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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 responses are arranged by Federal Agency and Congressional Committee.

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AMIA Supports Draft Federal Data Strategy

August 31, 2018

AMIA sent a set of recommendations to the federal government in late July, commenting on its Draft Federal Data Strategy. The nation’s health informatics professionals largely supported the Strategy, identifying ways it could help federal agencies improve data sharing and data availability for research and other supplemental purposes.

AMIA Provides FDA Lit Review on Risk and Benefits of Medical Software

June 28, 2018

AMIA responded to an FDA request for input with a preliminary review of relevant research into the specific benefits and risks to health associated with software functions that the 21st Century Cures Act excluded from the definition of medical device. While some health IT applications to healthcare delivery have unambiguously […]

AMIA Outlines Priorities for NIH Data Science Strategy

April 3, 2018

In comments submitted yesterday, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to declare that all data generated through its grants align with FAIR data principles. It is not enough that the NIH commit to FAIR data principles, the nation’s experts in health and […]

AMIA Recommends Swift Implementation of Common Rule 2018 Requirements

March 19, 2018

In comments submitted to HHS March 19, 2018, AMIA recommended that HHS proceed swiftly with implementation of revisions to the Common Rule, known as the 2018 Requirements. AMIA recommended that 2018 Requirements be made effective July 19, 2018 and that the compliance date be set as January 19, 2019. This […]

AMIA and Pew Letter to ONC on 21st Century Cures EHR Reporting Measures

December 14, 2017

Under the 21st Century Cures Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is supposed to implement an EHR reporting program. However, recent budget proposals would cut ONC’s funding – something ONC officials have said would prevent them from fully implementing this safety provision. The Cures Act […]

AMIA Comments on NLM Data Science RFI

November 2, 2017

In response to a request for information (RFI) from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), AMIA detailed numerous key challenges and opportunities for data science in health and biomedicine. AMIA further provided policy and research ideas in support of the NLM fulfilling a 2015 Advisory Committee recommendation to become the […]

AMIA Supports VA Telehealth Expansion Proposal

November 2, 2017

AMIA provided comments to a VA proposed rule that would allow its providers to furnish telehealth services, regardless of the state or location where they or the beneficiary is physically located. AMIA supported the proposal, while emphasizing that any telehealth applications use nationally recognized health IT standards and enable use […]

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.