Medical Technology Assessment Directory A Pilot Reference to Organizations, Assessments, and Information Resources (1988) / Chapter Skim
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Part 4: Organizational Resources
Part 4: Organizational Resources
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Part 4 Organizational Resources
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT DIRECTORY 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 organizations 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.
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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 Engineering Society, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Instrument Society of America, Neuroelectric Society, RESNA Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology, and SPIE International Society for Optical Engineering.
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Each year the academy offers more than 30 continuing medical education courses across the country. ~_ ~ A A ~ ~ _~^ ^~ The academy's annual meeting is its primary education program.
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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.
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The academy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education 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 assurance and health care financing, facility standards, assessment of diagnostic and therapeutic modalities and devices.
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is a nonprofit organization founded 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.
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The college has more than 11,000 members, and is dedicated to the education and professional growth of emergency physicians 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.
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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.
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. American Geriatrics Society 770 Lexington Avenue, Suite 400 New York, NY 10021 212-308-1414 Contact: Carol S
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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)
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The requirements for commendation are based upon the guidelines established by a joint task force on standards sponsored by the AIUM and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)
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American Medical Peer Review Association 440 First Street NW, Suite 510 Washington, DC 20001 202-628- 1853 Contact: Andrew Webber, Executive Vice President The American Medical Peer Review Association (AMPRA) is an educational, nonprofit organization of parties interested in quality assurance and utilization review.
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AMRRC publishes the newsletter Qualify Review News. American National Standards Institute 1430 BrOa6WaY NeW York, NY ~ 00 ~ 8 2 12-354-3300 Contact: Joseph Tretler, fir., Assistant Program Administrator, Medical Devices The American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
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American Psychiatric Association 1400 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 202-682-6 138 Contact: Harold A Pincus, M.D., Director, Office of Research The American Psychiatric Association (APA)
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is a 3,000-member nonprofit medical organization founded in 1934. ARA members are clinical and research professionals concerned with the prevention, treatment, and eventual cure of rheumatic diseases, and provision of optimal care.
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Stevenson, M.O., Senior Vice President, 312-738-1336 The American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) is a nonprofit medical specialty society organized for educational and scientific purposes.
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ASIM maintains liaison with government agencies and industry associations pertinent to its interests in medical technology. American Society of Mechanical Engineers 345 East 47th Street New York, NY ~ 00 ~ 7 2 1 2-705-7797 Contact: Julie Trunzo, Technical Administrator The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (AS ME)
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The division is also-concerned with the issues of health care delivery, standards for medical devices, and government regulation of health care. The Bioengineering division sponsors a full technical program at each ASME winter annual meeting, and several other technical meetings each year.
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ASTM has 30,000 individual and organizational members worldwide. ASTM has 140 technical committees and many subcommittees involved in standards writing for a wide variety of products from iron and steel to petroleum to textiles to medical devices.
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Corry, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Office of the Chairman, Department of Surgery, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, 319-356-2545 The American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) is a nonprofit professional society founded in 1974 consisting of surgeons trained in organ transplantation.
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AUA conducts continuing medical education programs for urologists that include assessments of recent technological advances related to urology. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation 1901 N
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is a national membership organization formed to represent the field of health services research. As such, AHSR promotes cooperative relationships between researchers and public and private decision makers, serves as a source of expertise and knowledge about health services research, and educates the public about the need for and contributions of the field.
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is an organization of approximately 120 health product companies. The mission of the CAMMD is to encourage a business environment conducive to investment and growth of the Canadian health care industry by developing Canadian manufacturing and marketing capabilities, becoming involved in setting regulations governing medical devices, and writing of standards for these products.
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Council of Medical Specialty Societies PO Box 70 Lake Forest, IL 60045 3 12-295-3456 Contact: Rebecca S Rhine, Associate Executive Vice President The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS)
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Baker, Deputy Director for Government Relations The Federation of American Health Systems (FAHS, formerly the Federation of American Hospitals' acts as trade representative of the nation's 1,400 investor-owned hospitals, hospital management companies, and health systems and allied companies involved in the delivery of long-term care, home health care, and health insurance. Members of the federation include such major hospital companies as Hospital Corporation of America, Humana, American Medical International, and National Medical Enterprises, as well as several hundred independent, free-standing hospitals.
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Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association 200 Madison Avenue, Suite 2404 New York, NY I00 16 212-683-1881 Contact: Dee Fensterer, President The Generic Pharmaceutical Industry Association (GPIA) is a national association of independent manufacturers, distributors, and industry suppliers of generic prescription pharmaceuticals.
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Increased use of bioequivalency testing technologies by generic pharmaceutical producers to meet federal approval requirements has led to further development of these technologies. Member firms and the association's Technical Committee prepare reports on such developments for publication and for presentation to regulatory bodies.
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GHAA publishes The Group Health journal, the monthly newsletter Group Health News, and an HMO Managers Letter. Health Industry Manufacturers Association 1030 15th Street, NW, Suite ~ 100 Washington, DC 20005 202-452-8240 Contact: Paul Campbell, Director, Health Policy Research The Health Industry Manufacturers Association (HIMA)
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The Science and Technology Section has several committees and task forces which address topics such as product manufacture, safety, domestic and international standards, in vitro diagnostics, and biotechnology. The Legal and Regulatory Section focuses on the regulation and payment of medical devices and diagnostic products; it has proposed ways to streamline the FDA device approval process and the HCFA coverage process while assuring public safety and the integrity of industry's products.
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IAF has conducted foresight seminars on biomedical issues intended to clarify the role of societal assumptions in technology assessment; these have addressed, for instance, the future of diagnostic testing, future of drugs and the elderly, future of organ transplantation, prospects for home health care, and pharmaceutical research and development for geriatric medicine and for vaccines and treatments for AIDS. Other futures projects have been conducted in nursing, mental health services, blood services, and artificial intelligence in health care.
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It has conducted projects for insurers, manufacturers, federal and state agencies, and foundations and other nonprofit organizations. IFTF's Health Care Outlook project is an ongoing forecasting and strategic planning service conducted with the Louis Harris survey firm to study structural change in the U.S.
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of Biomedical Engineering, University Hospital, S-58-1 85 Linkoping, Sweden, (46-13) 19-24-56 The International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
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The federation has examined and made recommendations to the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization regarding health care delivery systems of selected countries. International Society of Technology Assessment in Health Care Contact: Els Borst-Eilers, Secretary, and Vice Chairman, Health Council of the Netherlands, PO Box 90517, 2509 EM The Hague, Netherlands, (31-70)
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Accordingly, the society is concerned with assessment of all the implications of health care technology and the use of assessment findings to provide a rational basis for the acquisition, diffusion and application of technology so as to foster and enhance the delivery of quality health care. Maryland Hospital Association 1301 York RoacI, Suite 800 Lutherville, MD 21093 30 1-32 1-6200 Contact: Steven I
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The National Advisory Council is to advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Director of the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment (NCHSR) with respect to the performance of NCHSR technology assessment activities.
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. health care data, and health care technology and its impact on corporate health care costs.
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NEMA's Diagnostic Imaging and Therapy Systems Division represents more than 95 percent of the market for manufacturers providing medical devices to the health care field in the areas of conventional medical and dental x-ray imaging, computed tomography, diagnostic ultrasound, nuclear imaging, radiation therapy, magnetic resonance, lithotripsy, and picture archiving and communication systems. NEMA is especially concerned with the electrical equipment standards to facilitate uniform repetitive manufacture, and with product performance and safety.
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Oley Foundation for Home Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 214 Hun Memorial Albany Medical Center Albany, NY 12208 5 18-445-5079 Contact: Lenore Heaphey, Associate Director Oley is a nonprofit research and education organization founded in 1983 for the purpose of promoting optimal care for those requiring long-term specialized nutritional therapy. The foundation has established a network of clinicians and patients throughout the U.S.
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The 22nd Pan American Sanitary Conference of PAHO included health technology as one of the six major priorities for the American Region. Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association ~ ~ 00 ~ 5th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005 202-835-3420 Contact: Gerald I
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Eileen Widmer, Executive Director The Renal Physicians Association (RPA) is a national organization of more than 1,200 physicians who care for patients with renal disease.
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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.
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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 technologists involved in supervision and/or education in a clinical setting.
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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.
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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 international interest in medical technology assessment and considerations of rising health care costs.
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are systems funded by the FDA for identifying and correcting problems associated with prescription and over-the-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.
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UNOS publishes 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 601
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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 supplies purchasing programs, and provides a management consulting pool.
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ORGANIZATIONAL SOURCES 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 BiologY American Society of Mechanical Engineers Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Federation for Medical and Biological 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 Enteral Nutrition Futures research Institute for Alternative Futures Institute for the Future Gastroenterology American College of Gastroenterology 603
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT DIRECTORY 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 Organizations 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 Enteral 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 604 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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ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES 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 Enteral 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 605
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MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT DIRECTORY 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 Instrumentation 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 Assessment in Health Care National Advisory Council on Health Care Technology Assessment Swedish National Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care 606 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
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