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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 CMS Proposed Rules for Accountable Care Organizations

June 6, 2011

AMIA submitted comments today on the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

In the comments, AMIA president Ted Shortliffe asserts that ACOs, especially as enabled by the science of biomedical and health informatics and tools […]

AMIA Comments on NQF Quality Data Model

May 26, 2011

Today, AMIA and its Nursing Informatics Working Group provided input to National Quality Forum (NQF) during an open comment period to solicit input on NQF's Quality Data Model (QDM). The QDM provides a way to describe clinical concepts in a standardized format so that those monitoring clinical performance and outcomes […]

AMIA Identifies Areas to Strengthen Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

May 6, 2011

AMIA has weighed in on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan in response to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) call for comments on the overarching strategy for realizing health IT goals set forth by the U.S. Congress and the Administration. AMIA states in its comments to ONC […]

AMIA Comments on eMeasures, submitted to National Quality Forum (NQF)

April 1, 2011

Dear eMeasure Format Review Panel:

On behalf of AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association), we are pleased to submit these comments to help inform your important discussions. AMIA is an unbiased, authoritative source within the informatics community and the healthcare industry. AMIA and its members are transforming health care through […]

AMIA Comments on Federal Health IT Standards Activities

March 7, 2011

Re: Request for Information Regarding the Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors for the National Science and Technology Council‘s Sub-Committee on Standardization.

Dear Dr. Gallagher:

On behalf of AMIA, I am pleased to submit these comments regarding NIST‘s recent request for information about the effectiveness […]

AMIA Comments to ONC on Meaningful Use Stage 2

February 26, 2011

Dear Dr. Seidman:

On behalf of AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for comment (RFC). AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics and is dedicated to the development and application of informatics in support […]