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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 Comments on CY Physician Fee Schedule NPRM

September 11, 2017

Today, AMIA responded to a CMS Proposed Rule on the CY 2018 Physician Fee Schedule. AMIA supported many of the proposals, including a proposal to begin the Appropriate Use Criteria Program in 2019 and proposed changes to E/M documentation guidelines.
 

AMIA Supports Year 2 Quality Payment Program Proposals

August 21, 2017

Today, AMIA responded to a CMS Proposed Rule on Year 2 of the Quality Payment Program. AMIA supported many of the new flexibilities offer to eligible clinicians to participate in MIPS or advanced alternative payment models. The organization also urged CMS to require 2015 Edition CEHRT beginning in 2019.
 

AMIA Supports ONC Draft Framework to Measure Use of Interoperability Standards

July 25, 2017

AMIA submitted comments supporting ONC’s draft framework, recommending a measurement approach that focuses on the clinician and patient experience. AMIA also underscored the need to have the benefits of measurement outweigh the costs, and urged federal officials to provide sufficient support to develop and implement automated measurement solutions.

AMIA Supports Federal Health IT Research & Development Framework

July 12, 2017

In comments submitted to the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) Program, the nation’s leading biomedical and health informaticians applauded federal officials for developing a draft strategic framework for health IT research and development (R&D). AMIA provided a series of recommendations highlighting the need for R&D related to […]

AMIA Applauds Flexibilities, Supports 2015 CEHRT Timeline in IPPS Proposed Rule

June 13, 2017

In comments to CMS, AMIA supported proposals to reduce the number of required quality measures and new proposed reporting period flexibilities, while also recommending additional such flexibilities for the 2018 Hospital IQR Program and the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. AMIA additionally agreed with the proposed rule’s analysis that […]

AMIA Response to NLM Strategic Plan

January 31, 2017

In comments submitted to the National Library of Medicine, AMIA said members envision a future where NLM leads the medical and research enterprise in demonstrating how real-world and “big” health data can be leveraged to develop new concepts of human disease, design novel therapies, and train future clinicians and researchers.

AMIA Response to PCORI Data Sharing Plan

January 24, 2017

In comments submitted to PCORI, AMIA voiced strong support for its draft Data Sharing Policy for awardees.  AMIA recommended that suggested that PCORI consider requiring a preliminary data sharing plan as part of award applications, and earmarking specified amounts of grant funding for data preparation and curation, among other recommendations.

AMIA Response to NIH RFI on Metrics to Assess Value of Biomedical Digital Repositories

October 5, 2016

In comments submitted September 29, AMIA recommend several ways the NIH could assess the value of biomedical digital repositories and knowledgebases.  The metrics span categories related to "utilization" and "impact" to "service quality" and "governance."  AMIA recommended another category be included relate to data quality and data completeness.

AMIA Responds to Proposed Updates to Standard Occupational Classification Codes

September 27, 2016

In conjunction with HIMSS and 36 other organizations, AMIA submitted recommendations on how the Office of Management & Budget should update the Standard Occupational Classification codes, which help Federal statistical agencies understand and forecast national data on occupations. The groups strongly recommended separate codes for Health Informatics, Health IT and […]