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Karima Lalani

Affiliate Associate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health

Adjunct Faculty, UTHealth Houston McWilliams
Adjunct Faculty, Charles Sturt University

206-543-3146 | klalani@uw.edu

1959 NE Pacific St., HSB-H670B, Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195

Research Interests

Applied Health Informatics; Applied AI; Digital Health; Workforce Development

Bio

Dr. Karima Lalani is a multidisciplinary leader, strategist, author, and educator working at the intersection of healthcare, education, and technology. She serves as an Assistant Teaching Professor in Health Systems and Population Health and as Co-Chair of the Task Force on AI at the University of Washington School of Public Health.

Recognized for her impact on workforce development in health informatics and health information management, Dr. Lalani was named a Finalist for the 2024–2025 University of Washington Global Engagement Excellence Award. With over 15 years of experience, she brings a distinctive combination of academic rigor, strategic leadership, and industry insight. She has authored or co-authored more than 20 peer reviewed publications in high impact journals and serves on editorial review panels for Advances in Health Information Science and Practice and BMJ Health & Care Informatics. Her co-edited book, AI Driven Innovations in Healthcare: Best Practices and Case Studies (Routledge, 2025), is an Amazon Bestseller across multiple categories, underscoring her influence as a leading voice in AI strategy in healthcare. She is currently working on her second book on digital transformation in healthcare, anticipated to be published in 2026.

A sought after speaker and collaborator, her research on global workforce trends in health informatics and health information management was featured by the Canadian Health Information Management Association. Prior to joining the University of Washington, she was an Assistant Professor at UTHealth Houston’s McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics and Assistant Director of the Center for Health Systems Analytics. Dr. Lalani holds a PhD in Health Policy and Management from The University of Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) and a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).

Education

PhD University of Texas (Houston),
MBA Houston Baptist University,
BS Health Information Management, Texas State University,
BBA Accounting, University of Houston,

Academic Programs and Affiliations

Recent Publications (PubMed)

AI Privacy and Security in Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review
PubMed
Dolezel D, Lalani K, Watzlaf V, Butler-Henderson K, Lambert EVZ, Morton M, Sand J, Gibbs D, Fenton S. AI Privacy and Security in Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Telerehabil. 2026 Jun 1;18(1):6747. doi: 10.63144/ijt.2065.6747. eCollection
Workforce Review of Health Information Technology Associate-Degree Graduates: 2017-2024
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Hamada D, Lalani K, Brodnik M, Fenton SH, Kennedy A, Marc DT, Payne VL, Reynolds R. Workforce Review of Health Information Technology Associate-Degree Graduates: 2017-2024. Adv Health Inf Sci Pract. 2026 Jun 30;2(2):eah.000000002. doi: 10.63116/AH.0000000
Insights on the Future of Digital Health: An Analysis of Twitter Posts of IMIA Fellows
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Marc DT, Lalani K, Fenton SH, Butler-Henderson K. Insights on the Future of Digital Health: An Analysis of Twitter Posts of IMIA Fellows. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jan 25;310:1161-1165. doi: 10.3233/SHTI231147.
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Financial Performance of Largest Teaching Hospitals.
PubMed
Lalani K, Helton J, Vega FR, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Champagne-Langabeer T, Langabeer JR. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Financial Performance of Largest Teaching Hospitals. Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Jul 11;11(14):1996. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11141996.
Helping Frontline Workers in Texas-A Framework for Resource Development
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Lalani K, O’Neal M, Joannou SL, Gopal B, Champagne-Langabeer T. Helping Frontline Workers in Texas-A Framework for Resource Development. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Oct 17;20(20):6935. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20206935.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Texas.
PubMed
Lalani K, Bakos-Block C, Cardenas-Turanzas M, Cohen S, Gopal B, Champagne-Langabeer T. The Impact of COVID-19 on Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths in Texas. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 24;19(21):13796. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192113796.
Aligning the American Health Information Management Association Entry-level Curricula Competencies and Career Map With Industry Job Postings: Cross-sectional Study.
PubMed
Fenton SH, Marc DT, Kennedy A, Hamada D, Hoyt R, Lalani K, Renda C, Reynolds RB. Aligning the American Health Information Management Association Entry-level Curricula Competencies and Career Map With Industry Job Postings: Cross-sectional Study. JMIR Med
Impact of External Environmental Dimensions on Financial Performance of Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S.
PubMed
Lalani K, Revere L, Chan W, Champagne-Langabeer T, Tektiridis J, Langabeer J. Impact of External Environmental Dimensions on Financial Performance of Major Teaching Hospitals in the U.S. Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Aug 20;9(8):1069. doi: 10.3390/healthcare90
Occupational classifications in the health information disciplines.
PubMed
Marc D, Dua P, Fenton S, Lalani K, Butler-Henderson K. Occupational classifications in the health information disciplines. In: Butler-Henderson K, Day K, Gray K, editors. The Health Information Workforce Germany: Springer International Publishing; 2021. C
Global Workforce Trends in Health Informatics & Information Management.
PubMed
Marc D, Butler-Henderson K, Dua P, Lalani K, Fenton SH. Global Workforce Trends in Health Informatics & Information Management. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2019 Aug 21;264:1273-1277. doi: 10.3233/SHTI190431.

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