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(ROCKVILLE, MD) — The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) has named four Distinguished Fellows who will be formally recognized at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2022 Annual Symposium . This recognition program began in 2020 and aims to recognize senior Fellows who have made significant and

(ROCKVILLE, MD) —Following their recent election, 14 new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on November 6 at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2022 Annual Symposium. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the largest informatics event worldwide. The Symposium presents leading-edge scientific research

Top News White House Announces Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has identified five principles to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems. These are: safe and effective systems, algorithmic discrimination protections, data privacy, notice and explanation, and human

ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2022 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards at the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium , Nov. 5-9, in Washington, D.C. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the largest informatics event worldwide

Top News ARPA-H Director On September 12, President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Administration NIH Focus on AI The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

ROCKVILLE, MD – The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) will present the 2022 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to George Hripcsak, MD, MS, FACMI, Vivian Beaumont Allen Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, during the opening session of the American Medical Informatics Association

Top News NIH Announcement on Genomic Data Sharing The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new Guide Notice NOT-OD-22-198 . This notice “Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023,” provides details about what will be expected for data management

Top News ONC Releases USCDI v3 On July 19, ONC published U.S. Core Data for Interoperability v3 , which added two new data classes (Health Insurance Information and Health Status/Assessments) and 24 data elements. ONC invites comments on new or existing data elements until September 30, 2022. ONC will release

Top News Register Now: AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium Join us November 5-9 in Washington, D.C. for the largest informatics meeting worldwide. We have a full program featuring top content on the latest science in informatics and collaborative networking opportunities . Register by October 13 to receive your advance rate. Administration

In May 2022, the Surgeon General released an advisory – “ Addressing Health Worker Burnout ” - which includes several recommendations to reduce the burden on health workers in the United States. The document included a reference to the 25x5 Symposium, an American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) led initiative to