Director, Health Informatics and Health Information Management
Senior Lecturer, Department of Health Services
School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
1100 NE 45th Street, Suite 405, Box F, Seattle, WA 98105
Phone: (206) 543-8810 Email: gcmurphy@u.washington.edu
Ms. Murphy teaches courses in electronic health records and supervises student management projects. She has worked in health informatics and information management practice in a variety of healthcare settings, including work on clinical information systems, electronic health record projects and on institution wide programs for patient confidentiality and security. She has taught in the field for many years in the program and in regional and national forums. She was awarded the American Health Information Management Association Distinguished Member award in 2004.
Teaching Interests- Electronic health records
- Health and consumer informatics
- Health informatics standards
Gretchen is an active member of AHIMA, AMIA, HIMSS, and ASTM
Community InterestsGretchen works with healthcare professionals to establish opportunities for student field experience; and oversees student Capstone projects in the community.
Recent Publications
Murphy G. Helbig, S. "Electronic Health Records", contributed chapter: Health Information: A Strategic Resource, 3rd edition, Elsevier Publishing, in press, 2007.
Hanken, MA, Murphy, G, contributed chapter, "Electronic Patient Record", Ethical Challenges In The Management of Health Information, 2nd edition, Jones and Bartlet, 2006
Chasteen, J, Murphy, G., Forrey, A., Heid, D. "The Health Insurance Portability & Acountabil;ty Act and the Practice of Dentistry in the United States: System Security" Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice , 2004
Chasteen, JE, Murphy, G, Forrey, A, Heid, D, The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act and the Practice of dentistry in the United States: Privacy and Confidentiality, The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice, www.thejcdp.com, 2002
Murphy, G, Hanken, MA, Waters, K, "Electronic Health Records - Changing The Vision", (textbook) W.B. Saunders, 1999
