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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 to ONC on consumer’s privacy and security of Personal Health Records. AMIA discusses the benefits and risks to consumers of PHRs and other points.
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 […]
Letter to Chairman Dingell and Ranking Member Barton regarding H.R 6357, the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act.
Joint AMIA/AHIMA Letter to Chairman Dingell and Ranking Member Barton regarding Health Information Technology Draft Legislation.
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 […]