and implemented a command center to manage patient flow at a large urban academic hospital using systems engineering principles |
Nov 2018 (AHRQ Research Grant)
Levin (PI), Hinson (PI), Martinez (Co-Inv) To improve decision-making by emergency clinicians that relates to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition of patients with respiratory tract infections in the emergency department |
Nov 2018 (Invited Talk)
Network science to understand the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in networks of contacts between humans Valparaiso, Chile |
Nov 2018 (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
Hinson, Martinez, Cabral, George, Whalen, Hansoti, Levin We synthesized what is known about the performance of emergency department triage systems |
Jun 2018 (Journal of Medical Systems)
Martinez, Kane, Jalapour, Scheulen, Rupani, Toteja, Barbara, Bush, Levin We created and implemented an electronic dashboard to monitor hospital patient flow |
May 2018 (Applied Physics Lab)
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab Network Science Seminar Diego Martinez Invited talk. Laurel, MA |
Jan 2018 (Int J Emergency Medicine)
Hinson, Martinez, Schmitz, Toerper, Radu, Scheulen, Levin, Stewart de Ramirez We measured the extent to which patient characteristics contribute to inaccurate emergency department triage |
Jan 2018 (Geisinger Health System)
Geisinger Health Operations Research Seminar Diego Martinez Invited talk. Danville, PA |
Jan 2018 (JHU Research Grant)
Prieto (PI), Martinez (Co-PI) To reduce waiting lists in a health delivery network for low income patients in Chile |
Jan 2018 (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
Hinson, Martinez, Grams, Levin We use electronic health records and machine learning to develop a predictive model for acute kidney injury (AKI) with capacity for identifying patients at high risk of developing AKI within 7 days of their emergency department visit |
2017
Dec 2017 (Annals of Emergency Medicine)
Mistry, Steward de Ramirez, Kelen, Schmitz, Levin, Martinez, Psoter, Anton, Hinson We performed an accuracy and reliability evaluation of the emergency severity index for emergency department triage |
Aug 2017 (CDC Research Grant)
Klein (PI), Martinez (Co-Inv) To improve understanding of how biological factors associated with the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms impact interventions to reduce hospital-associated infections |
May 2017 (IIE Healthcare Systems Engineering)
Wan, Zhang, Witz, Musselman, Yi, Mullen, Benneyan, Zayas-Castro, Rico, Cure, Martinez We synthesized what is known about preventable hospital readmissions in the US |
Feb 2017 (JAMA Pediatrics)
Woods-Hill, Fackler, McMillan, Ascenzi, Voskertchian, Colantuoni, Martinez, Toerper, Levin, Milstone We created a new clinical practice guideline to reduce unnecessary testing in a tertiary pediatric ICU, which reduced blood sample collections without increasing missed sepsis cases |
2016
Feb 2016 (Trials)
Martinez, Tsalatsanis, Yalcin, Zayas-Castro, Djulvegovic We model and optimize the opening of clinical trials at an academic medical center |
Sep 2016 (Health Care Management Science)
Martinez, Feijoo, Zayas-Castro, Das, Levin We mathematically model the tension between market incentives and federal regulations in hospital markets |
2015
October 2015 (BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making)
Strauss, Martinez, Garcia, Taylor, Mateja, Fabri, Zayas-Castro We identified design features for interoperable electronic medical records from a physician perspective |
Nov 2015 (Applied Clinical Informatics)
Martinez, Mora, Gemmani, Zayas-Castro We uncover information needs of physicians from outside hospitals while managing patients in the hospitalist service |
Disclaimer: Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Johns Hopkins University or any other organization supporting our research.