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Washington, D.C. — Leaders from professional informatic societies, standards organizations, and federal health agencies gathered during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2024 Annual Symposium, November 9-13, 2024, in San Francisco. The third annual National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC) meeting, sponsored this year by Nabla, placed a central focus on

WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2024) – Congratulations to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association in the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program. A committee of 66 reviewers selected the 87 Fellows who will join a community of 579 current FAMIA inductees. FAMIA recognizes AMIA member professionals

WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2024) – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2024 Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards during the 2024 Annual Symposium in San Francisco, during the State of the Association on November 12. The awards recognize informatics

Dear Colleague, Following a robust national search, the Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the appointment of Amanda Hanova, MSM, AMIA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as AMIA’s next CEO. Starting in the role on November 1, she will be able to meet and

Washington DC – A new scoping review titled " Defining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excess DocBurden for All Health Professionals" was published in the journal Applied Clinical Informatics. This comprehensive review, authored by AMIA 25x5 Task Force members Deborah Levy, MD, MPH, MS, Jennifer Withall, PhD, and colleagues, marks a

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Medical Informaticians Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Edward H. Shortliffe Doctoral Dissertation Award. Alice Tang, PhD, of the University of California, San Francisco, received the First Prize award with her dissertation titled " Leveraging Clinical Data and Knowledge Networks

Washington, DC – Twenty-five new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics ( ACMI) on November 10 at a ceremonial dinner during the 2024 American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Annual Symposium. New Fellows are elected annually to the College by active members of ACMI. AMIA's  Annual

WASHINGTON, DC – The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) will present the 2024 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to Atul Butte, MD, PhD, FACMI, on November 10 during the Opening Session of the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium, November 9-13 in San Francisco. In honor of Morris F. Collen

Washington, DC – At the AMIA 2024 Clinical Informatics Conference in Minneapolis, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) released the results of the AMIA 25x5 Task Force’s first-ever TrendBurden Pulse Survey. The inaugural TrendBurden results provide a baseline and mark a significant step in addressing the excessive clinical documentation burden

Washington, DC – This week, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) hosted its first-ever AMIA Virtual Hill Day, taking member leaders to see approximately 40 federal legislative offices. On April 2 and April 3, AMIA member experts came together to discuss ensuring responsible AI integration in healthcare and the reduction