Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 24
December 17, 2024
Top News ASTP First Part of HTI-2 Rule Finalized ASTP's Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (HTI-2) Final Rule published on December 16th. The first part of this final rule focuses on the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA). The HTI-2 final rule amends
Press Release
JAMIA Highlights All of Us Research Program's Efforts to Return Value to Communities
December 11, 2024
Washington, DC - The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is highlighted in a special issue of the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) this December, showcasing the program’s unprecedented commitment to return value to research participants. The issue covers key research about the program’s work
President's Message
Special Message from the President - December 2024
December 6, 2024
AMIA once again saw excellent meeting attendance with 2,518 gathered in San Francisco, representing the highest Symposium attendance thus far! For the first time, the Opening and Closing sessions and the Year in Review were streamed, and members can now access these recordings via the AMIA website. As another year
Press Release
National Informatics Leaders Gather to Explore Measurement of Documentation Burden and Advance Burden Reduction Efforts in Healthcare
November 25, 2024
Washington, D.C. — Leaders from professional informatic societies, standards organizations, and federal health agencies gathered during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2024 Annual Symposium, November 9-13, 2024, in San Francisco. The third annual National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC) meeting, sponsored this year by Nabla, placed a central focus on
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 23
November 19, 2024
Congress Senate Leader-in-Waiting John Thune Eyeing Permanent Telehealth Flexibilities Senator John Thune's (R-SD) primary focus has been telehealth. He supports making permanent pandemic-era rules that eased access to telehealth for Medicare patients and removing restrictions on telehealth based on geography or provider classification. Thune also wants to increase transparency requirements
Member News, Press Release
Congratulations 2025 FAMIA Inductees
November 7, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2024) – Congratulations to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Medical Informatics Association in the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program. A committee of 66 reviewers selected the 87 Fellows who will join a community of 579 current FAMIA inductees. FAMIA recognizes AMIA member professionals
Member News, Press Release
AMIA Announces 2024 Leadership Award Recipients
November 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, DC (November 1, 2024) – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2024 Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards during the 2024 Annual Symposium in San Francisco, during the State of the Association on November 12. The awards recognize informatics
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 22
November 5, 2024
Top News: Public Policy Sessions at AMIA Annual Symposium Get to Know ASTP Federal policy staff from the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP, formerly ONC) will join us at the AMIA Annual Symposium. ASTP staff will describe its new role and
Press Release
AMIA Appoints Amanda Hanova, MSM, as New Chief Executive Officer
November 4, 2024
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the appointment of Amanda Hanova, MSM, AMIA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as AMIA’s next CEO effective November 1, 2024. Ms. Hanova’s appointment was unanimously approved by the AMIA Board of Directors following a national
Member News, President's Message, Press Release
AMIA Appoints Amanda Hanova, MSM, as New Chief Executive Officer
November 4, 2024
Dear Colleague, Following a robust national search, the Board of Directors is thrilled to announce the appointment of Amanda Hanova, MSM, AMIA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as AMIA’s next CEO. Starting in the role on November 1, she will be able to meet and