AMIA News Center

BETHESDA, MD — The Board of Directors of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the selection of Suzanne Bakken, RN, PhD, FAAN, FACMI, as the new Editor-in-Chief of the AMIA peer-reviewed informatics journal, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association ( JAMIA ). Dr. Bakken, is the Alumni

Fellows of AMIA to recognize leading professionals who apply informatics tools and methods to improve practice SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the establishment of the Fellow of AMIA (FAMIA) Professional Recognition Program – a new program meant to recognize applied informatics professionals who directly

The following statement was released today by Jeff Smith, MPP, Vice President of Public Policy, AMIA, in regards to the delayed Human Subjects Rule by HHS: AMIA does not support this NPRM as written. The decision to set an effective date of July 2018 for only the “three burden-reducing 2018

Nation’s health informatics experts see broadband as social determinant of health, argue for use of exemptions BETHESDA, MD – In comments submitted to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) urged lawmakers to view broadband access as a social determinant of

Nation’s health informatics professionals emphasize the need for FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable – data practices across all National Institutes of Health grants BETHESDA, MD – In comments submitted yesterday, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to declare that all

Informatics Professionals See Potential for New Paradigm for Our National Health IT Infrastructure (BETHESDA, MD) – In a pair of comments filed today with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) supports the federal government goals to harmonize network-to-network exchange and

Health informatics experts offer policy recommendations to facilitate a more person-centered and integrated care, research, wellness, and community ecosystem BETHESDA, MD — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) released a new white paper that emerged from the 2017 AMIA Policy Invitational (API17). The paper details a new set of policy

Informatics experts anticipate tremendous innovation in CDS, necessitating a need for transparency and performance standards In comments submitted to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) said new draft guidance is well-timed to initiate a broad discussion over the future of clinical decision support

Bethesda, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), the leading professional association for informatics professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Kannry, MD, as Chair of the 2018-2019 AMIA Public Policy Committee (PPC). Dr. Kannry will join 14 additional AMIA members on the PPC, which is responsible

Nurses and Mentors Linked through Informatics Professional Development Program Two nursing informatics professionals have been selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) to participate in the Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program. Based on competitive criteria, Uba Backonja, PhD, RN, and Alvin D. Jeffery, PhD, RN/APN, were chosen for this