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AMIA’s Washington Download is a biweekly newsletter for health informatics policy news and information. It highlights the conversations and activities driving the health policy agenda in Washington, D.C. From legislation and politics to a federal regulations, the Washington Download provides a view into AMIA’s policy priorities, such as health IT safety, data sharing in research and patient empowerment.

AMIA’s Washington Download is the source for health informatics policy news and information from around the Beltway, covering action from the Hill, the Administration and important AMIA collaborators. The editor is Tayler Williams, Public Policy Manager who is responsible for planning, initiating and managing AMIA’s overall public policy and government relations programs.

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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 12

June 17, 2024
Top News Watch the National Academy of Medicine AI Code of Conduct Webinar Recording AMIA and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) hosted a webinar outlining the NAM Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct (AICC) discussion draft. Several AMIA leaders presented the AICC project and would appreciate feedback from AMIA members
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The Washington Download Vol. 9 Issue 11

June 3, 2024
Top News NAM AI Code of Conduct Webinar June 12, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Join AMIA and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for a webinar outlining the NAM Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct (AICC) discussion draft. Several AMIA leaders are leading the AICC project and would appreciate feedback from AMIA
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 10

May 20, 2024
Top News National Academy of Medicine AI Code of Conduct Webinar June 12, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Join AMIA and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for a webinar outlining the NAM Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct (AICC) discussion draft. Several AMIA leaders are leading the AICC project and would appreciate
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 9

May 6, 2024
Top News Watch the AMIA 2024 Virtual Hill Day Recap Webinar Recording Missed the webinar? You can watch a recording of the AMIA Public Policy team and participants sharing information about the connections and progress made, along with experiences from AMIA’s first-ever Virtual Hill Day. You will learn what this
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 8

April 22, 2024
Top News AMIA 2024 Virtual Hill Day Recap Webinar April 23, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Please join the AMIA Public Policy team to hear about the connections and progress made, along with experiences from AMIA's first-ever Virtual Hill Day. During the webinar, you will learn what this means for
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 7

April 8, 2024
Top News AMIA's First-ever Virtual Hill Day On April 2 and April 3, AMIA came together to discuss ensuring responsible AI integration in healthcare and the reduction of documentation burden and access increase. AMIA members met with approximately 40 Congressional members from the AI Task Force, Senate HELP and Finance
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 6

March 25, 2024
Top News NLM Webinar Introducing the Dataset Catalog AMIA will be co-hosting a webinar with the National Library for Medicine (NLM) on the beta version of the Dataset Catalog on April 8 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Dataset Catalog is intended to improve the discoverability and reuse of research data
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 5

March 11, 2024
Top News Department of Justice Releases ANPRM: Provisions Regarding Access to Americans' Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern The National Security Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a proposed rule open to comment reviewing what are the necessary measures to protect access of
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 4

February 26, 2024
Top News AMIA Win! AHRQ Releases Technical Brief on Documentation Burden for Comment Through the hard work by members of the AMIA 25x5 Task Force , the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care Program released a technical brief on documentation burden describing the concept and how
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The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 3

February 12, 2024
Top News ONC HTI-1 Final Rule Effective Date Moved to March 11 The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) changed the HTI-1 Final Rule or Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing, from January 9 to March 11, 2024. HTI-1