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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 ONC Health Information Technology; Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria

May 7, 2012

Farzad Mostashari, MD
Office of the National Coordinator
Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
Suite 729D, 200 Independence Ave. SW.
Washington, DC 20201

Re: Health Information Technology: Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record Technology, 2014 Edition; Revisions to the Permanent Certification Program for Health Information Technology

Dear Dr […]

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").

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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 NINR Draft Strategic Plan 2011

March 17, 2011

AMIA submitted comments recently to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in response to their request for public comments on the latest draft of the Institute's strategic plan. The association's comments were informed by AMIA's Nursing Informatics Working Group (NIWG), which promotes the advancement of nursing informatics within the […]

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 […]

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 […]