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Organizational Resources
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Part 4: Organizational Resources
This part provides brief descriptions and contact information for 72 organizations that
are active in affairs related to medical technology. Although most of these organiza-
tions do not generate technology assessment reports on a regular basis, they have
memberships concerned with medical technologies, conduct relevant meetings and
symposiums, publish conference proceedings and other documents of note, establish
standards for technologies, or are active in government, regulatory, or other policy
affairs relevant to the field.
The organizational descriptions are arranged alphabetically by organization name.
Each includes name, address, and telephone number of the organization; contact
personks), and a brief narrative description of the organization. Beginning on page 603
is a subject index for identifying organizations involved in particular areas.
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Alliance for Engineering in Medicine ant! Biology
~101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-857-1 199
Contact: Patricia I. Homer, Executive Director
The Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology (AEMB ~ was established in 1969
in response to a recognition among engineers, physicians, and other scientists that the
development of the field of biomedical engineering needed improved linkages among
those in medicine. the life sciences, engineering, and the physical sciences.
The alliance consists of 17 professional associations whose members are concerned with
the introduction and use of advanced technology in life sciences research and in clinical
practice. These associations are the: American Association for Medical Systems and
Informatics, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, American College of
Radiology, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Artificial
Internal Organs, American Society for Engineering Education, American Society for
Hospital Engineering of the American Hospital Association, American Society for
Testing and Materials, American Society of Agricultural Engineers, American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, Biomedical Engineer-
ing Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Instrument Society of
America, Neuroelectric Society, RESNA Association for the Advancement of Reha-
bilitation Technology, and SPIE International Society for Optical Engineering.
AEMB is the U.S. affiliate to the International Federation for Medical and Biological
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engineering.
The alliance has conducted and participated in a number of significant programs,
including an International Biomedical Engineering Workshop Series that resulted in a
six-volume publication; a five-year medical ultrasound research and development
agendum; a systems design for a clinical ultrasound facility; technology procurement in
health care institutions; and an international technology transfer project in Cairo,
Egypt, now a Middle East center for ultrasonography training and expertise.
The Annual Conference on Engineering in Medicine and Biology is a major national,
interdisciplinary meeting; its published proceedings are an important reference for the
field. AEMB sponsors a national honor society for biomedical engineering students.
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American Academy of Dermatology
1567 MaPIe Avenue
PO BOX 3~16
EVanStOn, IL 60204-3 ~ ~ 6
3 12-869-3954
Contact: Raymond W. Cunningham, fir., Director, Department of Dermatologic Prac-
tice
The 6,700-member American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) represents most prac-
ticing dermatologists in the U.S. The principle objective of the Association is the
continuation of dermatologic education. AAD is committed to quality standards in
continuing education and plays a role in formulating policies that can influence the
quality of dermatologic care. The academy has developed programs that promote and
advance the science and art of medicine and surgery related to the skin, hair and nails;
promote standards in clinical practice, education and research in dermatology and
related disciplines; support and enhance patient care; and promote public interest
related to dermatology.
AAD is interested and aware of the many technological advances that have been made
in the last few years. The AAD Council on Clinical and Laboratory Services is reviewing
mechanisms to allow the academy to formally assess these technologies as they relate to
dermatology. New technology requiring review and comment by the academy is now
referred to the appropriate council, committee or task force germane to that particular
issue.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
222 South Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068-4058
3 12-823-7 1 86
Contact: Rebecca M. Maron, Director, Department of Professional Affairs & Policy
Analysis
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is a nonprofit corporation
founded in Chicago in 1933. With 12,181 members, the AAOS is the largest medical
organization for musculoskeletal specialists. Members of the academy have completed
up to five years of specialty study in orthopaedics in an accredited residency program,
passed a comprehensive oral and written exam, and been certified by the American
Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Educating its members to help assure a high level of skill and competence is the major
function of the AAOS. Its educational programs include an appraisal of the effective-
ness of relevant technology. Each year the academy offers more than 30 continuing
medical education courses across the country.
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The academy's annual meeting is its primary education program. It features the
presentation of scientific papers, instructional courses, technical exhibits, audiovisual
presentations, and symposia on a variety of topics.
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The 50 committees of the academy address a myriad of technical subjects, sponsor
education programs, and inform the membership and the public about the latest
developments within orthopaedics. The academy is currently involved in a pilot project
to develop minimum standards for orthopaedic care; these standards may or may not
ultimately include technology assessments.
American Acaclemy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
~ 101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 302
Washington, DC 20005-3521
202-289-4607
Contact: Jerome C. Goldstein, M.D., Executive Vice President
The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is a
nonprofit medical association that provides governmental and socioeconomic support
for otolaryngologists. It is intended to advance the science and art of medicine related
to otolaryngology and provide educational services for the specialty. AAO-HNS con-
ducts two scientific meetings per year and offers continuing education programs.
AAO-HNS relates to agencies of the federal government concerning matters relevant
to otolaryngology such as ambulatory surgery, thyroid surgery, drug problems, hear-
ing aids and other assistive devices, Medicare and Medicaid, noise, manpower, and
technology assessment. It monitors legislative and regulatory activities and has activat-
ed a legislative network. Drawing from government publications and other sources, the
academy keeps its members informed of advances in medical and surgical procedures,
including new drug and device modalities.
The academy's 50 committees are involved with medical and surgical practices and
procedures. These committees generate voluntary standards of care and develop
policy statements. Several committees are working at developing guidelines for instru-
ments, diagnostic tools and medical and surgical devices. One committee is concerned
with safety standards for the use of lasers in surgery. The Hearing and Equilibrium
Committee keeps abreast of standards for the manufacture and development of the
cochlear implants and criteria for patient selection. Members of the Committee on
National and International Standards work with the American National Standards
Institute and the American Society of Testing and Materials in developing standards
for medical equipment and devices and other standards for health care delivery. One
committee has recently been developed to produce a manual for quality assurance.
American Acaclemy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
122 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 60603-6 ~ 07
312-922-9366
Contact: Ike A. Mayeda, Executive Director
Founded in 1938, the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
(AAPMR) is the national organization for physicians who have been certified through
examination as specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American
Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. This specialty focuses on patients who
are disabled and whose functional abilities have been impaired to varying degrees.
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These include disabilities and impairments from strokes, cerebral palsy or other birth
defects; arthritis, cardiac disease, pulmonary disease, or from other paralyses; and
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1ngurles.
The academy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Edu-
cation to sponsor CME programs, publishes study guides in nine areas related to
physical medicine and rehabilitation, provides a self-assessment program for residents
and practicing physicians to assess their knowledge, and works with other or~aniznrion.s
in maintaining and improving educational standards for the profession.
The AAPMR Medical Practice Committee has various subcommittees for quality assur-
ance and health care financing, facility standards, assessment of diagnostic and thera-
peutic modalities and devices. Other major activities include publication of the monthly
journal Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, annual meeting, and tracking
legislative development and issues in physician medicine and rehabilitation practice,
education and research.
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American Association of BloocI Banks
Ill7 North 19th Street,Suite 600
Arlington, VA 22209
703-528-8200
Contact: Jackie Campbell, Director of Communications
The American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) is a nonprofit professional, scien-
tific and administrative association for individuals and institutions engaged in blood
banking and transfusion medicine. The 7,000 individual members are physicians,
medical technologists, nurses, administrators, donor recruiters, and others involved in
blood banking. Institutional members are 2,400 community and hospital blood banks
and hospital transfusion services that are responsible for collecting nearly half, and
transfusing 80 percent, of the nation's blood supply.
AABB supports making available for patients a safe, adequate, economical and volun-
tary supply of blood and components; to encourage the voluntary donation of blood
and other tissues and organs; to foster scientific investigation, clinical application,
education and exchange of ideas; to encourage, advance and certify high standards of
administrative and technical performance; to function as a clearinghouse for the
exchange of blood and blood credits nationwide; and to plan for cooperation in times
of disaster.
The AABB Committee on Standards sets standards for practice used world-wide in
blood banks and transfusion services. The inspection and accreditation program strives
to improve the safety and quality of transfusions and assists in determining whether
methods, procedures and personnel meet established standards. AABB reference
laboratories provide exchange of information and consultation on rare blood group
antibodies and other advanced technical and scientific problems. The parentage testing
program provides for accreditation in parentage testing and monitors advancements in
the field. The autologous transfusion information file assists in planning programs and
monitoring new techniques. AABB's annual meeting highlights new research and
technology in the fields of blood banking, transfusion medicine, hematology, immuno-
hematology and tissue/organ transplantation. AABB publishes several new books year-
ly on issues of significance in blood banking.
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American Association for Medical Systems and ~x~fonnatics
~ ~ O ~ Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-857- 1 1 89
Contact: Patricia I. Homer, Executive Director
The American Association for Medical Systems and Informatics (AAMSI) is a national
professional medical society incorporated in 1981 in a merger of the Society for
Computer Medicine and the Society for Advanced Medical Systems. In AAMSI, exper-
tise is shared to ensure continued flow of information, research and education in the
health care field.
Members are entitled to join one of 14 professional specialty groups that provide the
opportunity to contribute, obtain, and exchange information about their professional
areas of health care. AAMSI conducts its annual congress on the west coast each spring
and a conference on the east coast in the fall. These meetings provide forums for
sharing and teaching current developments and implementation of systems for health
care and medical informatics in support of patient care, research and health adminis-
trat~on.
AAMSI's two bimonthly journals are Computers and Biomedical Research and M.D. Com-
puting. AAMSI makes available proceedings of the annual congress, a Mental Health
Systems Software Directory, and a Directory of Publications in Health Systems and Inform~atics.
American Association of Tissue Banks
~ ~ 17 North 19th Street, Suite 402
Arlirlgton, Virginia 22209
703-528-0663
Contract: Jeanne C. Mowe, Executive Director
The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) is a nonprofit organization found-
ed in 1976 in response to increased need for transplantable tissues. AATB has two
principal goals: to establish standards for the collection, preservation, and distribution
of tissues leading to the development of inspection and accreditation mechanisms for
tissue collecting organizations, and to improve the efficiency of tissue banking by
encouraging the development of regional tissue banks that collect and distribute a
variety of tissues of high quality with maximum economy.
AATB is structured into councils in five areas: musculoskeletal, ocular, reproductive,
skin, and tissue bank. Each council is responsible for development of guidelines and
standards, and for scientific programs. In September 1984, the association published
standards for tissue banking. Each of the councils has formulated, for its respective type
of tissue, procedures for donor selection, retrieval procedures, maintenance of asepsis,
storage conditions, quality control and record keeping. Based on these standards and
procedures, AATB has developed a program of inspection and accreditation for
organizations that retrieve, bank, and distribute tissues.
AATB acts as an information center regarding tissue retrieval and processing activities
in the U.S. AATB collects and disseminates information regarding tissue banking and
undertakes promotional and educational programs for stimulating tissue donation and
encouraging efficiency of tissue banking. A program for training and certification of
tissue bank personnel is currently under development.
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American College of Emergency Physicians
1125 EXeCUtiVe Circle
Irving, TX 75038-2522
2 14-550-09 1 1
Contact: Colin C. Rorrie, fir., Ph.D., Executive Director
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a nonprofit professional
medical association founded in 1968 to facilitate the exchange of information among
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P nyslclans practicing emergency medicine. The college has more than 11,000 mem-
bers, and is dedicated to the education and professional growth of emergency physi-
cians and to the improvement of patient care.
ACEP conducts continuing medical education programs on clinical and non-clinical
subjects through meetings, workshops, seminars, publications, cassettes, and courses. It
provides such member services as monitoring federal legislation and regulations,
programs related to pre-hospital emergency care, assistance to its state chapters, and
liaison programs with government, third-party carriers, other medical associations, and
various scientific and research organizations.
Although the college does not conduct technology assessment, the annual ACEP
scientific meeting features more than 200 scientific and commercial exhibits. Technical
information is sometimes addressed in articles in Annals of Emergency Medicine, the
college's monthly clinical and scientificjournal. For example, the journal has published
articles on the effectiveness of different types of cervical immobilization collars and
scientific studies comparing different techniques of drug administration.
American College of Gastroenterology
13 Elm Street
Manchester, ME 0 ~ 944
6 1 7-927-8330
Contact: Thomas F. Fise, Executive Director
The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is an international nonprofit orga-
nization of over 2,000 members dedicated to serving the clinically oriented gastroenter-
ologist. It is composed of gastroenterologists, surgeons, radiologists, hepatologists,
pediatricians, and other physicians sharing an interest in the care of patients with
digestive disease. ACG's purposes include promoting and advancing gastroenterology
and allied subjects in medical schools and hospitals, and maintaining and promoting
standards in medical education, practice, and research in gastroenterology. ACG en-
deavors to provide public education regarding digestive disease and develop and
implement health care standards at the national and local level.
ACG is committed to clinical research and provides conceptual and financial support
for investigative studies. Efforts in the area of technology assessment fall within the
purview of the Committee on Research, which numbers 10 physicians engaged in
teaching and patient care programs at major academic institutions and hospitals.
Through this committee, competitive grants are awarded annually. In addition, nation-
al clinical research projects are supported through awards granted by the ACG board.
The results of these and other ACG sponsored projects are presented at the national
and local meetings. The emphasis on clinical relevance provides is intended to keep the
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practitioner abreast of trends in diagnosis and treatment modalities in gastroenterol-
ogy, and serves to encourage clinical researcher-investigators by providing a forum for
their work. Most recently ACG has provided grants in support of selected research
programs on Barrett's esophagus and colon polyps.
ACG provides a broad spectrum of educational programs through meetings and
courses with CME accreditation. Its annual meeting includes sessions, poster sessions,
and symposia, and is held in conjunction with a postgraduate course and a large
commercial exhibit covering the latest in gastrointestinal technology, therapy and
literature. ACG also sponsors regional meetings.
American College of Nuclear Physicians
~ ~ O ~ Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-857- 1 1 35
Contact: Carol A. Lively, Executive Director
The American College of Nuclear Physicians (ACNP) represents over 1,200 physicians
and scientists engaged in the practice or development of nuclear medicine. In support
of the development and implementation of new and improved medical technology in
the field of nuclear medicine, the college promotes funding for research and develop-
ment, and works with federal agencies in addressing regulatory issues inherent in
bringing nuclear medicine materials and instrumentation safely and efficiently to
market and to medical practice and research.
The college's standing committees on nuclear medicine science, radiopharmaceuticals,
and standardization of nuclear medicine instrumentation provide forums in which
members can monitor and have input into the development of nuclear medicine
technology.
As the need arises, the college establishes ad hoc task forces to address specific issues
relevant to certain nuclear medicine technologies. For example, college members have
participated in a joint task force with the Society of Nuclear Medicine to develop a
comprehensive paper on the clinical utility of positron emission tomography, for
purposes of recommending reimbursement under Medicare. college members have
also promoted reimbursement for the use of dual photon absorptiometry in the
diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of osteoporosis.
American College of Preventive Medicine
1015 Fifteenth Street, NW, Suite 403
Washington, DC 20005
202-789-0003
Contact: William M. Kane, Ph.D., Executive Director
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), established in 1954, is a society
of physician specialists whose mission is to foster the professional standards, provide for
scholarly exchanges, promote prevention-oriented medical care and research, and give
national leadership in enhancing public awareness of benefits of health promotion, risk
reduction and disease prevention.
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Although the college does not engage directly in technology assessment, it has partici-
pated in the technology assessment activities of the American Medical Association and
those conducted by the Council of Medical Specialty Societies. The college has identi-
fied a number of members with expertise in specific areas to work with both the AMA
and CMSS. When issues related to preventive medicine procedures and technologies
arise, the AMA and the CMSS refer these questions to selected ACPM members. In
addition, the college has cooperated with the congressional Office of Technology
Assessment.
American Council on Transplantation
700 North Fairfax Street
Suite 505
Alexanctria, VA 22314-2040
703-836-4301
Contact: Nancy R. Holland, Executive Director
The American Council on Transplantation (ACT) was established in 1983 as a non-
profit, national federation to bring together organizations and individuals to improve
the donation and delivery of organs and tissue transplantation. The council has over
800 organizational and individual members.
ACT provides a national public policy forum to address and seek consensus on social,
psychological, ethical, and economic issues involved in organ and tissue recovery and
transplantation. It provides the opportunity for individuals and organizations con-
cerned with organ and tissue transplantation to have an active voice in the discussion
and formulation of public policy regarding transplantation.
Among its activities, ACT encourages the availability of immunosuppressive drubs for
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patients on an outpatient basis; promotes the establishment of scientific registries for
transplant recipients for ongoing scientific and clinical evaluations; promotes a national
task force to evaluate the medical, ethical, legal, and economic and social issues of
transplantation and to make recommendations for improvements; encourages the
passage of require-request legislation; supports Medicare coverage of heart transplan-
tation; and supports in principle the federal task force on organ transplantation.
Major avenues through which ACT's missions and objectives are carried out are its four
forums on: organ retrieval and networking, patient and family issues, professional
education, and public education.
The council publishes the bimonthly newsletter Transplant Action, which serves as the
primary means of communicating with ACT membership. ACT holds annual meet-
ings. The council responds to thousands of requests for information annually, which
are made primarily through ACT's toll free number (1-800-ACT-GIVE).
American Geriatrics Society
770 Lexington Avenue, Suite 400
New York, NY 10021
212-308-1414
Contact: Carol S. Goodwin, Director of Executive Affairs
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The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nonprofit professional medical society
founded in 1942 that attempts to provide optimal health care for the elderly through
programs relating to graduate medical education, fellowship training, continuing med-
ical education, and research and its practical applications. In addition, the society is
active in issues related to long term care health policy and ethical problems in terminal
care. The society's goals are defined by the health and social problems of the elderly.
The AGS is active in technology assessment through the following programs and
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activities.
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· Publication of clinical investigations relating to technologies in the care of the elderly
in the society's peer-reviewed journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
· Preparation of an amicus brief relating to ethical problems in tube feeding of individu
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a s In vegetative states.
· A project on clinical decision-making in catastrophic situations, including issues relat-
ing to ICU care.
· Preparation of material for the congressional Office of Technology Assessment con-
cerning technologies in health care as related to the elderly.
· Preparation of policy statements on various issues in technologies in health care. such
as drugs and devices.
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· A summer research institute, sponsored jointly with the National Institute on Aging,
intended to stimulate interest in careers in aging research.
The AGS conducts an annual scientific meeting on broad issues in the health care of the
elderly, which includes presentations on new and established technologies and ad-
vances in all clinical fields concerned with geriatric care.
American Healthcare Institute
1919 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 703
Washington, DC 20006
202-293-2840
Contact: Merlin K. DuVal, M.D., President
The American Healthcare Institute (AHI) is a nonprofit organization that represents
interests of its 31 members, each of which is a large, vertically integrated, nonprofit,
multi-hospital system. Its constituent institutions number approximately 1,300 located
in 44 states. The institute conducts an annual governance education conference for its
members' trustees and corporate officers; sponsors research into the profiles and
operation of multi-hospital systems; develops health policies supportive of develop-
ment and growth of multi-hospital systems and the operation of not-for-profit hospitals
generally; and promotes the implementation of those policies.
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
4405 East-West Highway, Suite 504
Bethesda, MD 20814
30 1-656-61 17
Contact: fames S. Packer, Ph.D., Executive Director
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RPA's goals are to ensure optimal care for patients with renal disease and related
disorders, to act as a national representative for physicians in the field, and to serve as a
resource for development of national health policy concerning renal disease. RPA
monitors legislative and regulatory activity involving the ESRD program, and acts as an
advocate for graduate medical education in nephrology. RPA supports various re-
search activities and promotes funding for kidney disease research.
In cooperation with the Health Care Financing Administration and the Registry Com-
mittee of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association, RPA has undertaken a
national random sample survey of ES1lD patients in order to gauge the application and
effectiveness of various modes of therapy for chronic renal failure. RPA also supports
research efforts to improve and develop technologies for treatment of renal disease.
The association has undertaken some informal and formal technology assessment
activities including, most recently, a full-scale evaluation of the procedure of reprocess-
ing dialyzers. RPA holds an annual three-day educational meeting on health policy and
scientific issues. The association publishes the quarterly newsletter RPA News.
RESNA Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation
Technology
~ ~ O ~ Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
202-857-1 199
Contact: Patricia I. Homer, Executive Director
RESNA Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, formerly
the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, was renamed to better reflect
the broad array of interests and skills within the organization. The organization was
established in 1979, and membership includes rehabilitation professionals, providers,
and consumers who are dedicated to putting technology to work for disabled persons.
RESNA annual conferences are held at various locations in North America. Other
symposia and workshops are held periodically to seek answers to questions critical to
the welfare of disabled persons. The proceedings of the conference are published, as
well as a variety of other pertinent publications that emanate from the work of RESNA
committees or from rehabilitation professionals.
Sixteen RESNA special interest groups respond to the need for a communication
network within the rehabilitation community to address the diverse needs of consum-
ers, providers, and industry. Regional conferences are being developed to provide
members with the opportunity to meet more frequently to discuss their mutual inter-
ests.
RESNA has developed strategies to ensure interactions among relevant professions,
and to develop consensus on definition of rehabilitative needs; funding requirements
for R&D, education and training; monitoring legislation; working with industry to
ensure high standards and to promote the marketing of new devices; and identifying
funding sources for consumers.
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Society for Medical Decision Making
One Main Street
PO Box 447
West Lebanon, NH 03784
603-298-9929
Contact: [ohn Tomeny, Administrator
The Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) is a nonprofit professional society
founded in 1979 for the purpose of advancing the teaching and scholarship in medical
decision making. The 700 members of SMDM include physicians, public health scien-
tists, economists, computer scientists, health services researchers, and cognitive scien-
tists. Their interests revolve around clinical decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis,
technology assessment, medical databases, and artificial intelligence. The SMDM con-
ducts continuing education courses in decision analysis and technology assessment.
Medical Decision Making, an international journal of record in the field, is published
quarterly by the society. SMDM holds an annual conference on decision making in the
health sciences. This meeting is principally devoted to the presentation of abstracts, but
hour lectures in decision science and technology assessment are staples of the confer-
ence.
Society of Non-Invasive Vascular Technology
~ ~ O ~ Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite '700
Washington, DC 20036
202-857-1 149
Contact: Patricia I. Homer, Executive Director
The Society of Non-lnvasive Vascular Technology (SNIVT) is a nonprofit professional
medical society founded in 1977 to provide education for the profession of noninvasive
vascular technology and to represent the field among other health professions and to
the public by providing information and education. Approximately 60 percent of the
society's 2,700 members are practicing noninvasive vascular technologists or are tech-
nologists involved in supervision and/or education in a clinical setting. Physicians, other
health care providers, researchers, and those involved in the sale and manufacture of
equipment comprise the balance of the membership.
Through its publications, the journal of Vascular Technology and newsletter Spectrum, and
local and national meetings, the society attempts to meet the educational and profes-
sional needs of the technologists involved in vascular testing. In addition, SNIVT offers
patient education pamphlets and training center directories.
SNIVT is a member of and maintains liaison with organizations whose goals are related
to maintaining excellence in the field. These include the American Medical Associa-
tion's Joint Review Committee on Education in Cardiovascular Technology, and the
American Society of Allied Health Professions. SNIVT is represented on the AMA
Panel of Consultants and the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
(ARDMS).
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In an effort to support the continuing education efforts of the registered vascular
technologists, the society provides continuing education credits accepted by the
ARDMS. SNIVT provides educational support for technologists preparing for the
Vascular Technology Exam through its referenced study outlines.
Society of Nuclear Medicine
136 MaUiSOn Avenue
New York, NY 10016-6784
212-889-0717
Contact: Henry L. Ernstthal, Executive Director
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) is a multidisciplinary organization of physi-
cians, physicists, chemists, radiopharmacists, technologists, and others interested in the
diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigational use of radioactive and stable nuclides.
Founded in 1954, it is the largest scientific organization dedicated to nuclear medicine
with over 10,500 members world-wide.
The society has established special interest councils that function autonomously within
the society. The Cardiovascular Council addresses performance and application of
cardiovascular nuclear medicine procedures. The Computer Council is concerned with
computer applications in diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative areas of nuclear
medicine. The Correlative Imaging Council is interested in developing and disseminat-
ing information on medical and physiological applications of various imaging modal-
ities. The Instrumentation Council promotes advancement and dissemination of
knowledge of instrumentation used in nuclear medicine. The Radioassay Council is
concerned with the scientific, economic, and historic elements of the radioassay disci-
pline. The Radiopharmaceutical Science Council addresses dissemination of informa-
tion relating to the radiopharmaceutical sciences and encourages basic radiopharma-
ceutical research and development. The Academic Council promotes education in the
field.
SNM has participated in technology assessments conducted by other institutions by
forming ad hoc committees to address specific issues referred to it by such organiza-
tions as the American Medical Association and the Council of Medical Speciality
Societies. The society recently formed a committee on positron emission tomography
(PET) to examine the literature on PET scanning and to inquire as to its applications
that improve patient management. Scientific data pertaining to assessment is published
in SNM's journal of Nuclear Medicine and as part of other ongoing educational activities
through its annual and other meetings and publications.
Sweclish National Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care
Drottning Gatan 16
~ ~ ~ 5 ~ Stockholm
Sweden
(46-~) 24-05-65
Contact: Egon P. {onsson, Ph.D., Director
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The Swedish National Center for Medical Technology Assessment was established in
1987 and will begin operations in 1988. An independent government agency, it reports
to the cabinet level of government, rather than being part of a particular ministry. The
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center's first-year budget is approximately >1.5 million.
The major purpose of the center is to enhance and coordinate health care technology
assessment activities in Sweden. It was established in response to increased internation-
al interest in medical technology assessment and considerations of rising health care
costs. Significant impetus to the center's formation arose from concern regarding the
purportedly slow pace at which certain technologies have diffused in Sweden; an
enhanced assessment capacity has been advanced as an appropriate means for enabling
worthy technologies to diffuse more readily. Further, the center is intended to improve
the transfer of information about medical technologies from the biomedical research
community to health care providers and the public.
The governing board of the National center includes representation from the Ministry
of Health, Medical Research Council, National Board of Health and Welfare, Federa-
tion of the County Councils, Swedish Planning and Rationalization Institute for the
Health and Social Services (SPRI), Swedish Medical Association, and Swedish College
of Physicians.
The center's program will address medical, economic, social, and ethical aspects of new
and established technologies used for diagnosis and treatment. Assessments conducted
by the center will largely involve syntheses of existing information, and it may purchase
data from other organizations and encourage them to conduct assessments on certain
topics. The center intends to coordinate its activities with similar organizations in other
nations, such as the U.S. Office of Technology Assessment and the Council on Health
Care Technology of the Institute of Medicine.
Technology Assessment and Forecast Program
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
CM2-3 1 3
Washington, DC 20231
703-557-0433
Contact: lane Myers, Office of Documentation
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) established the Technology Assessment
and Forecast Program (TAF) to stimulate the use and enhance the usability of the
patent file, and to assemble, analyze, and make available meaningful data about the file.
TAF uses the database in two principal ways. First, it periodically issues general distri-
bution publications. One series of publications, the Technology Assessment Forecast Reports,
have included reviews of highly active technological areas and areas experiencing high
levels of patenting by foreign residents, profiles of the patenting patterns of the
residents of selected foreign countries and U.S. states, reviews of the patent activity of
the most active patent assignees, and comparisons of patent activity with economic
activity in selected Standard Industrial Classification categories. Another series of
publications, Patent Profiles, surveys the U.S. patenting activity in specific technologies.
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One such profile is Biotechnology: 1982 Update; others address such topics as robots,
telecommunications, and microelectronics. The second principal use of the TAF data-
base is to prepare custom data reports tailored to individual needs. These reports,
provided on a cost reimbursable basis, are used by government agencies and the private
sector. One such custom report was a technology profile report on genetic engineering,
an analysis of patent activity in this area from 1963 to 1986.
United States Pha~macopeial Convention
~ 260 ~ Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
301-881-0666
Contact: Diane M. McGinnis, Assistant Coordinator, Practitioner Reporting System
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is an private, nonprofit body of 300
delegates representing state and national associations and colleges of medicine, nurs-
ing, and pharmacy; industry; and agencies of the federal government. Incorporated in
1900, the purposes of USP are to set standards for health care products in the U.S. and
to collect and disseminate product use information to providers and consumers.
Every five years, USP publishes revised standards for drugs in The United States Pharma-
copeza and The National Formulary. These standards are recognized as official by the
federal government and are enforceable by the FDA. The standards include specif~ca-
tions pertaining to drug strength, quality, purity, packaging, and labeling.
USP provides official drug reference standards, which are highly characterized speci-
mens of drugs, impurities, and degradation products. USP laboratories test and moni-
tor these standards, and develop analytical procedures and tests of proposed revisions
of tests and assays. USP publications include USP DI Volume I: Drug Information for the
Health Care Provider and USP DI Volume II: Advice for the Patient. Other publications are
the consumer edition of the reference volumes About Your Medicines, the bimonthly
newsletter About Your Medicines, and various brochures and books.
The Drug Product Problem Reporting Program (DlPl?R) and the Medical Device and
Laboratory Product Problem Reporting Program (PRP) are systems funded by the
FDA for identifying and correcting problems associated with prescription and over-th-
e-counter drugs and medical devices, laboratory products, radiopharmaccutical drugs,
and radiological devices. Problem reports are usually submitted by practitioners to the
USP via toll-free telephone or reporting forms, and are forwarded to the FDA and
other appropriate government and industry agents for corrective action. Addressing
product quality, DPPR is one of two FDA voluntary drug problem reporting programs
(the other is the Drug Experience Reporting program for adverse drug reactions). PRP
is the largest single source of device experience information for the FDA's Device
Experience Reporting Network.
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United Network for Organ Sharing
3001 Hungary Spring Road
PO Box 28010
Richmond, VA 23228
804-289-0600
Contact: Robert Bowie, Director of Communications
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) was incorporated in 1984 as a private
non-profit organization, having grown out of the South-Eastern Organ Procurement
Foundation. Its purpose is to provide the best possible organs to patients best suited to
receive them, to the end that transplants may be successful and quality of life is
sustained and improved.
The UNOS computer system has transplant-related data on 10,000 potential recipi-
ents, involving approximately 250 transplant centers, organ procurement organiza-
tions, and laboratories in the U.S. The system matches data on newly available organs
and tissues with potential recipients. UNOS uses its database to study factors affecting
recipients after they have received transplants, to evaluate transplant procedures, and
to improve the computer system.
Linked to the computer system, the UNOS Organ Center assists procurement teams by
providing information concerning potential placement of organs prior to procure-
ment. With ties to transportation services, the Organ Center is the central point for
organ distribution outside the U.S., and maintains relationships with transplant pro-
grams worldwide.
In 1984, the National Transplant Act mandated the establishment of a national com-
puter transplant system. In 1986, UNOS received the federal contract to establish the
national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Among its tasks,
OPTN is to develop and implement a transplant information systems plan, develop and
maintain a potential transplant recipient registration system, match donors and recipi-
ents, develop a telephone system, provide a transportation assistance system, develop
organ procurement standards, conduct a high percent reactive antibodies patient
transplant feasibility study, and improve professional education.
UNOS is developing a population-based Scientific Registry for Organ Transplantation
for reporting to the federal government about transplantation and to study risk factors
ran ~
affecting transp antation outcomes. Requests by outside parties for access to the regis-
try data will be considered by the UNOS scientific advisory committee. UNOS publish-
es the monthly newsletter UNOS Update.
University Hospital Consortium
One Mid America Plaza, Suite 624
Oakbrook Terrace, rib 60
3 1 2-954-6766
Contact: Robert Baker, President
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The University Hospital Consortium (UHC) is a nonprofit organization formed in
1984 to aid university teaching hospitals in their efforts to maintain and strengthen
their positions in the marketplace UHC includes 43 university hospitals in 24 states
with a total of 23,000 beds, 775,000 admissions per year, and 25,300 medical school
enrollees. UHC seeks to promote group efforts among academic teaching hospitals
concerning access to information, alternative delivery systems, capital formation, insur-
ance, research, marketing, and volume-purchasing.
UHC is considering methods through which its member hospitals can participate in
alternative delivery systems by monitoring the development of such systems on a
nationwide basis and making recommendations to its members. UHC is working to
promote enhanced capital formation and improved malpractice insurance for its mem-
bers. It is committed to sponsoring management research programs, information
exchange, and sharing of marketing information. UHC's subsidiary, the University
Hospital Consortium Services Corporation, develops agreements with providers to
reduce costs to UHC institutions. It sponsors pharmacy, capital equipment, and sup-
plies purchasing programs, and provides a management consulting pool.
UHC is developing a program to assist health product makers and venture capitalists to
conduct multi-center technology assessments at its member institutions. Such a pro-
gram may enhance universities' role in develonin~ and testing technolo~ie.s once co
provide a means of generating and
government and the private sector.
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SUBJECT INDEX TO ORGANIZATIONAL SOURCES
Absorptiometry-Dual photon
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Aging
American Geriatrics Society
Anesthesiology
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Bioequivalency testing
Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association
Biomedical engineering
Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biolo-
gY
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Association for the Advancement of Medical In-
strumentation
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
International Federation for Medical and Bio-
logical Engineering
RESNA Association for the Advancement
of Rehabilitation Technology
Biotechnology
Association of Biotechnology Companies
Blood banks
American Association of Blood Banks
Blood transfusion
American Association of Blood Banks
Clinical assessment
George Washington University Medical Center
Correctional institution health care
American Public Health Association
Decision making, Clinical
Society for Medical Decision Making
Dermatology
American Academy of Dermatology
Diagnostic imaging devices
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Digestive diseases
SEE Gastroenterology
Drug Product Reporting Program
United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
Electroconvulsive therapy devices
American Psychiatric Association
Emergency medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
End Stage Renal Disease Program
Renal Physicians Association
Enteral nutrition
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition
Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and En-
teral Nutrition
Futures research
Institute for Alternative Futures
Institute for the Future
Gastroenterology
American College of Gastroenterology
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Genetic engineering
Association of Biotechnology Companies
Geriatric medicine
American Geriatrics Society
Health benefits
Employee Benefit Research Institute
National Association of Manufacturers
Health care data
National Association of Health Data Organiza-
tions
Health insurance
Health Insurance Association of America
International Federation of Voluntary Health
Service Funds
Health maintenance organizations
American Medical Care and Review Association
Group Health Association of America
Health policy
National Health Council
Health promotion
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Public Health Association
Health services research
Association for Health Services Research
Home care
Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and En-
teral Nutrition
Hospital management
American Healthcare Institute
Federation of American Health Systems
Maryland Hospital Association
University Hospital Consortium
Hospitals Nonproprietary
American Healthcare Institute
Hospitals Proprietary
Federation of American Health Systems
Hospitals University
University Hospital Consortium
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Immunology
American Society of Transplant Physicians
Immunosuppressants
American Council on Transplantation
Individual practice associations
American Medical Care and Review Association
Group Health Association of America
Information systems
American Association for Medical Systems and
Informatics
Society for Medical Decision Making
Internal medicine
American Society of Internal Medicine
Laboratories
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
American Society of Internal Medicine
Lithium
American Psychiatric Association
Long term care
American Geriatrics Society
Magnetic resonance imaging
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Medical devices manufacturers
Canadian Association of Manaufacturers of
Medical Devices
Health Industry Manufacturers Association
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Medical instrumentation
Association for the Advancement of Medical In
strumentat~on
Medical specialities
Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Medical systems
American Association for Medical Systems and
Informatics
Medicare reimbursement
Physician Payment Review Commission
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Mental health
Association for Health Services Research
Mental illnesses
American Psychiatric Association
Multi-hospital systems
American Healthcare Institute
Noninvasive vascular technology
Society of Non-Invasive Vascular Technology
Nuclear medicine
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Organ procurement
SEE Tissue procurement
Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head
and Neck Surgery
Parenteral nutrition
American Geriatrics Society
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition
Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and En-
teral Nutrition
Patents
Office of Technology Assessment and Forecast
Pathology
American Society of Clinical Pathologists
Peer review organizations
American Medical Care and Review Association
American Medical Peer Review Association
American Medical Review Research Center
Pharmaceutical manufacturers
Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Pharmaceutical research
Center for the Study of Drug Development
Pharmaceuticals, Generic
Center for the Study of Drug Development
Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association
Positron emission tomography
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Physical medicine
American Academy of Physical Medicine
Postmarketing surveillance
Center for the Study of Drug Development
United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
Preferred provider organizations
American Medical Care and Review Association
Preventive medicine
American College of Preventive Medicine
Psychiatry
American Psychiatric Association
Psychosocial therapy
American Psychiatric Association
Public health
American Public Health Association
Pan American Health Association
Quality assurance programs
American Medical Care and Review Association
American Medical Peer Review Association
American Medical Review Research Center
American Public Health Association
Maryland Hospital Association
Radiation therapy devices
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Radiology
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Radiopharmaceuticals
American College of Nuclear Physicians
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Rehabilitation
American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation
RESNA Association for the Advancement
of Rehabilitation Technology
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Rheumatic diseases
American Rheumatism Association
Standards and specifications
American National Standards Institute
American Public Health Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society for Testing and Materials
Association for the Advancement of Medical In-
strumentation
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
United States Pharmacopoeial Convention
Strategic planning
Institute for the Future
Surgery Head
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head
and Neck Surgery
Surgery Neck
American Academy of Otolaryngology Head
and Neck Surgery
Surgery Orthopedic
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Technology assessment (general)
Finnish Society of Technology Assessment in
Health Care
International Society of Technology Assess-
ment in Health Care
National Advisory Council on Health Care
Technology Assessment
Swedish National Center for Technology As-
sessment in Health Care
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Tissue banks
American Association of Tissue Banks
Tissue procurement
American Association of Blood Banks
American Association of Tissue Banks
American Council on Transplantation
United Network for Organ Sharing
Transplantation
American Council on Transplantation
American Society of Transplant Physicians
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
United Network for Organ Sharing
Ultrasound
American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
Urology
American Urological Association
Renal Physicians Association
Utilization review
American Medical Review Research Center
Representative terms from entire chapter:
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