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Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial
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Research Initiative
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CMS
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NHLBI
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The Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial is a randomized controlled clinical trial to assess the efficacy of around-the-clock, supplemental oxygen therapy in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and moderately severe hypoxemia. NHLBI will administer and oversee the study, and Medicare will cover the costs of items and medical services that are generally available through that program to beneficiaries enrolled in the trial.
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Lupus Federal Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA, OS
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NIAMS, NCCIH, NEI, NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIEHS, NIMHD, NINDS, OD/DPCPSI/OBSSR, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH
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The Lupus Federal Working Group, established on behalf of the HHS Secretary by the NIH, facilitates collaboration among NIH components, other Federal agencies, voluntary and professional organizations, and industry groups with an interest in lupus.
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Lyme and Tick-borne Diseases Work Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, OS
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NIAID
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This work group involves members from agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the NIH with the purpose of continued coordination and communication of activities, policy updates, events, agency highlights, and other shared interests relating to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.
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Mapping of the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED CT) and International Classification of Disease (ICD) Clinical Terminology
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Resource Development
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CDC, OS
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NLM
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has set a goal for the nationwide implementation of an interoperable health information technology infrastructure to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. Achieving this goal will require that key clinical data elements are captured or recorded in detailed, standardized form (using standard vocabularies, codes, and formats) as close to their original sources (patients, health care providers, laboratories, diagnostic devices, etc.) as possible. If these standardized clinical data can also be used to generate HIPAA- compliant billing transactions automatically, this will provide another incentive for adoption of clinical data standards. For automated generation of bills from clinical data to become a reality, robust mappings from standard clinical terminologies to the HIPAA code sets must be created. In preparation for the transition to ICD-10-CM in 2015, a map from SNOMED CT to ICD-10-CM is being created.
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Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Research Pediatric Practice Based Research Network (PBRN) Initiative
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Research Initiative
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HRSA
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NICHD
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The purpose of this document is to amend the original agreement. This agreement is for the NIH to contribute funding to the HRSA to fund, oversee, and manage a cooperative agreement on a topic of mutual interest to the agencies. The funds will be used to support a pediatric practice-based applied research network that will engage in coordinated multi-centered research activities, focusing on translating research to practice, and cultivate new researchers from among the practice-based constituency of the research network.
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Media-Smart Youth Campaign Outreach
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Meeting/ Workshop
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OS
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NICHD
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In FY15, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) coordinated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to promote the Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! health education curriculum. NICHD staff led a training webinar, hosted by the Partnership Center, to train 200 leaders across the country in implementing Media-Smart Youth. In addition, NICHD received valuable input from the Partnership Center about possible outreach strategies, which helped lead to a successful outreach pilot program in FY15, the Media-Smart Youth Teen Leaders. Through this program, groups of teens--with adult supervision--implemented the Media-Smart Youth program at 50 sites around the county. This approach increased awareness and use of NICHD’s Media-Smart Youth curriculum, while cutting costs of each program by 80%, as compared to a previous community mini-grant program.
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Medical Countermeasures Surveillance Integrated Program Team
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, OS
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NIAID
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This team was created to identify the regulatory science research required for real‐time tracking and evaluation of medical countermeasures (MCMs) during public health emergencies. The team is developing a comprehensive Action Plan to identify and facilitate the development of systems that can be used to monitor MCM safety and clinical benefit during an event.
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Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI)
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Training Initiative
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CDC, HRSA
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FIC, NCI, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIMH, NINDS, NINR, OD/DPCPSI/OAR, OD/DPCPSI/ORWH, OD/DPCPSI/OSC
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The Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) is intended to build human capacity for health in Africa by strengthening the medical education system in an environment that values and nurtures research in President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-funded countries. This program also works to build clinical and research capacity in Africa as part of a retention strategy for faculty of medical schools and clinical professors. The 15 awards administered by FIC/NIH are now in a no-cost extension year to complete their activities. NIH/MEPI works in collaboration with OGAC, HRSA, USAID, DOD, Peace Corps, African Ministries of Health, as well as international agencies, including the World Health Organization, World Bank, and Welcome Trust.
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Medical Eligibility Criteria Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD
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The purpose of this committee is to provide guidance on medical eligibility issues.
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Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
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Health Survey
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AHRQ
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NCI
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The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is the most complete source of data on the cost and use of health care and health insurance coverage.
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