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Consensus-Based Entity (CBE) Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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ACL, AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, OS
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NLM
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The Consensus-Based Entity (CBE) Committee is a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wide entity, chaired by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), to provide oversight and input into the execution of ASPE’s legislation-mandated contract with the National Quality Forum (the Consensus-Based Entity) for establishing quality and performance measures. the National Library of Medicine (NLM) participates as an invited member.
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Content Standards Workgroup of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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NLM
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The Content Standards Workgroup of the Health Information Technology (HIT) Standards Committee is part of the Federal Advisory Committee that is charged with making recommendations to ONC on standards, implementation specifications, and certification criteria for the electronic exchange and use of health information.
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Contract to fund Congressional mandated National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) study on Organ Donation and Transplantation
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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HRSA
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NIAID, NHLBI, NIDDK
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Contract for a NASEM study to examine and recommend improvements to research, policies, and activities related to organ donation and transplantation. The report shall include: ( 1) identification of current challenges involved in modeling proposed organ allocation policy changes and recommendations to improve modeling; (2) recommendations about how costs should be factored into the modeling of organ allocation policy changes; (3) a review of scoring systems (e.g., CPRA, EPTS, KDPI, LAS, MELD, etc.) or other factors that determine organ allocation and patient prioritization and recommendations to assure fair and equitable practices are established, including reducing inequities affecting socioeconomically disadvantaged patient populations; ( 4) recommendations to update the OPTN''s policies and processes to ensure that organ allocation decisions take into account the viewpoints of expert OPTN committees; and (5) such other issues as may be identified.
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COPD National Action Plan
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Meeting/ Workshop
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, IHS
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NHLBI, NCI, NIA, NIEHS, NINR
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The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) National Action Plan is the first-ever blueprint for a multi-faceted, unified fight against the disease. Developed at the request of Congress with input from the broad COPD community, it provides a comprehensive framework for action by those affected by the disease and those who care about reducing its burden.
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Council on Emergency Medical Care
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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AHRQ, CDC, CMS, HRSA, OS, SAMHSA
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NIMH, NCATS, NHLBI, NICHD, NIGMS, NINDS, NLM
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The Council on Emergency Medical Care (CEMC) is a coalition comprised of subject-matter experts and policymakers in emergency medical care from organizations across the Federal Government. The CEMC contributes to the development, advancement, and coordination of federal strategies, policies, and priorities relating to emergency medical care to improve the nation’s emergency care system.
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CounterACT Research Network Steering Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA
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NICHD, NEI, NIAID, NIEHS, NIGMS, NINDS, NLM
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The CounterACT program is a translational research program supporting basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at the discovery and/or identification of better therapeutic medical countermeasures and/or diagnostic technologies against chemical threat agents, and facilitates their movement through the regulatory process in collaboration with other federal departments and agencies, such as the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (HHS BARDA). The program includes a comprehensive network of Research Centers of Excellence, individual co-operative research projects, small business innovation research grants, contracts, and interagency agreements with the Department of Defense. Among other activities, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) organizes an annual meeting of investigators supported by the program allowing researchers to share information, encourage collaboration, and enable National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff to evaluate the group’s progress on themes such as nerve agents, seizure detection technology, cyanide, and sulfur mustard.
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Countering Biothreats PCC on Gene Editing and Synthesis (CBT PCC)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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OD/OSP
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Discusses policy options related to gene editing and synthesis.
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Countering Biothreats PCC on Promoting and Protecting the Bioeconomy
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA, OS
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OD/OSP
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Discusses and coordinates policy options related to promoting and protecting the bioeconomy.
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Countering Biothreats sub-PCC on Gene Editing and Synthesis (CBT sub-PCC)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, OS
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OD/OSP
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Discusses policy options related to gene editing and synthesis; supports the Countering Biothreats PCC on Gene Editing and Synthesis (CBT PCC) group.
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Countering Biothreats sub-PCC on Promoting and Protecting the Bioeconomy
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA, OS
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OD/OSP
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Discusses and coordinates policy options related to promoting and protecting the bioeconomy.
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