AMIA’s Washington Download is a biweekly newsletter for health informatics policy news and information. It highlights the conversations and activities driving the health policy agenda in Washington, D.C. From legislation and politics to a federal regulations, the Washington Download provides a view into AMIA’s policy priorities, such as health IT safety, data sharing in research and patient empowerment.
AMIA’s Washington Download is the source for health informatics policy news and information from around the Beltway, covering action from the Hill, the Administration and important AMIA collaborators. The editor is Tayler Williams, Public Policy Manager who is responsible for planning, initiating and managing AMIA’s overall public policy and government relations programs.
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 6
March 27, 2023
Top News HRSA Announces Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Modernization Initiative The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced its intent to modernize the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network (OPTN). The goal is to strengthen accountability, equity, and performance in the organ donation and transplantation system through a focus on
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 5
March 13, 2023
Top News Biden Unveils Fiscal Year 2024 Budget in Brief Late last week, President Biden unveiled his FY 2024 budget proposal. Highlights include: $144 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services – an 11.5 percent increase $340 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Data Modernization
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 4
February 27, 2023
Top News NIH's Public Access Plan Available for Comment The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research provides a roadmap for how NIH will enhance access to research products (namely scholarly publications) and scientific data, as well as ensure these research
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 3
February 13, 2023
Top News Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Releases Draft USCDI Version 4 The Draft United States Core Data for Interoperability, Version 4 (Draft USCDI v4) was released in mid-January. With the publication of Draft USCDI v4, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 2
January 30, 2023
Top News NIH Launches Intramural Bioengineering Center The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) has established the Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration (BETA Center) , a new intramural research program to accelerate the development, validation and dissemination of cutting-edge technologies. Areas of emphasis will include biomedical imaging
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 1
January 17, 2023
Top News OMB Releases Federal Regulatory Agenda for 2023 This month, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the unified federal regulatory agenda for agencies across the government. This agenda is a signal of regulatory actions under consideration this year. There are multiple areas of interest including information blocking
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 24
December 19, 2022
Top News CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization Standards On December 6, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services. CMS proposes to
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 23
December 5, 2022
Top News AMIA Hosts National Burden Reduction Collaborative at Annual Symposium During this year’s AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium , AMIA hosted the National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC), sponsored by Epic. The launch of this ongoing collaboration brought together several major burden-reduction stakeholders. This collaborative is one of a number of
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 22
November 21, 2022
Top News FDA Updates Cybersecurity Playbook; Announces Action Plan for Cybersecurity Modernization The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collaborated with MITRE to update the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook , a resource to help health care delivery organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents. The playbook focuses
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 21
November 7, 2022
Top News Election Day (November 8) is tomorrow! Congress will remain in recess until after the election. Administration AHRQ Application Programming Interface A new application programming interface from AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) aims to make it easier for researchers and clinicians to search, find, and use