Rima Gibbings

Rima Gibbings

Associate Professor

Phone706-867-4578

Office locationHealth and Natural Sciences, 319, Dahlonega

Overview

An expert in healthcare system analysis, design, implementation, and data analytics. A researcher who is focused on studying and improving care quality, population health management, care coordination models, and value-based initiatives.

Education

  • Ph.D., Health Policy Administration, University of Illinois in Chicago, 2018
  • MS., Computer Science, University of Illinois in Chicago, 2007

Courses Taught

  • Health Data Acquisition and Management
  • Healthcare Data Management and Analytics
  • Application of Healthcare Statistics
  • Data Visualization and Presentation
  • Healthcare Decision Analysis
  • Physical and Technical Safeguards for Healthcare

Research and Special Interest

  • Improving quality of care
  • Value-based care
  • Population health

Publications

  • Gibbings, R. and Wickramasinghe, N. 2019 Linking Care Coordination Measures to Care Outcomes to Improve Care Quality MedInfo Aug 25-30 2019
  • Gibbings, R. & Wickramasinghe, N. 2019 Encircled Care Contribution Measure Share Model AMIA Nov 16-20, 2019
  • 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2018 – Digital Disruption New Orleans, USA on August 16 – 18, 2018 Care Coordination Conceptual Framework Gibbings, R. and Wickramasinghe, N.
  • Gibbings, R. and Wickramasinghe, N. 2020 MHealth and Care Coordination in EDs Optimising Health Monitoring Systems in Eds Optimizing Health Monitoring Systems with Wireless Technology IGI Global
  • Gibbings, R., and Wickramasinghe, N. 2020 Technologies Enabling Role to Improve Care Coordination in Eds Optimizing Health Monitoring Systems with Wireless Technology IGI, Global
  • Gibbings, R. and Wickramasinghe, N. 2020 Technology’s Enabling Role to Improve Care Coordination. in EDs Optimizing Healthcare Management techniques Chpt 27 pp358-365 IGI, Global Published ISBN13: 9781799813712
  • Gibbings, R., & Wickramasinghe, N. 2020 The Enabling Role for Technology in the Support of Care Coordination in Healthcare Chpt 21 pp425-446 In Wickramasinghe and Bodendorf Eds Delivering Superior Health and Wellness Management with IoT and Analytics, Springer, New York Springer New York ISBN 978-3-030-17347-0
  • Gibbings, R., & Wickramasinghe, N. (2021). Social determinants of health in the U.S.: A framework to support superior care coordination and leverage digital health solutions. Health Policy and Technology, 10(2), 100523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.100523