AMDIS Awards

2008 AMDIS Award Winners

The 2008 AMDIS awards salute excellence and outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics. The awards program is presented by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, a non profit organization representing over 1,800 physician leaders who have a high level of interest in and are responsible for information technology in their organization(s).

Physicians are taking on a much greater role in acquiring, installing and supervising the utilization of information technology. The AMDIS awards honor the individuals and/or organizations who have successfully applied information systems and computer technology into the practice of medicine.

The winners will be honored at the 17th annual Physician Computer Connection Symposium, July 15 - 18, 2008, and in Modern Healthcare / Modern Physician magazines.

Judging criteria include:

• Demonstration of a successful medical information systems/technology application
• Use of information systems to improve patient care
• Use of information technology to support a more effective medical practice
• Use of information systems/technology to improve work flow and contain health costs

Nominations for individuals and organizations worthy of this special recognition can be made by submitting the nomination form online or email info@amdis.org

Congratulations to the 2008 AMDIS Award Winners:

Michael Zia, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Quality Management
Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL

Concord Hospital's Clinical Informatics Team
Joel C. Berman, MD, family physician, Chief Medical Information Officer
Paul R. Clark, MD, FACP, internist
Wendy Angelo, MD, family physician
David Picard, MD, FCCP, FAASM; pulmonologist, intensivist, sleep specialist

Riverside Health System
Riverside Health System’s Medication Reconciliation Application and Project
Charles Frazier, M.D.

Bumrungrad International Hospital
Bumrungrad International is in Bangkok, Thailand; a 554-bed tertiary facility.

Peter Lindenauer, M.D.
Baystate Health (BH) in Springfield, MA

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Thomas M. McLoughlin, Jr., M.D.
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology

Roger J. Haley, M.D., FACP
Head of the Hypertension Clinic at the Naval Regional Medical Center, Oakland

Craig Feied, M.D. and Mark Smith, M.D.
MedStar Health