To improve health in the United States and globally, we’re engaging with policymakers and other thought leaders to holistically improve health and healthcare with use of informatics’ science, research and practice. By engaging directly with legislators and providing access to global innovation events, AMIA is devoted to being the go-to thought leader and convener for the field.
AMIA Public Policy exists to improve the legislative and regulatory environment for health informatics research, practice and education through AMIA member expertise. We engage both Congress and the Federal Agencies on a spectrum of policy issues meant to optimize care delivery & care experience, improve population and public health, and advance biomedical research through the collection, analysis and application of information.
Policy News
Public Policy News
December 31, 2022
Regulatory Comments National Institutes of Health (NIH) RFI on Proposed Updates and Long-Term Considerations for the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy Health and Human Services (HHS) RFI on Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) United States Core
Press Release, Public Policy News
September 20, 2021
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), and the Electronic Health Record Association (EHRA) announced today the release of a preliminary report that examines key issues related to the operationalization of the definitions of electronic health information (EHI) and designated record set (DRS). How
Public Policy News
August 11, 2021
Dr. Collins, thank you for the opportunity to provide our ideas and perspectives on this important and exciting endeavor. I am Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Vice President and Chief Health and Science Officer at IBM Watson Health, as well as an Associate Professor of Surgery, Pediatrics and Biomedical Informatics at Vanderbilt
Press Release, Public Policy News
August 24, 2020
Nation’s clinical informatics experts urge FTC to address ‘data syphoning’ phenomenon, while noting inability of consumers to report data breaches. In comments submitted to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) recommended the agency subject username/password information to its Health Breach Notification (HBN) Rule and expand
Press Release, Public Policy News
May 23, 2019
Nation’s clinical informatics professionals also urge ONC to protect patient privacy and security in emerging API-driven environment(BETHESDA, MD) — In comments submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) applauded ONC on its thoughtful and faithful translation of the
Press Release, Public Policy News
February 21, 2018
Informatics Professionals See Potential for New Paradigm for Our National Health IT Infrastructure (BETHESDA, MD) – In a pair of comments filed today with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) supports the federal government goals to harmonize network-to-network exchange and