Honors a student who demonstrates excellence in nursing informatics and who has the potential to contribute significantly to the discipline of nursing and health informatics with a cash prize.The candidate papers are recommended by the AMIA Annual Symposium Scientific Program Committee, and the selection of the recipient is made by a special committee within the AMIA Nursing Informatics Working Group.
Past Winners
2022
1st Place
An Unsupervised Cluster Analysis of Post-COVID-19 Mental Health Outcomes and Associated Comorbidities
- Katherine A. Brown, MSN, RN, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI
- Indra Neil Sarkar, PhD, MLIS, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI, Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence RI
- Karen M. Crowley, PhD, MS, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI
- Dilum P. Aluthge, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI, Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence RI
- Elizabeth S. Chen, PhD, Center for Biomedical Informatics, Brown University, Providence, RI
2nd Place
Identifying Barriers to Post-Acute Care Referral and Characterizing Negative Patient Preferences Among Hospitalized Older Adults Using Natural Language Processing
- Erin E. Kennedy, PhD, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Philadelphia, PA
- Anahita Davoudi, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Philadelphia, PA
- Sy Hwang, MS, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Philadelphia, PA
- Philip J. Freda, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Philadelphia, PA, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Computational Biomedicine, Los Angeles, CA
- Ryan Urbanowicz, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Philadelphia, PA, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Department of Computational Biomedicine, Los Angeles, CA
- Kathryn H. Bowles, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health, Philadelphia, PA
- Danielle L. Mowery, PhD, FAMIA, University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Philadelphia, PA
2019
An Interprofessional Approach to Workflow Evaluation Focused on the Electronic Health Record Using Time Motion Study Methods, Jessica Schwartz, Columbia University
2018
Exploring Older Adults’ Strengths, Problems, and Wellbeing Using De-identified Electronic Health Record Data, G. Gao, University of Minnesota School of Nursing; D. Pieczkiewicz, University of Minnesota; M. Kerr, R. Lindquist, C. Chi, University of Minnesota School of Nursing; S. Maganti, University of Minnesota; R. Austin, University of Minnesota School of Nursing; M.J. Kreitzer, University of Minnesota; K. Todd, The Waters; K. Monsen, University of Minnesota School of Nursing
2017
Comparison of algorithm advice for post-acute care referral to usual clinical decision-making: examination of 30-day acute healthcare utilization, Susan K. Keim, Kathryn H. Bowles, University of Pennsylvania and Visiting Nurse Service of New York
2016
Jennifer Browne, University of Texas Health Science Center, Affirming Proposed Variable Relationship Patterns in a Conceptual Nursing Model by Converting Qualitative Data to Causal Loop Diagrams
2013
Denise M. Pimintel, A Software Communication Tool for the Tele‐ICU
2012
Rhonda Guse Cady, A Mixed Methods Approach for Measuring the Impact of Delivery‐Centric Interventions on Clinician Workflow
2011
Not awarded.
2010
Cohort Amplification: An Associative Classification Framework for Identification of Disease Cohorts in the Electronic Health Record, S. Welch, University of Utah
2009
MedEx – A Medication Information Extraction System for Clinical Narratives, Hua Xu, Vanderbilt University
2007
Beyond Surface Characteristics: A New Health Text-specific Readability Measurement, Hyeoneui Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital
2006
Predictive Modeling for the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers, Tae Youn Kim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Nursing
2005
Predicting the Likelihood of Falls Among the Elderly Using Likelihood Basis Pursuit Technique, Kanittha Volrathongchai, School of Nursing Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
2001
Mediating Between Nursing Intervention Terminology Systems, Nicholas R. Hardiker