Reminder: May 17 is the last day for NI2012 Advanced Registration!
JAMIA Journal Club Free Webinar June 7
Join Editor-in-Chief Lucila Ohno-Machado and guest author Jeffrey L. Schnipper, MD, MPH, Partners Healthcare System, online to discuss:
“Effects of an online personal health record on medication accuracy and safety: a cluster-randomized trial.” Save the Date: June 7 at 3:00 p.m. EST. Free registration!
To register and view archived presentations on the JAMIA Journal Club homepage, click here:
www.amia.org/journal-club, AMIA members and non-members are welcome to participate!
Dr. Atul Butte Asks the Question...
Who needs the scientific method? Vast stores of available data and outsourced research are simply waiting for the right questions.
Check out the latest TEDMED talk. Featuring
AMIA member, Atul Butte, MD, PhD, Division Chief and Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine and Director, Center for Pediatric Bioinformatics, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
AMIA and ONC Leadership
Farzad Mostashari, MD, ScM, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and Judy Murphy, RN, FAAN, FACMI, Deputy National Coordinator for Programs and Policy (and former AMIA Board member) were invited guests to the May 2012 AMIA Board of Directors meeting. AMIA Board Chair, Gilad Kuperman, MD, shared highlights of the discussion in a
special message to AMIA members.
Dr. Mostashari covered three primary themes:
- Increase in adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems
- Emergence of payment models for health care that encourage “value” over volume
- Opportunity to directly engage the consumer in care processes
Full Chair’s message AMIA’s Commitment to Transparency and Good Governance
AMIA members have high expectations of leaders within the organization. Leaders carry responsibility for public trust and must meet standards of personal conduct that reflect accountability, fidelity and loyalty to the organization, its mission and its members. In practice, this responsibility is carried out by disclosure of conflicts and adherence to
AMIA’s conflict of interest policy (COI) and maintaining a bias-free, decision-making process.
- All AMIA leaders’ COI Disclosures are available online to AMIA members. Member log in is required to view the disclosures.
- COI Disclosures may be updated online via www.amia.org/coi-disclosure-form
Read more 2012 Annual Symposium Registration Rates are Online
Registration opens June 18. Save the Date: Summits on Translational Science CRI and TBI March 18-22, 2013 ICI-WG Grows to 41 Members
Intensive Care Informatics Working Group is off to a great start with 41 new members signing on since mid-April.
Join the ICI-WG today through communities.amia.org and select ICI-WG to become a member.
Patient Safety and HIT 10x10 Virtual Course
Held in partnership with the University of Illinois at Chicago,
Patient Safety and HIT begins May 25 and there is still time to register. The course follows the success of 2011’s UIC 10x10 offering that focused on HIT and electronic health records systems through the lens of the 2009 federal stimulus package.
Patient Safety and HIT 10x10 focuses on implications to patient safety as the nation successfully implements the EHR in its inpatient, ambulatory and physician office sites.
Upcoming 10x10 programs:
- June 27 10x10 with Oregon Health and Science University in conjunction with
the American College of Emergency Physicians - July 9 10x10 with University of Minnesota School of Nursing
- July 23 10x10 with University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- July 25 10x10 with Oregon Health and Science University
“Superheroes of Nursing” Contest Launches
The second annual Elsevier Mosby's Nursing Suite "
Superheroes of Nursing" contest calls for applicants who fit into four categories--The Validators, The Achievers, The Educators and The Protectors, to battle the villainous Obstructo. The contest, launched during Nurses Week, is aimed at recognizing the work and dedication of individual nursing professionals.
More... No Matter Where -- a Film by Dr. Kevin Johnson
CORRECTION: AMIA member,
Dr. Kevin Johnson's, title was reported incorrectly in the 5.10.12 edition of AMIA e-News. He is the Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Professor of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
View the No Matter Where YouTube video ONC Seeks Comments on Governance for
Nationwide Health Information Network
ONC is requesting public comments on its Request for Information (RFI) on Governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network. If you are interested in contributing to AMIA’s response please contact Meryl Bloomrosen, AMIA’s Vice President for Public Policy. AMIA is especially seeking members with experience with health information exchange.
More... DHHS Finalizes New Rules to Cut Regulations for
Hospitals and Health Care Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued two new rules on May 9. The first rule revises the Medicare Conditions of Participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The second rule, the Medicare Regulatory Reform rule eliminates duplicative, overlapping and outdated regulatory requirements for health care providers.
View the entire set of new regulations.
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Join the conversation @AMIAinformatics and @AMIApolicy.
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Calendar
May 25
10x10 with University of Illinois at Chicago June 7
JAMIA Journal Club webinar 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
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