Public Biography
Jorge A. Ferrer, MD, MBA, FAMIA, FHIMSS, has practiced healthcare informatics since 2000 within the U.S. Federal government with expertise in health informatics policy, standards, perioperative care informatics, innovations, interoperability, and distributed ledger technology (blockchain) in healthcare. He currently works as a Health Informaticist in the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs. He is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics, Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association, and Fellow of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. He is an Editor of Aspects of the Computerized Medical Record, Computers in Health Care, Health Informatics Series, Second Edition, Springer.
He is a recipient of the 2022 FedHealth IT Innovation Award for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Artificial Intelligence Institute Provider Directory Interoperability Use Case Innovation and 2024 FORUM IT 100 Award. He plays key roles, serving on the Editorial Board for Blockchain in Healthcare Today journal and as Government Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Blockchain Working Group, and member of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Emerging Technology Community of Interest.
He is a recipient of the 2022 FedHealth IT Innovation Award for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Artificial Intelligence Institute Provider Directory Interoperability Use Case Innovation and 2024 FORUM IT 100 Award. He plays key roles, serving on the Editorial Board for Blockchain in Healthcare Today journal and as Government Chair of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Blockchain Working Group, and member of the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) Emerging Technology Community of Interest.
Affiliations
Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA)
FAMIA stands for “Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association” and it recognizes the contributions and professional accomplishments of AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge to their practice – be that in a clinical setting, a public or population health capacity, or as a clinical researcher.
Year Inducted
2019