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AMIA’s comments on the NIH FY27–FY31 Strategic Plan framework urge NIH to prioritize informatics, data science, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure as foundational enablers of biomedical research. AMIA recommends strengthening workforce development, modernizing research data resources, advancing interoperable and trustworthy health technologies, and promoting transparent, evidence-based research stewardship. The comments […]

The Friends of ONC letter urges Congress to reject proposed FY27 funding cuts to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), warning reductions from $69 million to $50 million would undermine interoperability, standards development, and coordination efforts critical to nationwide health data exchange and innovation.

A coalition of 90+ research and patient organizations, including American Medical Informatics Association, opposes the FY 2027 budget proposal cutting the National Institutes of Health by over 12%. The letter warns cuts would halt research, eliminate jobs, and weaken U.S. innovation, urging Congress to fund NIH at $51.3 billion and […]

AMIA provided recommendations on the draft USCDI Version 7 to improve data quality, interoperability, and equity. It emphasizes clearer definitions, inclusion of environmental and social health factors, enhanced provenance, better medication and device tracking, and patient-centered data. AMIA urges ONC to adopt standardized, flexible frameworks supporting nationwide health data exchange.

Patient ID Now is calling on House and Senate appropriators to repeal Section 510 in the FY27 Labor-HHS appropriations bill, which restricts federal action on a national patient identifier. The group argues the decades-old policy contributes to medical errors, higher costs, and privacy risks due to inaccurate patient matching. Removing […]