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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 Submitted RE: ICD-10 Delay

May 17, 2012

Re: 45 CFR Part 162 [CMS–0040–P] RIN 0938–AQ13Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier; Addition to the National Provider Identifier Requirements; and a Change to the Compliance Date for ICD–10–CM and ICD–10–PCS Medical Data Code Sets

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 Latest Version of NQF Quality Data Model

November 7, 2011

AMIA and its Nursing Informatics Working Group once again provided input to the National Quality Forum (NQF) during an open comment period to solicit input on NQF's Quality Data Model (QDM). In its comments, AMIA recognized the importance of having an information model that clearly defines concepts used in quality […]

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 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 […]