Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 2
January 29, 2024
Top News 2023 Public Policy Year-in-Review AMIA’s 2023 summary of progress in public policy is now available! Looking back, AMIA engaged more members in public policy, expanded AMIA’s network among public and private healthcare stakeholders, and established member-validated public policy “North Star” priorities for the next several years. In 2023
President's Message
Happy New Year - 2024 and Ahead
January 23, 2024
Happy New Year! As we begin 2024, I wanted to thank all AMIA members for the opportunity to serve this fantastic organization as I transition into the Past President role. We have had an amazing year, with growth of individual and organizational memberships and record-setting scientific meetings! I enjoyed seeing
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 9 Issue 1
January 16, 2024
Top News ONC Final Rule Updates Health IT Certification for Interoperability and Addresses Artificial Intelligence (AI) Algorithm Transparency On January 9, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) released their final rule HTI-1 or Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing. HTI-1 implements the
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 25
December 18, 2023
Top News HHS Launches First Five QHINs Kicking Off TEFCA’s Health Data-Sharing Initiative On December 12, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) named the first five organizations that joined the nationwide data-sharing initiative. The first five Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs)™ are Epic Nexus, eHealth Exchange, Health Gorilla
Press Release
GuidedOR™, a Guided Clinical Solutions Technology, Wins AMIA/HL7® FHIR® App Competition
December 4, 2023
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Nov 15, 2023 – GuidedOR™, a first-to-market real-time medication safety software platform for the operating room, was awarded First Place at the AMIA/HL7® FHIR® App Competition at the 2023 AMIA Annual Symposium. The competition, sponsored in part by Leap of Faith Technologies, showcases the best and
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 24
December 4, 2023
Top News Congress Seeks to Understand AI in Health Care The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee held a hearing on Wednesday, November 29, titled "Understanding How AI is Changing Health Care." The Hearing focused on real world AI success in health care and ensuring appropriate guardrails to deploy AI
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The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 23
November 20, 2023
Top News U.S. Playbook to Address Social Determinants of Health The Biden-Harris Administration is building on the work to advance health equity by creating the first playbook for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). The White House, along with Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, have
Press Release
AMIA convenes national leaders tackling burden reduction in clinical settings Pacesetters come together to discuss the future of AI to support burden reduction
November 16, 2023
Washington, DC – For a second year in a row, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) hosted the National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC), during the AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium , November 11-15, in collaboration with the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems and the Alliance for Nursing Informatics. The
Washington Download
The Washington Download - Vol. 8 Issue 22
November 6, 2023
Top News Occupational Code Assignment Form Sent to O*NET With the support from 42 organizations, AMIA submitted an Occupational Code Assignment (OCA) form application to the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) advocating for a clinical informatics code. This is a HUGE win for AMIA and the first step to our goal
Member News, Press Release
AMIA Announces 2023 Leadership Award Recipients
November 2, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is proud to announce the 2023 AMIA Leadership Award recipients. The leaders will be presented with their awards at the Opening Session, November 12 during the AMIA 2023 Annual Symposium in New Orleans. AMIA’s Annual Symposium is the largest informatics event