Helmuth Orthner

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Helly Orthner
Born	March 27, 1941 Silz, Tyrol, Austria
Died	March 16, 2009 Washington D.C., USA
Fields	Medical Informatics
Institutions	George Washington University, University of Utah, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich, University of Pennsylvania
Known for	Father of SCAMC

Dr. Helmuth F. "Helly" Orthner (March 27, 1941 - March 16, 2009) was a pioneering American scientist in the field of medical informatics. He was one of the founders of the Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care (SCAMC), which later grew into the American Medical Informatics Association. He was a Fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics.

References

Medical Informatics Loses Pioneer. In Memoriam: Dr. Helmuth Orthner (1941-2009)
"You Have to Be There" - Twenty-five Years of SCAMC/AMIA Symposia
Biography on Legacy.com

Persondata
Name	Orthner, Helmuth
Alternative names	Helly (nickname)
Short description	Health informatician
Date of birth	March 27, 1941
Place of birth	Silz, Tyrol, Austria
Date of death	March 16, 2009
Place of death	Washington D.C., USA

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