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American Medical Informatics Association
Nov 15, 2010
Following their recent election, eight new Fellows were inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI), on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, at ceremonies that followed the opening of AMIA's...
Nov 15, 2010
Health IT always seems to be five to 10 years away from radically transforming what passes for a healthcare system in this country. If you recall, Dr. David Brailer's national health IT strategy...
Nov 15, 2010
Sister Anne Brooks, MD, is a physician at the Tutwiler Clinic, a rural Catholic healthcare clinic in Tutwiler, Miss. About 70% of the patients served by the clinic are unable to pay for their care.
Nov 15, 2010
The American Medical Informatics Association has called for a national discussion about whether federal regulation of health information technology systems could help promote patient safety.
Nov 15, 2010
In only its sixth month of operations, the Global Health Informatics Partnership (GHIP) has actively gained the support and participation of numerous international health-related organizations as...
e-Patient Dave
Nov 15, 2010
Last Friday the board of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) published a position paper in its journal saying that the “hold harmless” clause is unethical.
Mike Miliard
Nov 12, 2010
WASHINGTON – A new report from the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) offers recommendations for reducing or eliminating "tensions" between healthcare IT vendors and...
Nov 12, 2010
AMIA, the association for informatics professionals, honors four leaders in biomedical and health informatics on Nov. 13, 2010, with the annual presentation of its Signature Awards.
Nov 12, 2010
Don E. Detmer, MD, MA, is to receive the 2010 Morris F. Collen Award from the American Medical College of Informatics, in recognition of his longstanding efforts to advance
Nov 11, 2010
The American Medical Informatics Association has called for a national discussion about whether federal regulation of health information technology systems could help promote patient safety.