Homer Richards Warner (April 18, 1922 – November 30, 2012)[1] was an American cardiologist who was an early proponent of medical informatics[2][3] who pioneered many aspects of computer applications to medicine.

[4] Dr. Warner was also a senior member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and president of the American College of Medical Informatics.

[2] Beginning in the mid-1950s, Dr. Warner began his work using computers for decision support in cardiology at LDS Hospital (now Intermountain Healthcare) in Salt Lake City.

[5] Warner and his associates taught computer applications to medicine at the University of Utah, with the Department of Biophysics and Bioengineering being formally established in 1964 within the College of Engineering.

[7] During his time at the University of Utah, Warner guided over 200 students through the process of earning their PhDs, in addition to those he taught in the classroom and the lab.

Beginning in the mid-1950s, Dr. Warner began his work using computers for decision support in cardiology at Intermountain's LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City.

[10] The award was created by the Object Management Group (OMG), self described as "an international, open membership, not-for-profit computer industry consortium".

[13] Some relevant books listed at Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) library: Papers published at Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association [1] To illustrate his contribution to informatics applied to medicine, on the patent called "Rules-based patient care system for use in healthcare locations" issued on January 1, 2008, the references list includes seven works where he has collaborated.