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.
Washington Download
February 26, 2024
Top News AMIA Win! AHRQ Releases Technical Brief on Documentation Burden for Comment Through the hard work by members of the AMIA 25x5 Task Force, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program released a technical brief on documentation burden describing the concept and how it
Washington Download
February 12, 2024
Top News ONC HTI-1 Final Rule Effective Date Moved to March 11 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) changed the HTI-1 Final Rule or Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing, from January 9 to March 11, 2024. HTI-1
Washington Download
January 29, 2024
Top News 2023 Public Policy Year-in-Review AMIA’s 2023 summary of progress in public policy is now available! Looking back, AMIA engaged more members in public policy, expanded AMIA’s network among public and private healthcare stakeholders, and established member-validated public policy “North Star” priorities for the next several years. In 2023
Washington Download
January 16, 2024
Top News ONC Final Rule Updates Health IT Certification for Interoperability and Addresses Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm Transparency On January 9, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) released their final rule HTI-1 or Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing. HTI-1 implements the
