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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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CMS Administrative Simplification Proposed Rule

March 21, 2023

AMIA commends the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for its effort to address administrative simplification through proposing standards for health care attachments transactions and electronic signatures. In theory, standards should be an important step to reduce provider burden if the standards are current and enable a practical application […]

CMS Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Proposed Rule

March 13, 2023

AMIA commends CMS for taking steps to address the workflow burden of prior authorization and the significant barriers and delays that it imposes on medical practice. Most importantly, prior authorization impedes timely patient access to needed care and in some cases, results in denial of appropriate care altogether. We believe […]

CMS Request for Information: National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services

December 6, 2022

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) appreciates the opportunity to provide input to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Request for Information: National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services. AMIA commends CMS for soliciting input on the concept of establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services […]

Telehealth Stakeholder Letter to Senate

September 13, 2022

Thank you for your continued leadership in expanding access to virtual care during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). This access has been transformational – patients now expect and often prefer telehealth as a key component of our health care system and providers have been able to reach many patients […]

Proposed FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System

June 16, 2022

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System rule. AMIA is the professional home for more than 5,500 informatics professionals, representing frontline clinicians, researchers, and public health experts who bring meaning to data, manage information, and generate […]

Request for Information: AHRQ’s Proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund Strategic Framework

May 19, 2022

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the RFI on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s proposed Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund strategic framework. AMIA is the professional home for more than 5,500 informatics professionals, representing frontline clinicians, researchers, and public health experts who […]