e-News June 14, 2012

Syndrome Surveillance, Decision Support, Reporting and Modeling of Critical Illness

AMIA member, Dr. Ognjen Gajic, Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discusses his article on a Mayo-developed informatics infrastructure for syndrome surveillance, decision support, reporting and modeling of critical illness.
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AMIA and APHA Public Health Informatics Survey

A Public Health Informatics Survey developed by the AMIA Public Health Informatics Working Group in coordination with HIIT Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) is now available. IRB Review was performed by the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Take the survey and share the link with colleagues.

To request a summary of the results, email AMIA member, Harold Lehmann, MD, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Training and Research at the Division of Health Science Informatics, Johns Hopkins University lehmann@jhmi.edu.

Clinical Informatics Medical Subspecialty: ABPM Projects Exam Fall 2013

Representatives of AMIA and the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) worked closely together to develop the ABMS approved clinical informatics subspecialty. AMIA is preparing educational offerings to support the Clinical Informatics Medical Subspecialty.  With ABPM creating the inaugural examination projected for fall 2013, AMIA is developing a live multi-day course, to be available in multiple locations around the country and an online module designed to prepare eligible physicians for the first sitting of the examination.  More information about both will be announced in first quarter 2013. AMIA will also organize the Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process for those who become certified.

AMIA is appointing a course director from the informatics community to work in conjunction with the AMIA staff and an e-learning provider to develop the course content. The course director will recruit faculty to design and implement the course. Course preparation will include an AMIA Clinical Informatics Subspecialty Guidebook with sample questions in clinical informatics content areas likely to be covered on the examination.

Sign up! Receive coursework registration information when it becomes available in fall 2012.

Scientific Program Committee Decisions Final

The Scientific Program Committee leadership met June 5-7 at AMIA headquarters, Bethesda, Md., to make final decisions regarding the 1000+ submissions received for the AMIA 2012 Annual Symposium. Authors can expect decisions by June 19.

Clockwise from left: Vice Chair-Foundations, John Holmes, PhD; Chair, Bill Hersh, MD; PhD; Vice Chair- Applications, Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN; VP Education and Academic Affairs, Jeff Williamson.

Demand for Health Care Informatics Workers on the Rise

A new report from labor market analytics firm, Burning Glass, finds that online postings for health care informatics jobs have grown at a faster rate than overall postings for health care jobs. CMIO reports that health care policy and payment changes could be fueling demand for informatics workers.

Expanding AMIA Relationships in Europe

Dr. Kevin Fickenscher recently traveled to Berlin, June 4-5 and met with representatives from the German informatics community.


(L-R) Johannes Drepper, PhD – Senior Scientific Consultant, Technology, Methods and Infrastructure for Networked Medical Research (TMF); Rolf Engelbrecht, PhD, FACMI – Information Officer, European Federation for Medical Informatics; Dr. Fickenscher; Ulrich Sax, PhD – Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Gottingen; Sebastian Semler, Executive Director, Technology, Methods and Infrastructure for Networked Medical Research (TMF).

Nominations: AMIA Board of Directors 2012 Deadline July 3

Are you ready and willing to serve the Association, its members and the profession? The Nominating Committee of AMIA welcomes nominations for five positions: Board Chair and four Directors. Experienced, thoughtful, forward-thinking individuals with diverse experience are sought for volunteer leadership. Members are encouraged to self-nominate or advance names of eligible candidates for positions by July 3.

The nomination process is open to all regular AMIA members. The Board plays a crucial leadership role determining governance, program and policy directives. Send nominations to Kristin Schelin, AMIA Director of Operations and Programs, kristin@amia.org.

More information on criteria.

Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare

IBM's new thought leadership study provides insight into trends and new competencies that will be required for healthcare organizations to redefine value and success for their organizations -- away from the volume-based, fee-for-service model that has dominated the healthcare industry for decades, to a more performance-based, outcomes-driven approach. Download the study Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare. Sign-up may be required for access.

10x10 EMRs and Usability Virtual Course hosted by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Jiajie Zhang, MD, FACMI, is the Dr. Doris L. Ross Professor and the Interim Dean at the School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He serves as the Director of the UTH 10x10 program. He is the Principal Investigator of the ONC funded SHARP project on Patient-Centered Cognitive Support and the Director of the National Center for Cognitive Informatics and Decision Making in Healthcare. The EMRs and Usability 10x10 virtual course focuses on EMR, human-computer interaction, human factors and Health IT usability. 
 
Register now! Course begins July 23

Also available through the 10x10 program:  

June 27           10x10 with OHSU in conjunction with the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
July 9              10x10 with University of Minnesota School of Nursing
July 25            10x10 with Oregon Health and Science University
August 20       10x10 with Nova Southeastern University
August 23       10x10 with University of Alabama
August 27       10x10 with Kansas University Medical Center

Call to Action: Participants Wanted for EHR Accessibility Module Challenge $85K in Prizes

The Health 2.0 Developer Challenge program is accepting submissions for the “EHR Accessibility Module Challenge” and giving away a total of $85,000 to the best entries. Submissions are due on July 23.
 
Free Q&A webinar for interested participants: 12:00 p.m. EST on June 19. Details on the challenge and webinar.

USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Funding

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $14 million in funding for 52 distance learning and telemedicine projects to increase access to healthcare and enhance educational opportunities in 29 states. Complete listing here.
 

DHHS Awards Contract for Health Data Mathematical Modeling

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has signed a contract with Archimedes Inc., for its mathematical modeling software and services to research, analyze and evaluate the effects of specific healthcare interventions. Under the contract various HHS agencies will have access to the web-based Archimedes Healthcare Simulator (ARCHes) to conduct large scale analyses to evaluate health spending, treatment and effectiveness.

White House Meeting on Patient Access to Data

Officials from the Obama administration, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and other agencies met June 4 with experts and advocates for patient access to data. The topics patient's rights to their own data (right now), patient identification and privacy, and the Blue Button initiative. Read blog coverage: Keith Boone, Motorcycle Guy, and Dave Chase, CEO of Avado.com for TechCrunch.

20 Personalized Medicine Thought Leaders

Follow on Twitter – featured on MedCityNews. Paul Sonnier, Digital Health group on LinkedIn.

IOM Releases - A CEO Checklist for High-Value Health Care

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a paper last week titled: A CEO Checklist for High-Value Health Care.

CMS Announces OIPDA Data and Information Initiative

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new data and information initiative as part of the agency’s evolution from a fee-for-service based payer to a value-based purchaser of care. The initiative will be administered through a new Office of Information Products and Data Analytics (OIPDA) that will oversee CMS’s portfolio of data and information. OIPDA fact sheet PDF.

Nominations: AMIA Signature Awards due July 12

AMIA requests nominations for the AMIA New Investigator Award, the Virginia K. Saba Informatics Award, the Don Eugene Detmer Award for Health Policy Contributions in Informatics and the Donald A.B. Lindberg Award for Innovation in Informatics. These awards are part of the AMIA Signature Awards program designed to highlight individuals whose work has embodied the innovative spirit of informatics and created lasting effects by transforming both the health care system and biomedical research. AMIA Signature Awards provide a path of recognition for the immeasurable talent its membership holds by showcasing their rich history of achievement.

Submit nominations to Jeff Williamson, AMIA Vice President of Education and Academic Affairs, jeff@amia.org by July 12. Submit only one nomination letter per candidate. More than one individual can co-sign a nomination letter when appropriate.

Award winners will be announced prior to the AMIA 2012 Annual Symposium. More details on criteria.

AMIA and ACPE Team Up to Present CME eligible informatics courses

Explore the Health IT Leadership Certificate Program.

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Calendar

June 18
AMIA 2012 registration opens! AMIA 2012, November 3-7, Chicago

June 23-27
NI2012 in Montreal

June 27
10x10 with OHSU and American College of Emergency Physicians

July 23
10x10 with University of Texas Health Science Center

July 25
10x10 with Oregon Health and Science University

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March 18-22, 2013 Summits on Translational Science CRI and TBI, San Francisco