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.

  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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)...
  • 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...
  • NIH, NSF, and Partners Host mHealth Evidence Workshop
    October 7, 2011
    Recently, the Pioneer program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the McKesson Foundation, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences and National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes at the...
  • AMIA Advises FDA on Clinical Decision Support
    September 15, 2011
    In response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) invitation to participate in a public workshop related to FDA’s Draft Guidance on mobile medical applications, AMIA—the...
  • NIH Partners With DOD to Create New Research Database
    August 31, 2011
    The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is partnering with the Department of Defense (DOD) to build a central database on traumatic brain injuries. Named the Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain...
  • ONC seeking guidance on plan to reduce disparities
    August 29, 2011
    The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is asking for input on its plan to reduce health IT disparities. Click here for complete information and details from...
  • ONC Seeks Comments on Metadata Standards
    August 11, 2011
    The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public comments on the metadata standards recommended by...
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