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.

  • ONC Launches New App Challenge
    July 17, 2012
     SMART (Substitutable Medical Apps, Reusable Technologies) is one of four Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) funded by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health...
  • IOM Releases Report: Informatics Needs and Challenges in Cancer Research
    July 16, 2012
     To further examine informatics needs and challenges for 21st century biomedical research, the IOM’s National Cancer Policy Forum held a workshop in February 2012. The workshop was...
  • FDA Safety and Innovation Act of 2012 and Health Information Technology
    July 5, 2012
    The FDA Safety and Innovation Act (aka FDA User Fee Agreement) was passed by the House on June 20th and by the Senate on June 26th. It has been presented to the President for his signature. The bill...
  • NIST Opens Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
    July 5, 2012
     The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has opened a cybersecurity center of excellence to bring together experts from different sectors to create, test and implement...
  • CDC Seeks Comments on Work-Related Data in EHRs
    July 5, 2012
     The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking comments to help it determine whether and how patients' work-...
  • NIST Releases Guide to Pediatric EHRs
    June 28, 2012
     National Institute of Standards and Technology has released "A Human Factors Guide to Enhance EHR Usability of Critical User Interactions when Supporting Pediatric Patient Care" to...
  • HHS Seeks External Fellows to Bring Expertise to HHS Projects
    June 25, 2012
    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “is seeking External Fellows who have a passion for solving pressing problems in healthcare through innovative and game-changing solutions.
  • USDA Awards Distance Learning and Telemedicine Projects
    June 22, 2012
    The Department of Agriculture announced awards for 52 distance learning and telemedicine projects totaling $14 million to take place in 29 states. The projects include 19 distance learning projects,...
  • OIG Releases Semi-Annual Report to Congress
    June 21, 2012
    The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services ("OIG") issued its Semiannual Report to Congress for the six month period ending March 31, 2012. The report...
  • AHRQ Releases Report on health IT Hazards
    June 21, 2012
    A new report from AHRQ describes the development and testing of the Health IT Hazard Manager, a software tool that will alert users to potential health IT-related patient safety events. http...
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