AMIA's letter to NIH supporting Option 4 for limiting publication costs in federally funded research. Option 4 would cap publication spending at 0.8% of direct costs or $20,000, whichever is greater. We argue this approach balances fiscal responsibility with research flexibility, particularly important for medical informatics research requiring multi-faceted dissemination […]
Washington, D.C. – It is the position of the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) that U.S. health system leaders are accountable for assuring equitable access to care and preventive services grounded in scientific evidence.
AMIA stands firmly with the scientific community in upholding the established gold standard for science, a […]
AMIA has submitted our response to CMS’s Health Tech Ecosystem Initiative, underscoring the vital role of informatics in shaping the future of health care. We highlighted our decades of leadership advancing standards like FHIR and TEFCA, training the clinical informatics workforce, and driving innovation. In our comments, we stressed protecting […]
The HTI-4 Final Rule, released July 31, 2025, introduces new requirements aimed at reducing administrative burden and improving transparency in patient care. Key changes include real-time access to prescription drug costs, automated prior authorization through standardized APIs, and integrated clinical decision support within EHRs. These updates, effective October 1, 2025 […]
America’s progress, from vaccines to space exploration, rests on rigorous, unbiased scientific inquiry. AMIA joined with the United Science Alliance, a wide coalition of scientific, academic, and public-health organizations, in sending a letter to the Office of Science and Technology Policy agreeing with the overarching goal of the Executive Order […]