Helmuth Orthner
| 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