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Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS
Subcommittee on Standards and Security
January 24-25, 2007
National Center for Health Statistics
3311 Toledo Road
Hyattsville, Maryland 20782
Meeting Synopsis
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Standards and Security was convened on January 24-25, 2007. The meeting was open to the public and broadcast live on the Internet (http://www.va.gov/virtconf.htm).
Present:
Committee Members
Jeffrey S. Blair, M.B.A., Co-Chairman
Harry Reynolds, Co-Chairman
Justine M. Carr, M.D.
Simon P. Cohn, M.D.
Judith Warren, Ph.D., R.N.
Absent
Staff and Liaisons
Vivian Auld, NLM
Denise Buenning, MSM, CMS
Jorge Ferrer, MD, VA
J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., AHRQ
Marjorie Greenberg, NCHS/CDC, Executive Secretary
Steven J. Steindel, Ph.D., CDC
Karen Trudel, CMS
Others
Bill Alfano, BlueCross BlueShield
W. Holt Anderson, NCHICA
Bill Finerfrock, Capitol Associates, Inc.
Maria A. Friedman, RXHUB
Richard Galica, CAQH
Pamela Goodwin, Siemens Medical Solutions
Pam Matthews, FHIMSS
Kathy Ochal, Siemens Medical Solutions
Barry S. Reiter, FPS
Rachelle F. Spiro, R. Spiro Consulting
Walter Suarez, Institute for HIPAA
ACTIONS
- A chart entitled “NCVHS Standards and Security Subcommittee Focus, Portfolio, Process” was given to Subcommittee members for review, in order to determine future agenda items. Mr. Reynolds will receive comments by Wednesday, January 31, 2007. The topic of the Subcommittee’s next hearing will then be determined.
- Mr. Reynolds suggested a hearing in April or early May 2007 that includes e-prescribing as a topic. He suggested a September or October 2007 meeting that takes into account the Subcommittee’s annual HIPAA report as well as a review of NPI (as a follow-up to the Subcommittee’s letter). The latter meeting may coincide with the full Committee meeting on May 3, 2007.
- Subcommittee members were asked to submit comments about the HIPAA-NCVHS report to Ms. Denise Buenning, MSM, CMS by January 31, 2007.
- Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Buenning will work on a draft letter for the full Committee with recommendations about processing and testing (as opposed to implementing) NPIs with a contingency plan (to be submitted by February 12, 2007). Subcommittee members must agree on the letter before it is sent to the Executive Committee, which will review it before it goes to the full Committee. The letter will clarify where the Subcommittee thinks covered entities should be, relative to the May 23, 2007 compliance date: providers should be able to get their numbers; payers and clearinghouses should be able to process NPIs; and outreach should continue.
- The Subcommittee will write a letter to the Secretary that validates the merits of the SDO proposal. The industry has generally been positive about it in Subcommittee hearings. The Subcommittee will recommend that the Secretary consider the proposal and also consider obtaining legal advice about how it could work within the construct of the Administrative Procedures Act. Mr. Blair and Dr. Fitzmaurice will draft this letter, which will go to the full Committee in February 2007, if possible.
Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS
Subcommittee on Standards and Security
January 24-25, 2007
Topics and Presenters
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Welcome and Introductions
Jeffrey S. Blair, M.B.A.
Harry Reynolds
Panel I – NPI Provider
Carole J. Magoffin, M.S.W., VP, Quality, National Minority Quality Forum
Karen Raines, Ass’t. VP, HCA, Inc., Federation of American Hospitals
Larrie Dawkins, M.B.A., C.M.P.E., Medical Group Management Association
Frank A. Kyle, Jr., D.D.S., M.S., Manager, Legislative & Regulatory Policy, ADA
Mari Rose Johnson, M.P.A., Ass’t. Director, Federal Affairs, AMA
Panel II – Vendors/Clearinghouse
Mitchell Icenhower, Senior Director, Business Management & General Manager, HDX
Catherine Schulten, Director, Industry Relations – Healthcare, EDIfecs
Stacy Trease, Team Lead, IT Project Management, Gateway EDI
Robert B. Burleigh, CHBME, President, Brandywine Health Care Services
Panel III – Pharmacy
Michele M. Vilaret, Director, Telecommunications Standards, NACDS
Kathryn Kuhn, R.Ph., Senior VP, Pharmacy Programs, NCPA Foundation
Annette Gabel, Executive Director, Industry Standards Compliance, MEDCO
John Lavin, M.B.A., M.P.H., VP, Caremark
Panel IV – Plan/Payer
Marilyn R. Zigmund Luke, Executive Director, Private Market Regulation, AHIP
Justine Handelman, Director, Federal Relations, BlueCross BlueShield Assn.
Cathy T. Carter, Director, Business Applications Management Group, OIS/CMS
Proposal Presentation
Patrice Kuppe, WEDI, Allina
Gail S. Kocher, WEDI, Highmark
Michael Ubl (via telephone)
Subcommittee Discussion
Wrap-up and Adjournment
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Welcome and Introductions
Jeffrey S. Blair, M.B.A.
Harry Reynolds
SDO Proposal Review
Margaret Weiker, EDS, representing ASC X12N
Lynne Gilbertson, NCPDP, representing NCPDP
SDO Reactor Panel
Thomas J. Wilder, VP, Private Market Regulation, AHIP
George Arges, Senior Director, Health Data Management Group, AHA
Nancy Spector, Director, Electronic Medical Systems, AMA
Kathryn Kuhn, R.Ph., Senior VP, Pharmacy Programs, NCPA Foundation
Subcommittee Discussion Jeffrey S. Blair/Harry Reynolds
Discussion of Outstanding Business, NCVHS Annual Report, Future Agenda Items
Wrap-up and Adjournment
See official transcript for full Subcommittee discussion.