Helmuth Orthner

Helly Orthner
Born	March 27, 1941 Silz, Tyrol, Austria
Died	March 16, 2009 (2009-03-17) (aged 67) Washington D.C., US
Alma mater	Technical University of Munich, University of Pennsylvania
Known for	Father of SCAMC
Scientific career
Fields	Medical Informatics
Institutions	George Washington University, University of Utah, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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
• Obituary (including Biography) on Legacy.com