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AMIA Supports New NIH Data Policy, Encourages Phased Implementation
December 12, 2018
Nation’s biomedical and health informatics experts want more thorough evaluation of grant applications’ data plans In comments submitted earlier this week, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) supported an expansive update to a 2003 National Institutes of Health (NIH) data sharing policy. The organization of biomedical and health informatics experts
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HIPAA Modernization Needed, Experts Say
December 5, 2018
AMIA, AHIMA issue joint recommendations to modernize document-centric HIPAA for data-centric world (WASHINGTON, DC) — Modernization of the 22-year-old Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) would improve patients’ access to their health information and protect their health data in a burgeoning app ecosystem, said experts from American Medical Informatics
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AMIA Seeks Harmonization of Data Privacy Policies
November 9, 2018
In comments filed last week, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) encouraged the Trump administration to closely examine both HIPAA and the Common Rule and develop an explicit goal to harmonize “health sector” and “consumer sector” data privacy policies. The nation’s leaders in health informatics and data health science cautioned
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Inaugural Class of AMIA Fellows Announced
October 31, 2018
New Fellows recognized for excellence in the use of informatics in practice The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the inaugural class of 130 Fellows into the newly established FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program – a new program meant to recognize AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge
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AMIA Urges Administration to Proceed with Artificial Intelligence Strategic Plan, Invest Further in AI Research
October 30, 2018
In comments filed last week, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) strongly encouraged the Trump administration to leverage an existing strategy on Artificial Intelligence Research and Development (AI R&D), rather than begin from scratch. The nation’s leaders in health informatics and health data science also emphasized a need for federal
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AMIA Announces Doctoral Dissertation Award Winners
October 22, 2018
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is pleased to announce the winners of the Doctoral Dissertation Award. The winners will be recognized at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium, taking place Nov. 3 – 7, in San Francisco, and will present their doctoral work in a semi-plenary session at the meeting
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AMIA Urges ONC to Go Beyond ‘Consumer Reports’ with Cures Mandated EHR Reporting Program
October 18, 2018
Informatics Professionals Call for Program that Brings Transparency to How CEHRT Performs with Live Patient Data In comments submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) questioned the constrained scope of the EHR Reporting Program to “provide publicly available, comparative
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AMIA Announces 2018 Signature Award and Leadership Award Recipients
October 15, 2018
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 2018 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will receive their awards at the AMIA 2018
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Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, to be Awarded Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence at the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium
October 11, 2018
BETHESDA, MD – The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) will present the 2018 Morris F. Collen Award of Excellence to Patricia Flatley Brennan, RN, PhD, Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), during the Opening Session of the AMIA 2018 Annual Symposium in San Francisco. AMIA’s Annual Symposium
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18 Fellows to be Inducted into American College of Medical Informatics
October 9, 2018
(BETHESDA, MD) — Following their recent election, 18 new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on November 4 at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2018 Annual Symposium. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the premier informatics event. The symposium presents leading-edge scientific research