Honors either a peer-reviewed AMIA paper published in the Proceedings of the Annual Symposium or peer-reviewed article published in JAMIA or other journals publishing medical informatics-related content that best exemplifies the spirit and scholarship of Diana Forsythe’s work at the intersection of informatics and social sciences with a cash prize. Selection is determined by a sub-committee of the AMIA Awards Committee and the AMIA People and Organizational Issues Working Group, with the award presented annually at the AMIA Annual Symposium.
Current and Past Winners
2025
Designing for caregiving networks: a case study of primary caregivers of children with medical complexity
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2024;31:1151-62
- Eleanore Rae Scheer
- Nicole Werner
- Ryan Coller
- Carrie Nacht
- Lauren Petty
- Mengwei Tang
- Mary Ehlenbach
- Michelle Kelly
- Sara Finesilver
- Gemma Warner
- Barbara Katz
- Jessica Keim-Malpass
- Christopher Lunsford
- Lisa Letzkus
- Shaalini Sanjiv Desai
- Rupa Valdez
2024
Utopia versus dystopia: Professional perspectives on the impact of healthcare artificial intelligence on clinical roles and skills
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2023;169:104903
- Yves Saint James Aquino
- Wendy Rogers
- Annette Braunack-Mayer
- Helen Frazer
- Khin Than Win
- Nehmat Houssami
- Christopher Degeling
- Christopher Semsarian
- Stacy Carter
2023
Articulation of postsurgical patient discharges: Coordinating care transitions from hospital to home
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2022;29:1546-58
- Joanna Abraham
- Madhumitha Kandasamy
- Ashley Huggins
2022
Putting the social back into sociotechnical: Case studies of co-design in digital health
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2021;28:284-93
- Chrysanthi Papoutsi
- Joseph Wherton
- Sara Shaw
- Clare Morrison
- Trisha Greenhalgh
Disappearing expertise in clinical automation: Barcode medication administration and nurse autonomy
Journal of the American Medical Association. 2021;28:232-8
- Jennifer Hong
- Catherine Ivory
- Courtney VanHouten
- Christopher Simpson
- Laurie Lovett Novak
2021
Moving patients from emergency department to medical intensive care unit: Tracing barriers and root contributors
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2020;133:104012
- Joanna Abraham
- Shirley Burton
- Howard Gordon
2020
Electronic health records implementation in Morocco: Challenges of silo efforts and recommendations for improvements
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2019;129:430-7
- Rachida Parks
- Rolf Wigand
- Mohammed Bennani Othmani
- Zineb Serhier
- Omar Bouhaddou
2019
Anglicization of hospital information systems: Managing diversity alongside particularity
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2018;119:88-93
- Hajar Mozaffar
- Robin Williams
- Kathrin Cresswell
- Aziz Sheikh
2018
Technology meets tradition: The perceived impact of the introduction of information and communication technology on ward rounds in the intensive care unit
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2017;105:49-58
- Jennifer Plumb
- Isla Hains
- Michael Parr
- David Milliss
- Robert Herkes
- Johanna Westbrook
2017
The hidden lives of nurses’ cognitive artifacts
Applied Clinical Informatics. 2016;7:832-49
- Jacquelyn Blaz
- Alexa Doig
- Kristin Cloyes
- Nancy Staggers
2016
The EHR and building the patient's story: A qualitative investigation of how EHR use obstructs a vital clinical activity
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2015;84:1019-28
- Lara Varpio
- Judy Rashotte
- Kathy Day
- James King
- Craig Kuziemsky
- Avi Parush
2015
The social life of health records: Understanding families' experiences of autism
Social Science & Medicine. 2014; 117:50-7
- Amber Angell
- Olga Solomon
2014
What matters to older people with assisted living needs? A phenomenological analysis of the use and non-use of telehealth and telecare
Social Science & Medicine. 2013; 93:86-94
- Trisha Greenhalgh
- Joe Wherton
- Paul Sugarhood
- Sue Hinder
- Rob Procter
- Rob Stones
2013
Benefit or burden? A sociotechnical analysis of diagnostic computer kiosks in four California hospital emergency departments
Social Science & Medicine. 2012;75:2378-85
- Sara Ackerman
- Kathleen Tebb
- John Stein
- Bradley Frazee
- Gregory Hendey
- Laura Schmidt
- Ralph Gonzales
2012
Unity in diversity: Electronic patient record use in multidisciplinary practice
Information Systems Research. 2011;22:547-64
- Eivor Oborn
- Michael Barrett
- Elizabeth Davidson
2011
Making sense of professional identities: Stories of medical professionals and new technologies
Human Relations. 2010; 63:1879-901
- Maja Korica
- Eamonn Molloy
2010
Challenges to effective crisis management: Using information and communication technologies to coordinate emergency medical services and emergency department teams.
International Journal of Medical Informatics. 2009;78:259-69
- Madhu C. Reddy
- Sharoda A. Paul
- Joanna Abraham
- Michael McNeese
- Christopher DeFlitch
- John Yen
2009
Diagnosis at a distance: The invisible work of patients and healthcare professionals in cardiac telemonitoring technology
Sociology of Health & Illness. 2008;30:272-88
- Nelly Oudshoorn
2008
Telemedicine in the upper Amazon: Interplay with local health care practices
Management Information Systems Quarterly. 2007;31:403-25
- Gianluca Miscione
2007
The work to make telemedicine work: A social and articulative view
Social Science & Medicine. 2006;62:2754-67
- David Nicolini
2006
Physicians, patients, and the electronic health record: An ethnographic analysis
Annals of Family Medicine. 2006;4:124-31
- William Ventres
- Sarah Kooienga
- Nancy Vuckovic
- Ryan Marlin
- Peggy Nygren
- Valerie Stewart
2005
Toward an ontology of geo-reasoning to aid response to weapons of mass destruction
AMIA Symposium Proceedings. 2005:400–404
- David Kirsh
- Nicole Peterson
- Leslie Lenert
2004
Mother knows best: Medical record management for patients with spina bifida during transition from pediatric to adult care
AMIA Symposium Proceedings. 2005:580–584
- Carston S. Østerlund
- Nienke Dosa
- Catherine Arnott Smith
2003
IT, gender, and professional practice: Or, why an automated drug distribution system was sent back to the manufacturer
Science, Technology, & Human Values. 2002:27:379-403
- Joel Novek
2002
Asking questions: Information needs in a surgical intensive care unit
AMIA Symposium Proceedings. 2002:647-51
- Madhu Reddy
- Wanda Pratt
- Paul Dourish
- Michael Shabot
2001
Resisting and promoting new technologies in clinical practice: The case of telepsychiatry
Social Science & Medicine. 2001;52:1889-901
- Carl May
- Linda Gask
- Theresa Atkinson
- Nicola Ellis
- Frances Mair
- Aneez Esmail