Policy News

The news items below highlight U.S. federal activity in support of informatics areas that AMIA advocates. They are aggregated for the benefit of AMIA members and others interested in informatics policy.

  • Delay of ICD 10 Implementation
    February 16, 2012

    As part of President Obama's commitment to reducing regulatory burden, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen G. Sebelius today announced that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the date by which certain health care entities have to comply with International Classification of Diseases...

  • EHR Accessibility Module Challenge
    February 16, 2012

    ONC is challenging multidisciplinary teams of developers create and test an application that makes it easy for disabled consumers to access and interact with the health data stored in their EHRs....

  • NIST and EHR Usability
    February 14, 2012

    NIST is soliciting interest in supplying electronic health record (EHR) systems for use by NIST in research to develop a framework for assessing the usability of health information technology (HIT) systems, EHRs in particular, and performance-oriented user interface design guidelines for EHRs....

  • Electronic Health Record Accessibility Module Challenge
    February 12, 2012

    Submission Deadline: July 23, 2012

  • Registration Open for the 12th Annual OBSSR Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials
    January 11, 2012

    The NIH’s Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research will hold its 12th Annual Summer Institute on Randomized Behavioral Clinical Trials July 15-27 in Warrenton, Va. The session will provide a thorough grounding in the conduct of randomized clinical trials to researchers and health...

  • NIH Establishes National Center For Advancing Translational Sciences
    January 10, 2012

    In a move to re-engineer the process of translating scientific discoveries into new drugs, diagnostics, and devices, the National Institutes of Health has established the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS).

    To learn more see:...

  • AHRQ Releases Online Guide to Unintended Consequences
    January 9, 2012

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released the Guide to Reducing Unintended Consequences of Electronic Health Records to help organizations anticipate, avoid and address problems that can occur when implementing and using an electronic health record (EHR). The online guide was...

  • NIST Releases HIPAA Security Rule Toolkit
    October 31, 2011

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed a new software application downloadable to help covered entities and others determine if they're meeting HIPAA's security requirements. The free toolkit comes with a comprehensive User Guide and a self-contained, stand-alone...

  • Unintended Consequences Discussed at AMIA 2011
    October 25, 2011

    During this session, panelists explored several strategic, political, and policy-related implications of unintended consequences (UCs) surrounding the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and/or exchange of Health Information Exchange (HIE).

  • Policy 101: What Public Policy Is and How to Help Shape It
    October 24, 2011
    Monday, Oct. 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fairchild meeting room
     

    Panelists include David Bates, chair of AMIA's Public Policy Committee; Meryl Bloomrosen, AMIA’s vice president for public policy and government relations; and Doug Peddicord...

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