Press Room

Informatics leaders recognized for accomplishments in practice and research, health policy, nursing informatics, visionary and transformative thought leadership, and significant scholarly contribution. The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2020 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards at the

BETHESDA, MD – The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) will present the 2020 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, FACMI, Marion V. Nelson Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, during the Opening Session of the AMIA

Nation’s clinical informatics experts urge FTC to address ‘data syphoning’ phenomenon, while noting inability of consumers to report data breaches. In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) recommended the agency subject username/password information to its Health Breach Notification (HBN) Rule and expand

The United States is a global leader in health care. When we face national and global threats to our public’s health, our most important defense is the fortitude and resilience of the American people, and the incredible ingenuity of our scientific experts – powered by data and information. Just as

As the number of Americans infected with the novel coronavirus edges closer to 100,000 per day, we must draw attention to a fundamental deficiency in our collective response to the outbreak of SARS-CoV-2: Policymakers at all levels of government – from local to state to federal – lack even the

After thoughtfully considering many different options and ideas, AMIA has made the decision to shift our live AMIA 2020 Annual Symposium to a virtual event. We know that many of our members and attendees work in health care environments and are directly impacted and involved in COVID-19 relief efforts. We

This member-led initiative will guide the upcoming 2020-2025 Strategic Plan The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation of the AMIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force to advise AMIA on specific, actionable steps to further address matters of racial diversity, equity and inclusion

AMIA is an organization of more than 5,500 members who improve and advance health care every day as researchers, physicians, nurses, public health professionals, scientists. There is no place in our nation for racism and racial inequities. We know our community is hurting. There is a broken system in place

A statement by AMIA Board Chair Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI: AMIA commends ONC for its thoughtful approach to ensuring that vital policies proceed on a timeline that reflects the ongoing difficulties of combating COVID-19. Given the size, severity, and scope of the COVID-19 epidemic, and the strain

After careful consideration and based on the growing outbreak of the coronavirus in the U.S., we are shifting our live AMIA 2020 Clinical Informatics Conference (CIC) to a virtual meeting. We know that many of our members and attendees work in health care environments, and are directly impacted and involved