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Top News for Informatics AMIA Urges NIH to Strengthen Participant Access to Clinical Research Results AMIA submitted comments on the National Institutes of Health’s proposed policy to share summary-level study results with clinical research participants. AMIA supports understandable, accessible summaries that respect participants’ communication preferences and privacy. The letter recommends

AMIA is pleased to announce the 2027 class of Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA) through the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program. This year, 43 AMIA members have been selected for induction as FAMIA Fellows. The 2027 class joins a distinguished community of 733 FAMIA Fellows who apply

WASHINGTON, DC — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2026 Signature Award recipients. The following leaders and innovators will be recognized during the AMIA 2026 Annual Symposium at the State of the Association meeting. The awards honor individuals and teams whose contributions have advanced biomedical

Top News for Informatics AMIA Responds to FDA’s Generative AI Medical Device Discussion Paper AMIA submitted comments to the FDA on its discussion paper addressing regulation of generative AI-enabled medical devices. AMIA recommends clarifying which functions fall under FDA oversight and using a risk framework centered on the probability and

Josette Jones, PhD, RN, FAMIA, to Receive the 2026 Academic Forum Health Informatics Educator of the Year Award AMIA's Academic Forum will present the Academic Forum Health Informatics Educator of the Year Award to Josette Jones, PhD, RN, FAMIA, during the State of the Association at the AMIA 2026 Annual

Top News for Informatics AMIA Recommends USCDI v7 Enhancements and Priorities for USCDI v8 AMIA submitted recommendations supporting USCDI v7’s expanded data classes and elements while identifying opportunities to improve clarity, implementation, and burden. For USCDI v8, AMIA recommends a transparent pathway for incorporating USCDI+ content, clearer implementation guidance, stronger

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2026 Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award. Tara V. Anand, PhD, Columbia University, received the First Prize award with her dissertation titled “Coarse Graphical Representations for Causal Inference with High-Dimensional Clinical Data.” Ran

22 new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at a celebration dinner during the 2026 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium. New Fellows are elected annually to the College by active members of ACMI. AMIA’s Annual Symposium brings

Top News for Informatics AMIA’s 2026 DC Policy Summit On September 14, AMIA convened its first in-person policy summit in seven years, Human Judgment in the Age of Clinical AI: Oversight That Protects Patients, in Washington, DC. The sold-out, one-day event featured National Academy of Medicine speakers and an industry

WASHINGTON, DC – The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) will present the 2026 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to William “Bill” Hersh, MD, FACMI, FAMIA, FIAHSI, FACP, on November 8 during the opening session of AMIA’s Annual Symposium in Dallas. In honor of Morris F. Collen, an early