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 May 23, 2016, AMIA submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator recommending they develop a patient-centric approach to measuring nationwide health IT interoperability. As part of this recommendation, AMIA described a new methodology and approach to measuring interoperability that they said should be developed immediately. AMIA also […]
On April 27, 2016, AMIA submitted comments to the Office of the National Coordinator supporting their proposed authority to conduct direct review of certified health IT products. AMIA said that reviews should be limited to instances when health IT posed a potential or real threat to patient safety, or was […]
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 […]
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 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.
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 […]
Re: ONC’s Request for Comments (RFC) about the Proposed Health IT Patient Safety Action and Surveillance Plan
Dear Dr. Mostashari:
On behalf of AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for comments. AMIA is the professional home for biomedical […]