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Top News HITAC Recommendations to Reform Electronic Prior Authorization ONC recently announced the Health Information Technology Advisory Committee's (HITAC) 13 recommendations for reform of the electronic prior authorization process. Topics include: Certified Health IT Capabilities to Support the Prior Authorization Workflow; Readiness of Implementation Guides to Support Functional Capabilities; Patient-Centered

Top News Registration Open: 2022 CMS & HL7 FHIR Connectathon The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will again bring stakeholders together for the HL7 FHIR Connectathon July 19-21; 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET. July 19: CMS and industry experts will provide policy updates with an emphasis on

Dear AMIA Members, It’s hard to believe we’re moving through May! As we approach the AMIA 2022 Clinical Informatics Conference (CIC) in Houston next week, we would like to announce a new membership opportunity especially applicable to the audience of the CIC, the AMIA Health System Membership. AMIA’s Health System

ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce leadership of AMIA 25x5 – an effort to reduce the U.S. clinical documentation burden. AMIA will advance the action plan and recommendations established in early 2021 by the 25x5 Symposium to Reduce Documentation Burden on U.S. Clinicians

Top News HHS Secretary Transfers ARPA-H to NIH The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra has transferred the administration of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In this transfer, NIH may not subject ARPA-H to NIH

Dear AMIA Community, We are upgrading our Association Management Software (AMS), and moving toward our final phase of implementation. We are planning a data freeze from May 6 – May 12. Please note, this will not impact your AMIA membership experience. You will continue to have access to your AMIA

ROCKVILLE, MD — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) and Health Level Seven® International (HL7) announced a two-year partnership to jointly collaborate and focus efforts to extend comprehensive standards for interoperability in the healthcare community. AMIA is the leading professional organization for informatics professionals with more than 5,000 members advancing

Top News CMS Issues FY 2023 Proposed IPPS and Long-Term Care Hospitals Rule The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule. For acute care hospitals paid under the IPPS that successfully participate in the Hospital Inpatient

Top News President Biden Releases FY 2023 Budget Proposal On March 28, the White House released the FY 2023 President’s Budget. Highlights of the President’s budget request include: $62.5 billion for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a $19.5 billion increase over the FY 2022 CR level; $5 billion to

Top News White House Warns of Increased Potential for Cybersecurity Attacks In a statement released March 21, President Biden warned the U.S. of the increased threat of cyber attacks by the Russian government. The President noted the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is working with organizations