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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

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

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

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

(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

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

Washington DC – A new scoping review titled " Defining Documentation Burden (DocBurden) and Excess DocBurden for All Health Professionals" was published in the journal Applied Clinical Informatics. This comprehensive review, authored by AMIA 25x5 Task Force members Deborah Levy, MD, MPH, MS, Jennifer Withall, PhD, and colleagues, marks a

Top News AMIA Updates the Public Policy Principles The AMIA Public Policy Committee (PPC) took on a nine-month endeavor to future-proof the AMIA Public Policy Principles through 2029. This is a living document that may be edited/updated as needed. PPC uses these principles regularly to assess how to respond to

WASHINGTON, DC – The American Medical Informaticians Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2024 Signature Awards recipients. The following leaders will receive their awards at the AMIA 2024 Annual Symposium in San Francisco during the State of the Association meeting on November 12. The AMIA Signature Awards program recognizes

Top News AMIA Comments on ASTP/ONC HTI-2 Proposed Rule AMIA submitted the organization’s comment letter to the Assistant Secretary of Technology Policy (ASTP)/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology’s (ONC) Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Patient Engagement, Information Sharing, and Public Health Interoperability (HTI-2) Proposed Rule. AMIA’s recommendations