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AMIA Establishes New Fellow Recognition Program
May 9, 2018
Fellows of AMIA to recognize leading professionals who apply informatics tools and methods to improve practice SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) announced today the establishment of the Fellow of AMIA (FAMIA) Professional Recognition Program – a new program meant to recognize applied informatics professionals who directly
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AMIA Statement on Delayed Human Subjects Rule
April 19, 2018
The following statement was released today by Jeff Smith, MPP, Vice President of Public Policy, AMIA, in regards to the delayed Human Subjects Rule by HHS: AMIA does not support this NPRM as written. The decision to set an effective date of July 2018 for only the “three burden-reducing 2018
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AMIA Cautions Against Paid Prioritization
April 17, 2018
Nation’s health informatics experts see broadband as social determinant of health, argue for use of exemptions BETHESDA, MD – In comments submitted to the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) urged lawmakers to view broadband access as a social determinant of
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AMIA Outlines Priorities for NIH Data Science Strategy
April 3, 2018
Nation’s health informatics professionals emphasize the need for FAIR – Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable – data practices across all National Institutes of Health grants BETHESDA, MD – In comments submitted yesterday, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to declare that all
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AMIA Supports Goals of ONC Trusted Exchange Framework, New Data Policy
February 21, 2018
Informatics Professionals See Potential for New Paradigm for Our National Health IT Infrastructure (BETHESDA, MD) – In a pair of comments filed today with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) supports the federal government goals to harmonize network-to-network exchange and
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New White Paper from American Medical Informatics Association Seeks to ‘Redefine Our Picture of Health’
February 15, 2018
Health informatics experts offer policy recommendations to facilitate a more person-centered and integrated care, research, wellness, and community ecosystem BETHESDA, MD — The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) released a new white paper that emerged from the 2017 AMIA Policy Invitational (API17). The paper details a new set of policy
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AMIA Urges More Work on FDA’s Decision Support Guidance
February 6, 2018
Informatics experts anticipate tremendous innovation in CDS, necessitating a need for transparency and performance standards In comments submitted to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) today, the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) said new draft guidance is well-timed to initiate a broad discussion over the future of clinical decision support
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AMIA Names 2018-2019 Public Policy Committee
January 30, 2018
Bethesda, MD – The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), the leading professional association for informatics professionals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Kannry, MD, as Chair of the 2018-2019 AMIA Public Policy Committee (PPC). Dr. Kannry will join 14 additional AMIA members on the PPC, which is responsible
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Alliance for Nursing Informatics Selects 2018-2019 Emerging Leaders
January 24, 2018
Nurses and Mentors Linked through Informatics Professional Development Program Two nursing informatics professionals have been selected by the Alliance for Nursing Informatics (ANI) to participate in the Nursing Informatics Emerging Leaders Program. Based on competitive criteria, Uba Backonja, PhD, RN, and Alvin D. Jeffery, PhD, RN/APN, were chosen for this
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AMIA Statement on Common Rule Interim Final Rule
January 17, 2018
The following statement was released today by Douglas B. Fridsma, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMI, President and CEO, AMIA, in regards to the Common Rule interim final rule: AMIA is pleased to see the interim final rule. The six month compliance delay is a necessary step towards getting this critical research