AMIA in the News: 2009
Robert Preidt
Dec 19, 2009
U.S. physicians support the use of electronic medical records, but widespread concerns exist about privacy problems, two new studies show.
George Lauer
Nov 24, 2009
For a couple of decades now, the American Medical Informatics Association has been ahead of the cultural curve in recognizing the potential for IT to change the way health care is delivered.
Neil Versel
Nov 19, 2009
Suddenly faced with the prospect of competition for the first time, the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology is responding to long-held criticisms that its certification...
Nov 17, 2009
During a keynote address at the 2009 American Medical Informatics Association Symposium in San Francisco on Sunday, California HealthCare Foundation President and CEO Mark Smith said that while...
Nov 17, 2009
Proposed rules on the meaningful use of electronic health records will be made public by the end of the year or perhaps sooner, said David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information...
George Lauer
Nov 17, 2009
If any of the 2,000-plus attendees of the American Medical Informatics Association annual symposium were hoping for a little preview of what to expect when the federal government unveils its...
Neil Versel
Nov 16, 2009
National health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal isn’t allowed to say what the final rules for meaningful use of EMRs will look like until HHS releases its formal proposal, but every time he...
Neil Versel
Nov 16, 2009
Lest anyone doubt that healthcare is in dire need of connected information systems, Dr. Mark Smith offers this reminder: "You can walk into the hospital where you were born and the first thing...
Nov 14, 2009
Zynx Health, the leader in evidence-based and experienced-based clinical decision support, will showcase its solutions at the American Medical Informatics Association's 2009 annual symposium in San...
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