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For Your Informatics: Episode 6 - Living in the Future and Out On the Edge

AMIA Urges Feds to Think Beyond Traditional Care Boundaries for ‘Future Vision’ of Interoperability
In comments submitted to the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program (NITRD), AMIA supported their future vision for interoperability among medical devices, electronic health records, and other systems within the healthcare ecosystem. In doing so, AMIA observed that the future of interoperability will undoubtedly […]
AMIA Urges Feds to Think Beyond Traditional Care Boundaries for ‘Future Vision’ of Interoperability
HIPAA Must Better Promote Information Sharing, Urges AMIA
In comments submitted to the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR), AMIA recommended that the Office ensure that HIPAA both requires and permits information-sharing upon patient and clinician request, as well as robust penalties for failing to deliver data pursuant to the patient “right […]
HIPAA Must Better Promote Information Sharing, Urges AMIA
AMIA Supports "Everybody has Responsibilities Campaign"
AMIA Calls on HHS to Decouple Clinical Documentation and Administrative Requirements
In comments submitted to ONC and CMS, AMIA recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services orient its documentation burden reduction strategy towards a long-term goal of decoupling clinical documentation from billing, regulatory, and administrative compliance requirements. AMIA highlighted the unique opportunity to leverage informatics tools and methodologies to […]