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JAMIA Highlights All of Us Research Program's Efforts to Return Value to Communities
December 11, 2024
Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is highlighted in a special issue of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) this December, showcasing the program’s unprecedented commitment to return value to research participants. The issue covers key research about the program’s work
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National Informatics Leaders Gather to Explore Measurement of Documentation Burden and Advance Burden Reduction Efforts in Healthcare
November 25, 2024
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
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Congratulations 2025 FAMIA Inductees
November 7, 2024
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
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AMIA Announces 2024 Leadership Award Recipients
November 6, 2024
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
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AMIA Appoints Amanda Hanova, MSM, as New Chief Executive Officer
November 4, 2024
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the appointment of Amanda Hanova, MSM, AMIA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as AMIA’s next CEO effective November 1, 2024. Ms. Hanova’s appointment was unanimously approved by the AMIA Board of Directors following a national
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AMIA Appoints Amanda Hanova, MSM, as New Chief Executive Officer
November 4, 2024
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
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New Publication Defines Documentation Burden and Introduces the Concept of Excessive Documentation Burden in Health Care
October 30, 2024
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
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AMIA Announces 2024 Shortliffe Award Winners
September 19, 2024
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
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25 Fellows to be Inducted into American College of Medical Informatics
September 17, 2024
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
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Atul Butte, MD, PhD, FACMI, to be awarded Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium
August 20, 2024
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