AMIA has weighed in on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan in response to the HHS Office of the National Coordinator’s (ONC) call for comments on the overarching strategy for realizing health IT goals set forth by the U.S. Congress and the Administration. AMIA states in its comments to ONC […]
Dear eMeasure Format Review Panel:
On behalf of AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association), we are pleased to submit these comments to help inform your important discussions. AMIA is an unbiased, authoritative source within the informatics community and the healthcare industry. AMIA and its members are transforming health care through […]
AMIA submitted comments recently to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in response to their request for public comments on the latest draft of the Institute's strategic plan. The association's comments were informed by AMIA's Nursing Informatics Working Group (NIWG), which promotes the advancement of nursing informatics within the […]
Re: Request for Information Regarding the Effectiveness of Federal Agency Participation in Standardization in Select Technology Sectors for the National Science and Technology Council‘s Sub-Committee on Standardization.
Dear Dr. Gallagher:
On behalf of AMIA, I am pleased to submit these comments regarding NIST‘s recent request for information about the effectiveness […]
Dear Dr. Seidman:
On behalf of AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for comment (RFC). AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics and is dedicated to the development and application of informatics in support […]
Re: Request for Information Regarding the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report Entitled "Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward"
Dear Mr. Posnack,
On behalf of AMIA, I am pleased to submit these comments regarding the recently […]
AMIA comments to ONC on consumer’s privacy and security of Personal Health Records. AMIA discusses the benefits and risks to consumers of PHRs and other points.
AMIA’s testimony examines patient data matching before ONC’s Privacy & Security Tiger Team. AMIA's Brad Malin discusses some concerns of the accuracy in patient matching and the implications of misidentified data in patient care and biomedical research, which could lead to false match or false non-match.
AMIA submitted comments to HHS on the Common Format, Device or Medical/Surgical Supply, including HIT Devices. The comments address patient safety data collections and event reporting. Failures with HIT devices are different from those associated with other devices and warrant a distinct form and classification for reporting failures. AMIA submits […]
The current commercial health information technology (IT) arena encompasses a number of competing firms that provide electronic health applications to hospitals, clinical practices, and other healthcare-related entities. Such applications collect, store, and analyze patient information. Some vendors incorporate contract language whereby purchasers of health IT systems, such as hospitals and […]