American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics
- American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics
The American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics is an organization created to encourage improvements in the state of medical care by encouraging the development of computer systems for that field.
On August 19, 1981, the American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics (AAMSI) was incorporated. This organization came into existence as a result of the efforts of two predecessor organizations, the Society for Computer Medicine (SCM), incorporated in November, 1972, and the Society for Advanced Medical Systems (SAMS), incorporated in November, 1975, to merge into one. Formal dissolution of SCM and SAMS occurred on April 30, 1982. AAMSI's main purpose is to support patient care, teaching, research, and health administration through the development and implementation of computer systems. To meet this goal, the association serves as a clearinghouse for information on medical systems and informatics, supports committees which contribute to the advance of medical informatics and, most important, sponsors annual conferences on advances in medical information systems.
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