AMDIS Awards

The AMDIS Awards for excellence, outstanding achievement and special recognition in Applied Medical Informatics are presented by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems. These awards honor individuals and/or organizations for successful application of information systems/technology in the practice of medicine.

2011 - AMDIS winners

Leading the way in informatics

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Two organizations and six individuals are winners of the 2011 awards for outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics from the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems. ... FULL STORY

Creating sustainability

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Bill Beighe is the only nonphysician among the six individual AMDIS award winners this year. Beighe is chief information officer of the 300-provider, 100-location Physicians Medical Group of Santa Cruz (Calif.) and CIO of the 600-plus-member Santa Cruz Health Information Exchange. ... FULL STORY

A coordinated approach

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Dr. Larry Holder is the chief medical information officer at Decatur (Ill.) Memorial Hospital and physician champion of an award-winning health IT program. ... FULL STORY

A double win for MetroHealth

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Cleveland came away with two AMDIS award winners this year—the MetroHealth System and its chief medical informatics officer, Dr. David Kaelber. ... FULL STORY

IT does the documentation

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Dr. Peter Park is a commander in the U.S. Navy and deputy director for clinical informatics with the Navy's Bureau of Medicine and Surgery. ... FULL STORY

Making IT do the right thing

By Joseph Conn
July 11, 2011
Dr. Carol Steltenkamp is “one of those” physician technology leaders, excelling at many tasks. ... FULL STORY

2010 - AMDIS winners

Putting IT to work

By Joseph Conn
July 12, 2010
The nine winners of this year's annual awards for outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics from the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems share a common theme, according to AMDIS President William Bria—they know how to employ information technology to get the... ... FULL STORY

2009 - AMDIS winners

AMDIS awards recognize eight for health IT achievements

By Elizabeth Gardner
July 13, 2009
Getting a healthcare institution to embrace meaningful clinical automation takes dedication, drive and deep knowledge of what clinicians need. For 10 years, the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems has recognized outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics. ... FULL STORY

2008 - AMDIS winners

AMDIS Awards honor advancement of health IT

July 21, 2008
Five physician informaticists and four healthcare organizations are winners of the 2008 Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems' Awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics. The winners reflect "an explosion of applied medical informatics in the world," says... ... FULL STORY

2007 - AMDIS winners

Six collect AMDIS awards

By Jay Greene
July 16, 2007
Four physicians and two organizations have been named winners of the 10th annual AMDIS awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, an 1,800-member professional membership organization based in Lake Almanor,... ... FULL STORY

2006 - AMDIS winners

Winning strategies

By Rebecca Mielcarski
July 01, 2006
The 2006 AMDIS award winners for distinction in applied medical informatics are all working toward one common goal: to implement an electronically based record system that will create a faster, more-accurate medical practice within their healthcare system. ... FULL STORY

2005 - AMDIS winners

IT bandwagon

By Andis Robeznieks
July 01, 2005
The winners of the 2005 AMDIS awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics have learned how to get people to buy into their programs for using health information technology: Loads of preparation; documentation of existing problems with explanations of how IT will solve those... ... FULL STORY

2004 - AMDIS winners

Passionate about care

By Joseph Conn
July 12, 2004
AMDIS winners use computers to improve medical quality. ... FULL STORY

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