,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ijfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjbb,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks 7= h]self1 ,mr4
 ,murphy ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 & ,mr4        
,o',hall]an7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices to 
submit a report on ! int]op]ability (   
m$ical devices4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,bett]             
,int]op]ability = ,devices ,act ( #bjbb 
or ! ,,bid ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,report on
 ! int]op]ability ( m$ical devices  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section 
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh !  
,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs & 9       
consultation ) ! ,national ,coord9ator =
 ,heal? ,in=mation ,te*nology1 %all     
prep>e & submit to ! ,committee on      
,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       

,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions (
 ! ,s5ate1 & make publicly available    
7includ+ ?r\gh po/+ on ! website ( !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration71 a report  
on ! /ate ( int]op]ability ( m$ical     
devices & ! implications ( su* /ate = ! 
safety & effectiv5ess ( su* m$ical      
devices4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,! report        
describ$ 9 subsection 7a7 %all include--
 7#a7 a review ( exi/+ m$ical device    
int]op]ability /&>ds & ! ext5t to :i*   
su* /&>ds h be5 adopt$1 includ+-- 7,a7  
:e!r m$ical device int]op]ability /&>ds 
includ$ 9 ! ,recogniz$ ,cons5sus ,/&>ds 
,database ( ! ,food & ,drug             
,adm9i/ration 7 widely adopt$ by !      
m$ical device indu/ry ^u inclusion 9 !  
,database2  7,b7 a discussion ( h[      
adoption ( int]op]ability /&>ds = m$ical
 devices support pati5t access to data1 
home-bas$ c>e1 telem$ic9e1 & data %>+   
among devices us$ 9 ! cl9ical sett+2    
7,c7 a comp>ison ( ! /&>ds us$ = device 
int]op]ability ) ! /&>ds us$ = o!r      
aspects ( cl9ical c>e1 su* z /&>ds to   

ensure ! security ( heal? in=mation &   
/&>ds to support int]op]ability among   
electronic heal? record sy/ems2  7,d7 an
 assessm5t ( ! ability ( pati5ts to     
obta9 /&>d data f ! devices !y use1 & ! 
associat$ /&>ds us$ to facilitate access
 to su* data2 &  7,e7 an analysis ( !   
co/ burd5 on heal? c>e provid]s1 !      
m$ical device indu/ry1 & o!r entities   
associat$ ) ! adoption ( m$ical device  
int]op]ability /&>ds2  7#b7             
recomm5dations to improve adoption (    
device int]op]ability /&>ds1 includ+ any
 ne$$ guidance1 regulatory or /atutory  
*anges1 or inc5tives = su* adoption2 &  
7#c7 a summ>y ( recomm5dations or       
in=mation submitt$ to ! ,secret>y by    
/akehold]s "u subsection 7c74  7c7      
,/akehold] comm5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
prior to ! submission ( ! report "u     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,commission] ( ,food & ,drugs1 %all   
consult ) repres5tatives ( regulat$     
indu/ry gr\ps1 pati5t gr\ps1 academia1 &
 o!r int]e/$ p>ties to obta9            

recomm5dations or in=mation relevant to 
! report4