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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 Response to CMS Stage 3 Open Comment Period

December 14, 2015

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.

AMIA Letter to HITPC on Population Health Objectives

March 3, 2014

Dr. Paul Tang
Chair, Meaningful Use Working Group and Health IT Policy Committee (HITPC)
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave. SW
Washington, DC 20201

Public and Population Health in Stage 3 of Meaningful Use […]

AMIA Response Letter to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

September 7, 2012

Dear Dr. Buehler,

On behalf of AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for comments. AMIA thanks the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Public Health Surveillance and Informatics […]

AMIA Comments on PCORI Draft Research Agenda

March 16, 2012

AMIA and the NIWG submitted comments in response to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI’s) request for comments about its draft National Priorities for Research and Research Agenda. PCORI was created to fund research that will give patients, caregivers, and clinicians more information to support health care decisions. AMIA thanked […]

AMIA Submits Comments to HHS on the Common Rule

October 25, 2011

This week AMIA submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in response to the a request for comments regarding Human Subject Research Protections: Enhancing Protections for Research Subjects and Reducing Burden, Delay, and Ambiguity for Investigators (aka "the Common Rule").

Click below to read AMIA's comments.