iHealth 2014 website launches
The iHealth 2014 Conference website ihealthconference.org launched this week. First announced at the 2012 Annual Symposium, program development is well underway. AcademyHealth is the co-host. AMDIS, ANIA, are lending organizational support and the Program Planning team also includes representatives from industry and providers. Sponsorship opportunities are available.The event is January 30 - February 1, 2014 in Orlando at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista.
The iHealth 2014 Conference is focused on applied clinical and operational informatics. It is built around six principles:
Capture INFORMATION about
the INDIVIDUAL and
apply INFORMATICS to
create INTELLIGENCE that
drives INNOVATION to
radically IMPROVE health care.
Co-convening chairpersons for the meeting are
Patricia Dykes, DNSc, RN, FACMI, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Program Director in the Center for Patient Safety, Research and Practice and in the Center for Nursing Excellence
Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, FACMI, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor & Chair of Biomedical Informatics Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Insight Keynote Opening Speaker
Mark McClellan, MD, PhD, MPA, Director, Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Leonard D. Schaeffer Chair in Health Policy Studies. He is a former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Ingenuity Plenary Panel
For the first time, the four people who have held the position of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology will join for a panel discussion.
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(2009 – present)
David Blumenthal, MD, MPP (invited)
Third National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(2009-2011)
President of The Commonwealth Fund
Robert Kolodner, MD
Second National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(2006 to 2009)
Executive VP & Chief Health Informatics Officer, Open Health Tools, Inc.
Co-founder and president of Collaborative Transformations LLC
David Brailer, MD
First National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
(2004-2006)
Chairman, Health Evolution Partners
Working Group Webinars
Feb. 12 PHI-WG – Data Needs of the Recent Meningitis Event
Speakers: J. Todd Weber, MD, Incident Manager, CDC Response to Multistate Outbreak of Fungal Meningitis and Other Infections Chief, Prevention and Response Branch, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, NCEZID, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Janet J Hamilton, MPH, Disease Control and Health Protection Bureau of Epidemiology, Florida Department of Health
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 12, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST
Sign Up today. Limited seats.
Feb. 14 EVAL-WG – Computerized Provider Documentation: Evaluating Implications for Healthcare Practice, Quality, and Research
Speaker: S. Trent Rosenbloom, MD, MPH, FACMI, Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics Vanderbilt University
Date: Thursday , Feb . 14, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST
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Joint Summits on Translational Science TBI-CRI Tutorials
March 18-22, San Francisco Register online! Early bird deadline is February 7.
Tutorials are on Monday, March 18 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. $95 members/ $150 non-members CME=3 (Tutorial fees are in addition to the registration rate.)
T-1 Introduction to Translational Bioinformatics
T-2 Using Ontologies for Data-driven Medicine
T-3 Research Informatics: From Lab to Laptop
T-4 Part A How to Write a Grant
T-4 Part B Mock Grant Review/Study Session
TBI Panels CRI Panels Keynote Speakers Schedule-at-a-Glance
Hotel Registration: Click to reserve your room online.The room rate is $214 plus tax per night single/double. Hotel information Please refer to AMIA-American Medical Informatics Association to receive the group rate.
Genetics Training Program
The National Institute of Nursing Research Summer Genetics Institute (SGI) training program application period is now open. More nformation about SGI and the process for applications..
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AMIA Submits Comments on MU Stage 3
AMIA has submitted comments to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee (HITPC) about Meaningful Use (MU) Stage 3. AMIA is grateful to the many members who participated in the response process, which included an interactive teleconference to identify areas of concerns about and suggestions for enhancements to the proposed MU Stage 3 requirements.
AMIA Preparing Responses to CMS and ONC Requests
AMIA is developing responses to other federal agency requests and members interested in participating should contact Meryl Bloomrosen at Meryl@amia.org.
1) ONC Draft Health IT Patient Safety Plan. ONC has released for comment the Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan. The Health IT Safety Plan PDF. Comments are due by February 4, 2013.
2) E-Reporting via Electronic Health Records. CMS has published a request for information (RFI) as part of efforts to help hospitals use electronic health records to automatically report patient data required to meet clinical quality standards.
Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification Exam Date Oct. 7 - 18, 2013
The first examination for certification in the subspecialty of Clinical Informatics will be offered from October 7-18, 2013. The online application will be available from March 1, 2013 through June 1, 2013 on the ABPM website at www.theabpm.org. Admission requirements PDF. Sign up to receive AMIA Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Certification Exam Preparation Program information.(CIS-Prep).
10x10 Virtual Courses
Coming up! More information and registration.
January 28 – Survey of the Field of Health Informatics, Kansas University Medical Center. Description.
March 12 – The Role of IT in Healthcare Delivery, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Description.
Apr. 3. Introduction to Biomedical and Health Informatics, OHSU. Description.
Great news ... 1800+ AMIA members have renewed for 2013 already!
Grace period ends January 31.
AHIMA HIT Pro™ Exams
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has developed six exams that measure knowledge for the implementation and management of electronic health information. More information on HIT Pro and how to obtain a FREE voucher
Deadline: April 1, 2013 NO FEE for the exam
Fee: A grant by the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT/HHS makes the exam available at no cost until the deadline.
IOM and NAE Third Annual Collegiate App Challenge
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) invites college and university students to participate in the Third Annual Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Health Data Collegiate Challenge. Teams will use available health data to develop effective, innovative, new applications that take on the nation's pressing health issues. $18,000 in prize money will be awarded to the Challenge winners. Teams can register until February 27.
JAMIA Student Editorial Board Applications Due February 15
JAMIA is seeking applications from biomedical informatics trainees for positions on the Student Editorial Board (SEB). Details about this program may be found in a published editorial in JAMIA. A goal of the program is to improve all of these skills through experience and mentorship, and several full JAMIA Editorial Board members initially served as SEB members during their training. More information on amia.org.
- Direct questions via email to Michael F. Chiang, MD, JAMIA Assistant Editor, chiangm@ohsu.edu.
- Send application before February 15, 2013 via email to mail@amia.org.
Meetings
9th National Academic Medical Center Security and Privacy Conference
May 5-8 , 2013, Chapel Hill NC
New Challenges: From Concept to Operations. Agenda Faculty
AMIA Collaborates with AcademyHealth: National Health Policy Conference
AMIA is partnering with AcademyHealth to convene two special sessions at the National Health Policy Conference (NHPC), Washington, February, 4-5, 2013. AMIA is helping develop a plenary session entitled “Health Information Technology and National Health Policy Moving Forward” and a breakout session on EHR Usability.The conference convenes administration officials, congressional leaders, clinicians, and industry executives who will share their insights on the 2013 policy agenda and how it translates to care.Agenda:
NQF 2013 Annual Conference
“The Next Decade of Performance Measurement: Meeting the Needs of a Rapidly Changing Healthcare System“
March 7-8, 2013, Washington Hilton, DC
Health care policy and delivery have changed considerably in the ten years since NQF endorsed its first performance measures, and the American health care system is at a crossroads. This year’s conference will focus on the future of performance measurement, capturing the experiences of those who contribute to each domain.
PM 2013
Population Health is Good Medicine: Improving the Health of People from the Clinic to the Community.
Phoenix Scottsdale, February 20-23
Salud America!
ACPM-AJPM Scientific Research Symposium
Preventive Medicine 2013, the annual meeting of the American College of Preventive Medicine. The meeting will present state-of-the art research and innovations in four major areas: Population Health Practice, Clinical Preventive Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine Practice, Technology and Informatics; and Medical Quality.
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