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70 Fellows to be Inducted into American Medical Informatics Association

November 1, 2022
ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the 2023 class of 70 Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA) in the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program – a program meant to recognize AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge within their professional setting, who have demonstrated professional achievement and
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 20

October 24, 2022
Top News Election Day (November 8) is fast approaching! Congress will remain in recess until after the election. Administration CMS Issues RFI on National Provider Directory As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ongoing work to improve access to care, reduce clinician burden, and support interoperability

2022 Distinguished Fellows of the American College of Medical Informatics Named

October 20, 2022
(ROCKVILLE, MD) — The American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) has named four Distinguished Fellows who will be formally recognized at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2022 Annual Symposium . This recognition program began in 2020 and aims to recognize senior Fellows who have made significant and
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14 Fellows to be Inducted into American College of Medical Informatics

October 19, 2022
(ROCKVILLE, MD) —Following their recent election, 14 new Fellows will be inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI) on November 6 at ceremonies during the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) 2022 Annual Symposium. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the largest informatics event worldwide. The Symposium presents leading-edge scientific research
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 19

October 11, 2022
Top News White House Announces Blueprint for AI Bill of Rights The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has identified five principles to guide the design, use, and deployment of automated systems. These are: safe and effective systems, algorithmic discrimination protections, data privacy, notice and explanation, and human
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AMIA Announces 2022 Signature Award and Leadership Award Recipients

September 26, 2022
ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2022 Signature Award and Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards at the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium , Nov. 5-9, in Washington, D.C. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the largest informatics event worldwide
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 18

September 26, 2022
Top News ARPA-H Director On September 12, President Biden announced the appointment of Dr. Renee Wegrzyn as the first director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Administration NIH Focus on AI The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced plans to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 17

September 12, 2022
Top News NIH Announcement on Genomic Data Sharing The National Institutes of Health (NIH) published a new Guide Notice NOT-OD-22-198 . This notice “Implementation Changes for Genomic Data Sharing Plans Included with Applications Due on or after January 25, 2023,” provides details about what will be expected for data management
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The Washington Download - Vol. 7 Issue 14

August 30, 2022
Top News ONC Releases USCDI v3 On July 19, ONC published U.S. Core Data for Interoperability v3 , which added two new data classes (Health Insurance Information and Health Status/Assessments) and 24 data elements. ONC invites comments on new or existing data elements until September 30, 2022. ONC will release

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