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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. The

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

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 reduce

New AMIA Health Informatics Certification and First Class of ACHIP Diplomates Signal Advancement for Informatics Workforce Interdisciplinary professionals certified in health informatics support best practices, strengthen organizational performance and protect public safety. The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the inaugural diplomate class of health informatics professionals

ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce leadership of AMIA 25x5 – an effort to reduce the U.S. clinical documentation burden. AMIA will advance the action plan and recommendations established in early 2021 by the 25x5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden on U.S. Clinicians

Dear AMIA Community, We are upgrading our Association Management Software (AMS), and moving toward our final phase of implementation. We are planning a data freeze from May 6 – May 12. Please note, this will not impact your AMIA membership experience. You will continue to have access to your AMIA

ROCKVILLE, MD — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and Health Level Seven® International (HL7) announced a two-year partnership to jointly collaborate and focus efforts to extend comprehensive standards for interoperability in the healthcare community. AMIA is the leading professional organization for informatics professionals with more than 5,000 members advancing

There is a "huge need for an accurate triage tool," and this is a "good beginning," Theresa Cullen, MD, FAMIA, American Medical Informatics Association board member and public health director from Pima County, Arizona, said when asked to comment on the study. Read the full article

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the 2022 class of 92 Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA) in the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program – a program meant to recognize AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge within their professional setting, who have demonstrated professional achievement and leadership, and who

The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) have named four Distinguished Fellows who will be presented with their awards at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2021 Annual Symposium. This recognition program began in 2020 and aims to recognize senior Fellows who have made significant and sustained contributions