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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 Proposed Establishment of Certification Programs for Health Information Technology

May 10, 2010

AMIA comments on the proposed establishment of the Certification Programs for health information technology (HIT). AMIA agrees with the distinction between “testing” and “certification,” and support the use of the International Organization for Standard (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) ISO/IEC Guides to structure how testing, certification, and accreditation […]

AMIA Comments on Meaningful Use

March 10, 2010

AMIA comments on the proposed rule which implements the initial stage of incentive funding for meaningful use (MU) of certified EHR technology. AMIA strongly believes that three principles are essential to achieving meaningful use of certified EHR technology: 1) we must invest in people, as well as technology; 2) users […]

AMIA Testimony to HIT Policy Committee on Patient Safety and HIT

February 25, 2010

AMIA’s testimony to the HIT Policy Committee, Adoption/Certification Workgroup, discusses potential unintended consequences of health information technology (HIT) and HIT policy, as well as effective options for addressing them. AMIA and its task force offer several recommendations that involve unintended consequences and conjure questions from previous observations in identifying safety […]

AMIA NIWG Submits Comments to IOM/RWJF Meeting on the Future of Nursing Education

February 10, 2010

AMIA NIWG submits statement to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the future of nursing. NIWG recognizes the importance of increasing the nursing workforce and to prepare them to meet the educational challenges of implementing HIT on a grand scale. They embrace several […]

AMIA Comments on HIPAA Enforcement Interim Rule

December 24, 2009

AMIA comments on the interim final rule, which amends the enforcement regulations promulgated under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to conform to the revisions made pursuant to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) for which the Secretary may impose a […]

AMIA Comments on EHR Certification and Meaningful Use to the HIT Policy Committee

July 16, 2009

AMIA comments on the HIT Policy Committee Certification/Adoption Workgroup Hearings concerning EHR Certification and Meaningful Use. AMIA strongly believes that EHR implementation success requires a mix of organizational, behavioral, cognitive, and social factors in addition to the technology itself, and offers recommendations. Recommendations include quality and performance measurements, improvements and […]

Value of Personal Health Records - a joint statement with AHIMA

January 1, 2008

AMIA and AHIMA advocate empowering individuals to manage their healthcare through the use of a personal health record (PHR). The PHR is a tool for collecting, tracking and sharing important, up-to-date information about an individual’s health or the health of someone in their care. Using a PHR will help people […]