AMIA Public Policy

AMIA recognizes that many members are interested and engaged in public policy issues. Below readers will find links to AMIA's policy related activities, as well as a tool to help members draft responses to requests for comments.

• AMIA Capitol Hill Day
  • Contact Your Senator
  • Contact Your Representative
• AMIA Health Policy Meetings
  • Roundtable: Can Health IT Promote Health Equity and Patient-Centered Care? March 7-8, 2011
• AMIA Letters to Congress and the Administration
  • May 2008 Letter to Senator Leahy Re: S. 1693, the "Wired for Health Care Quality Act."
  • June 2008 Letter to Chairman Dingell and Ranking Member Barton Re: Health Information Technology Draft Legislation
  • July 2008 Letter to Letter to Chairman Dingell and Ranking Member Barton Re: H.R 6357, the "Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act
  • September 2008 Letter to Chairman Stark Re: Including provisions of HR 1467, the "10,000 Trained by 2010 Act," in HR 6898, the "Health-e Information Technology Act"
    
• AMIA Public Policy Committee
• Quarterly Policy Briefings
  • Q1 2011 Briefing
• AMIA Reports, Position Papers, and Testimony
• Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Council Report on Comparative Effectiveness
  • IOM Report on Comparative Effectiveness Priorities
    
• Federal Regulations. Regulations.gov is a source for all regulations (or rulemakings) issued by U.S. government agencies.
• Grants and Funding Opportunities
• Other Agencies, Organizations, and Related Policy Resources

Submitting Comments in Response to DHHS Requests

AMIA members interested in helping provide input to AMIA’s official response, working alone or as a member of a Working Group, should review AMIA's Tips for Compiling a Response and forward comments to Meryl Bloomrosen, AMIA’s Vice President (for individual comments) or to their WG lead (for comments from the perspective of a working group) for compilation and forwarding to Meryl and for submission to the PPC. Your suggestions will be considered as we draft AMIA’s comments for BOD review and approval. In addition, any WG or Committee that wishes to submit an "official" comment on behalf of an AMIA WG directly to the DHHS will need to submit those comments to the AMIA BOD for their review and final approval. Alternatively, WG members may wish to submit comments directly to DHHS as individuals, using your own letterhead.