National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services
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On behalf of AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association), I am pleased to submit these comments in response to the above-referenced request for comment. AMIA is the professional home for biomedical and health informatics and is dedicated to the development and application of informatics in support of patient care, public health, teaching, research, administration, and related policy. AMIA seeks to enhance health and healthcare delivery through the transformative use of information and communications technology.
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