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Medical Technology Policy Committee (MTPC)

 

Participation

MTPC invites IEEE U.S. members who have an interest in public policy coupled with relevant expertise in the field of medical technology and who are willing to be active contributors to the committee's activities to join the committee as a Corresponding Member (CM). As CM, you will be invited to recommend committee activities, comment on draft position statements and testimonies, and otherwise participate in the business of the committee.

To become a CM, please provide a brief description of your interest and expertise in this area and submit to:

Deborah Rudolph
(Office) 202-530-8332
(Email) d.rudolph@ieee.org

Committee Organization

IEEE-USA members are invited to serve on the committee to assist with the activities and mission of MTPC.

• Chair:  Thomas Jepsen
• Vice Chair: Vacant
• Staff: Deborah Rudolph

Mission Statement

The Medical Technology Policy Committee (MTPC) is a focal point bringing the expertise of IEEE-USA to address national policy issues such as health care and wellness. The primary objective of the MTPC is to assist in the rational formulation of medical technology legislation, regulation, and policy in the U.S. The Committee attempts to accomplish this goal by preparing and presenting positions in accordance with IEEE-USA procedures. MTPC works to address various aspects of health and wellness activities affecting public policy in the country by relying on the professional and technical knowledge of IEEE members.

Meeting Schedule

Conferences and Reports

IEEE-USA participated as a co-sponsor in the following events:

• IEEE.tv will broadcast the MTPC-sponsored session on "Privacy and Security for Wireless Communication in Healthcare," delivered at the First AMA-IEEE EMBS Medical Technology Conference on Individualized Health Care, held in Washington, D.C. (21-23 March 2010)
  
  
                   Donald Witters, Food and Drug Administration
  
  Session Speakers and Presentations:
  • Tom Jepsen Wireless and Mobile Technologies for Healthcare:Ensuring Privacy, Security, and Availability
     
  • Neil W. Buckley Managing Wireless Medical Device Security Challenges in Today's Enterpise Healthcare
     
  • Donald M. Witters Building Pathways to Safe, Secure, and Reliable Wireless Healthcare
     
  • Kevin Stine NIST's Role in Securing Health Information

• The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's 8th Annual Policy Summit , Washington, D.C - the Policy Summit brought together health IT policy and industry leaders in a dialogue on the recently enacted economic stimulus legislation and healthcare reform legislation currently being addressed by Congress. (22-23 September 2009)
   
• “Accessing the Future: A Global Collaborative Exploration for Accessibility in the Next Decade,” an IEEE- and IBM-sponsored conference held in Boston, MA. (20-21 July 2009)
   
• The "Health Care Interoperability Summit: Establishing the Infrastructure for Health Assurance and Disease Prevention," held at the National Academy of Engineering, Washington, D.C.(1-June 2009)
   
• "Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences: Identifying the Measurement, Standards and Technolgical Challenges," held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The conference was co-hosted by NIST and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute. (19-22 October 2008)

  In October 2009, NIST released the following reports resulting from the above conference:

  • Accelerating Innovation in 21st Century Biosciences Full Conference Report
  • Accelerating Innovationin 21st Century Biosciences Executive Summary
  • Measurement Challenges to Innovation in the Biosciences:Critical Roles for NIST
     
• The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's Council of Societies' 3rd Annual Federal Symposium, Policy for Healthier Lives Through Medical and Biological Engineering, Washington D.C. (15-16 September 2008)
   
• "Strategy for Health Care Through Bio and Information Standards and Technologies," held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland, co-sponsored by IEEE-USA, the IEEE Biotechnology Council and NIST. (24-25 September 2007)
   
  • Conference Report

PowerPoint Presentations (Available to-date):

1. "The Role of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics in FDA's Critical Path Initiative"  Janet Woodcock, Deputy Commissioner of Operations, FDA
2. "Biotech 2007: A Global Transformation"  Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill & Company
3. "Approaches to Developing Government R&D Programs"  Gregory Tassey, Senior Economist, NIST
4. "The Potential of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics for Public Health" Anthony Arundel, SGEAU, OECD
5. Assessing Emerging Technology Benefits and Barriers Roundtable" David Whitlinger, President & Board Chairman, Continua
6. Deepak Ayyagari, Secretary, Continua Health Alliance; Principal Scientist, Persoanl Healthcare Technologies, Sharp
   
   More of the PowerPoint and Video presentations from the conference can be found at the NIST webpage as they become available.

• Dr. Mark Ginsburg of Seventh Rank Associates gave a reporton the National Summit, “Moving Toward Interoperability: Technologies for Accessible, Affordable Healthcare,” held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland. (18-19 October 2006)
   
• A special symposium on "Critical (Medical) Information Protection: A Privacy/Security Information Assurance Debate, co-sponsored by MTPC and the Critical Infrastructure Protection ad hoc committee, as part of the IEEE EMBC 2006 Conference held New York City. (30 August-3 September 2006)

Presentation by Frank Ferrante on "Maintaining Security and Privacy of Patient Information" [abstract]  [PowerPoint presentation]

Luis Kun, Frank Ferrante, Gouenou Coatrieux and Pradeep Ray

Luis Kun, IEEE-USA Medical Technology Policy Committee

Gouenou Coatrieux, presenter

Frank Ferrante, IEEE-USA Medical Technology Policy Committee

Presentation by Thomas Jepson on Interoperability for the National Health Information Network (July 2005) (PPT)

MTPC joined with Intel and Mitretek in hosting an IT and Public Policy Symposium on Addressing the Needs of Our Aging Population With Technology on 4 June 2004. The Final Report is now available.

• Addressing the Health and Care Needs of Persons With Disabilities With Assistive Technology (Nov. 2009)
   
• Technologies for Addressing the Health Care Needs of Our Aging Population (Nov. 2009)
   
• Design for Use Issues in a Health Care Environment (Nov. 2009)
   
• Interoperability for the National Health Information Network (Nov. 2009)
   
• Increasing Science and Engineering Representation on U.S. Government Advisory Entities Concerned with Health-Related Issues (Feb. 2009)
   
• Nondiscrimination in Employment Based on Genetic and Other Health Information (June 2008)
   
• Patient Safety: The Role of Information Technology in Reducing Medical Errors (Nov. 2008)

• Patient Safety: The Role of Information Technology in Reducing Medical Errors (October 2009)
   
• "Interoperability for the National Health Information Network"
  November 2005, can be purchased through the IEEE-USA Shop for $4.95 member price; $19.95 nonmember. Members can click on the login link, click on the "shop" tab, and then click on the product title to obtain the member discount.

• Letter to Senate Health, House Education and House Energy Committee members forwarding recommendations from conference report on "Economic Strategy for Health Care through Standards and Technologies." (22 January 2009)
  
• Letter to President Zoë Baird of The Markle Foundation endorsing the principles set forth in "Connecting for Health Principles: Common Framework for Networked Personal Health Information." (20 August 2008)
  
• Letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee endorsing the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 (H.R. 6357) and its provisions to promote the adoption of health information technology. (06 August 2008)
  
• Letter to Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions endorsing the "Wired for Health Care Quality Act” (S.1693). (16 June 2008)
  
• Letter to Bill Sponsors and Key Leaders expressing appreciation for their leadership in securing passage of The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493, S. 358). (21 May 2008)
  
• Letter to Rep. Gordon providing input on his pending health information technology legislation (H.R. 2406). (19 May 2008)
  
• Letter to Rep. Eshoo providing input on her pending health information technology legislation (H.R. 3800). (19 May 2008)
  
• Coalition letter by the Genetic Alliance to the U.S. Senate urging passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (S.358). (14 April 2008)
  
• Letter to Rep. Dennis Moore, congratulating him for introducing H.R. 2991, the Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007. H.R. 2991 establishes the development of non-governmental repositories for patients’ health records.  (3 April 2008)
  
• Letter to the U.S. Senate endorsing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S.358). (2 November 2007)
  
• Letter to Rep. Bart Gordon endorsing H.R. 2406, legislation "to authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of the health care information enterprise in the United States." (31 October 2007)
   
• Letter to key House/Senate leaders outlining need for health care legislation, including provisions related to use of information technology to ensure quality and reliability of health care delivery. (12 February 2007)
   
• Letter to Rep. Louise Slaughter and selected sponsors endorsing the Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (H.R. 493). (8 February 2007)
   
• IEEE-USA letter and comments to the NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities in response to a call for public comments on the draft report, “Policy Issues Associated with Undertaking a Large U.S. Population Cohort Project on Genes, Environment and Disease.” (25 July 2006)
   
• IEEE-USA letter to Rep. Nancy Johnson, Chair, Committee on Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, endorsing the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 (H.R. 4157).”  (20 July 2006)
   
• Letter was sent to key Members of Congress and the Administration forwarding the whitepaper, "Interoperability for the National Health Information Network." (20 March 2006)
   
• Statement to the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organization for a hearing on the Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006 (H.R. 4859). (15 March 2006)
    
• Coalition letter through Genetic Alliance to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asking FDA to issue regulations for a genetic testing specialty under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988. (14 March 2006)
   
• Coalition Letter supporting increased federal funding for public health research in FY07 budget. (30 January 2006)
   
• Letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions endorsing the Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1418). (8 August 2005)
  
• Statement/testimony concerning Health Information Technology for the record of a 30 June 2005 hearing by the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Technology Innovation & Competitiveness. (30 June 2005)
   
• Letter to Senate Majority Leader Frist urging passage of a patient safety bill and endorsing the General Principles for Patient Safety Reporting Systems. (24 June 2005)
   
• Letter to Administration officials supporting formation of the National Health Information Infrastructure.  (24 June 2005)
   
• Letter congratulating AMIA on their efforts to create awareness and promote adoption of Electronic Health Records. (21 June 2005)

• The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) promotes the fields of medical and biological engineering through public awareness and government relations.
   
• The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) seeks to enhance health care through information technology.
The Biomedical Engineering Resource Network (BMEnet) provides news and information on publications, conferences, jobs, and grant opportunities in the field of biomedical engineering.
 
• IEEE's Committee on Man and Radiation (COMAR) is a technical committee of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and is comprised of experts on health and safety issues related to electromagnetic fields, from powerline through microwave frequency ranges.

 
• The Genetic Alliance is a coalition of more than 600 advocacy, research and health care organizations that represent millions of individuals with genetic conditions and their interests.
   
• The Internet Health Care Coalition identifies and promotes quality health care resources on the Internet.
   
• Office of the National Coordinator for Health/AHIC - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael O. Leavitt announced the membership for the American Health Information Community (AHIC), to help advance efforts to reach the President's call for most Americans to have electronic health records within ten years.
   
• National Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering (National Institutes of Health)
   
• National Institute of Standards and Technology
   
• National Library of Medicine's NGI and Telemedicine Projects.
• Research!America is a broad alliance of non-profit organizations working to make health and medical research a higher national priority.
   
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its Medical Devices and Radiological Health home page.

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Updated: 5 May 2010
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