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AMIA Advises FDA on Clinical Decision Support
In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invitation AMIA participated in a public workshop on the FDA’s Draft Guidance on mobile medical applications. AMIA, the association for informatics professionals, made a presentation and participated in panel discussions that advised the FDA on how it should approach its […]
AMIA Comments on HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures NPRM
AMIA has commented on a recent HHS notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule's standard for accounting of disclosures of protected health information. The purpose of the modifications spelled out in the NPRM is, in part, to implement […]
AMIA President's Letter to ONC Regarding Vendor Agreements
AMIA President and CEO Ted Shortliffe sent a letter today to ONC director Farzad Mostashari and the leadership of all Regional Extension Centers (RECs) regarding a recent AMIA Board position paper on vendor agreements. Click below for a PDF copy of the letter.
AMIA Comments on CMS Proposed Rules for Accountable Care Organizations
AMIA submitted comments today on the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
In the comments, AMIA president Ted Shortliffe asserts that ACOs, especially as enabled by the science of biomedical and health informatics and tools […]
AMIA Comments on NQF Quality Data Model
Today, AMIA and its Nursing Informatics Working Group provided input to National Quality Forum (NQF) during an open comment period to solicit input on NQF's Quality Data Model (QDM). The QDM provides a way to describe clinical concepts in a standardized format so that those monitoring clinical performance and outcomes […]
AMIA Identifies Areas to Strengthen Federal Health IT Strategic Plan
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 […]
AMIA Comments on eMeasures, submitted to National Quality Forum (NQF)
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 Comments on NINR Draft Strategic Plan 2011
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 […]
AMIA Comments on Federal Health IT Standards Activities
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 […]