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Announcing the AMIA Health System Membership

May 16, 2022
Dear AMIA Members, It’s hard to believe we’re moving through May! As we approach the AMIA 2022 Clinical Informatics Conference (CIC) in Houston next week, we would like to announce a new membership opportunity especially applicable to the audience of the CIC, the AMIA Health System Membership. AMIA’s Health System
Press Release

American Medical Informatics Association Leads Effort to Reduce Documentation Burden

May 10, 2022
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
Member News

AMIA Temporary Data Freeze: May 6-12, 2022

May 4, 2022
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
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AMIA and HL7 Announce Partnership to Advance Interoperability in the Healthcare Community

May 3, 2022
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
President's Message

Update on AMIA Inclusive Language and Context Style Guidelines

March 1, 2022
Dear AMIA Members, Happy March! As we approach the call for participation deadline for the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium, we would like to provide an update on the status of the AMIA Inclusive Language and Context Style Guidelines (ILCSG). Over the past few months, the AMIA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
President's Message

February 2022 Update

February 15, 2022
Dear AMIA Members, Happy February! As many of you know, I am passionate about science, and in this message, I will share some of our activities to advance informatics through scientific evidence. In addition to being the AMIA President and Board Chair, I am also the Scientific Program Committee (SPC)
President's Message

Special Welcome Message from AMIA President, Gretchen Purcell Jackson

January 31, 2022
Dear AMIA Members, Happy 2022! I am grateful to be part of our amazing organization and to have the opportunity to serve you as your new President and Board Chair. For those who do not know me, I am Gretchen Purcell Jackson, a surgeon scientist and clinical informatician. I develop
Informatics News

Automated Online Triage System Helps Determine COVID Severity: Study

November 15, 2021
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
Member News

92 Fellows to be Inducted into American Medical Informatics Association

October 5, 2021
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
President's Message

Announcing AMIA 2021 Annual Symposium Virtual Day

October 1, 2021
Dear AMIA Members, It is hard to believe we are just a few weeks out from our first live AMIA meeting since 2019. We hope to see many of you at the AMIA 2021 Annual Symposium in San Diego. We continue to carefully monitor updates on new cases and the

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