By William Hersh MD – I have written over the years about the need for all who work in biomedical and health informatics to have appropriate knowledge and skills in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and related topics. I am now excited to announce that our OHSU Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program is launching a new course in…
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By William Hersh MD – Since the inception of this blog in 2009, I have ended each year with a post reflecting back on the year. In the early years, a good deal of the focus of this blog was on the HITECH Act, especially its workforce development provisions.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of 2020 that we think deserve sharing again.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of November that we think deserve sharing again.
By William Hersh MD – One of the most enjoyable aspects of my work in biomedical and health informatics is the opportunity to interact with colleagues from around the world. As I wrote early on in the history of this blog, informatics is a field of global truths.
By William Hersh MD – I like to believe that I have made many contributions to the field of biomedical and health informatics over the years, but I suspect the one that will most define my legacy in the field is the conceptualization and implementation of the first and still flagship course of the AMIA 10×10 program.
By William Hersh MD – In 2006, I published a paper entitled, Who are the Informaticians? – What We Know and Should Know. As my interest in developing educational programs was growing at the time, I was also thinking about the nascent growth of biomedical and health informatics as a profession.
By William Hersh MD – I am pleased to announce the publication of the 4th edition of my book, Information Retrieval: A Biomedical & Health Perspective. Published by Springer, the book updates the content, methods, results, and research in the use of search systems for knowledge-based biomedical and health information.
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of September that we think deserve sharing again.