AMIA’s goal is to improve the legislative and regulatory environment for health informatics research, practice and education through AMIA member expertise. The primary pathway through which AMIA achieves this goal is by engaging Federal Agencies and Congress on public calls for input, such as Notices of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs) or Request for Information (RFIs).
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AMIA responses are arranged by Federal Agency and Congressional Committee.
On April 6, 2016, AMIA called proposed revisions to substance use disorder (SUD) regulations, also known as 42 CFR Part 2, well-intentioned, but ultimately insufficient. AMIA urged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to lead a national effort to develop technical standards that would enable patients to have […]
The following statement was released today by Douglas B. Fridsma, M.D., PhD., FACP, FACMI, President and CEO, American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA).
AMIA appreciates the work and bipartisanship demonstrated by Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray and the entire HELP Committee in crafting the Improving Health Information Technology Act of 2015 […]
On February 1, 2016, AMIA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services making several recommendations of how to improve quality measurement in an electronic environment. The group called for an overhaul to the current process, while looking to specialty societies for expert prioritization.
On January 8, 2016, AMIA submitted comments to the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) on priority areas the Center should consider when developing its strategic plan. AMIA believes NCATS should focus on (1) developing ways to measure and convey how their programs impact patients and institutions; (2) defining […]
On January 6, 2016 AMIA submitted comments to HHS recommending ways to improve the Federal Policy for the Protection of Human Subjects, also known as the Common Rule. AMIA support many of the updates, and believes they will better enable a learning health system over current policies.
On December 14, AMIA submitted comments to CMS regarding the need to redesign Meaningful Use (MU) in the face of changing reimbursement models. Specifically, AMIA asked regulators to change MU requirements to better align with programs required by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015.
Dear Ms. Roper,
On behalf of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for information (RFI). AMIA thanks the Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) and the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) for […]