AMIA News Center

As we start the new year and reflect on the past, I am thrilled to report AMIA has had a great 2022. Despite the challenges of inflation, market losses, and uncertainty, our organization is strong. AMIA’s 2022 Annual Symposium was the second-most attended in AMIA’s history! The conference brought together

ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) is pleased to announce Clinical Architecture as an AMIA Platinum Corporate Partner for the 2023 calendar year. This level of partnership means Clinical Architecture is supporting the association, its mission, and its members with a significant investment. This year, the Clinical

Regulatory Comments National Institutes of Health (NIH) RFI on Proposed Updates and Long-Term Considerations for the NIH Genomic Data Sharing Policy Health and Human Services (HHS) RFI on Electronic Prior Authorization Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) United States Core

Top News CMS Issues Proposed Rule on Prior Authorization Standards On December 6, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to improve patient and provider access to health information and streamline processes related to prior authorization for medical items and services. CMS proposes to

ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) hosted the National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC), sponsored by Epic, during the AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium , Nov. 5-9, in collaboration with the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems, and the Alliance for Nursing Informatics. The NBRC spent two days

Top News AMIA Hosts National Burden Reduction Collaborative at Annual Symposium During this year’s AMIA 2022 Annual Symposium , AMIA hosted the National Burden Reduction Collaborative (NBRC), sponsored by Epic. The launch of this ongoing collaboration brought together several major burden-reduction stakeholders. This collaborative is one of a number of

Top News FDA Updates Cybersecurity Playbook; Announces Action Plan for Cybersecurity Modernization The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collaborated with MITRE to update the Medical Device Cybersecurity Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook , a resource to help health care delivery organizations prepare for cybersecurity incidents. The playbook focuses

Top News Election Day (November 8) is tomorrow! Congress will remain in recess until after the election. Administration AHRQ Application Programming Interface A new application programming interface from AHRQ’s Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI) aims to make it easier for researchers and clinicians to search, find, and use

ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced the 2023 class of 70 Fellows of AMIA (FAMIA) in the FAMIA Applied Informatics Recognition Program – a program meant to recognize AMIA members who apply informatics skills and knowledge within their professional setting, who have demonstrated professional achievement and

Top News Election Day (November 8) is fast approaching! Congress will remain in recess until after the election. Administration CMS Issues RFI on National Provider Directory As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ongoing work to improve access to care, reduce clinician burden, and support interoperability