Dr Bates is a renowned expert in using information technology to improve clinical decision making, quality-of-care, cost effectiveness and outcomes assessment. He is Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Professor of Medicine, harvard Medical School; Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public health and director, cLinical and Quality Analysis , PArtners Healthcare System. he was elected to the institute of Medicine the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, The American College of Medical Informatics and is Chairman of the Board of the American Medical Informatics Association.