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Department of Health and Human Services

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

Subcommittee on Standards and Security

October 11-12, 2006

Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Conference Room 705-A
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington , DC

Meeting Synopsis

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Standards and Security was convened on October 11 – 12, 2006. The meeting was open to the public and broadcast live on the Internet, with the help of the Department of Veteran Affairs. (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. (by telephone on 10-12-06)
  • Simon P. Cohn, M.D.
  • Stan M. Huff, M.D. (by telephone)
  • Judith Warren, Ph.D., R.N. (by telephone)

Absent

Staff and Liaisons

  • Vivian Auld, NLM
  • Jorge Ferrer, MD, VA
  • J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Ph.D., AHRQ
  • Wanda Govan-Jenkins, NCHS/CDC
  • Marjorie Greenberg, NCHS/CDC, Executive Secretary
  • Randy Levin, M.D., DHHS
  • Marietta Squire, NCHS/CDC
  • Theresa Thompson, NCHS
  • Karen Trudel, CMS

Others

  • Bill Alfano, BlueCross BlueShield
  • Carol J. Bickford, ANA
  • Michael J. DeCarlo, BlueCross BlueShield
  • James A. Ferguson, Kaiser Permanente
  • Jonathan E. French, HIMSS
  • Maria Freedman
  • Ermie Herring, DoS
  • John Hough, NCHS
  • Debbie M. Jackson, NCHS
  • Sam Shipley, ASPE
  • Nancy Spector, AMA
  • Mani Srinivasan, DoS, Office of Medical Services
  • Walter Suarez, Institute for HIPAA
  • Michele Vilaret, NACDS
  • Chelle Woolley, Woolley & Associates

ACTIONS

  • Determine whether there will be a December 2006 or January 2007 meeting to address and/or make recommendations about the following issues: electronic prescribing; national provider issues; and HIPAA standards streamlining. Ms. Trudel will find out how much meaningful evaluation data on e-prescribing will be available for a December 2006 meeting or whether it makes sense to hold the meeting off for several weeks (evaluation report is due January 15, 2007).
  • A CHI letter (commissioned from Subcommittee discussions of October 11, 2006) will be coordinated by Ms. Greenberg and Dr. Huff. A draft letter will be ready for the full Committee meeting in November 2006.
  • Another letter about national provider issues (NPI) will be drafted by Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Trudel for the full Committee November 2006 meeting.
  • A third letter – about HIPAA standards – will require input from the entire Subcommittee and will be completed by Jim Scanlon’s office. The NHIN effort will be coordinated by Dr. Cohn, Mr. Blair, and Mr. Reynolds.
  • Dr. Randy Levin has been asked to provide advice to CMS (Ms. Trudel) for a draft letter to the Secretary relating to the NPRM and the NDC rule that will be reviewed by the full Committee at the November 2006 meeting.
  • Mr. Reynolds suggested creating a break-out time for the Subcommittee during the November 2006 full Committee meeting to determine a 2007 agenda.

All official NCVHS documents are posted on the NCVHS Website.

Department of Health and Human Services

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

Subcommittee on Standards and Security

October 11-12, 2006

Topics and Presenters

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

  • Welcome and Introductions Jeff Blair, Harry Reynolds
  • SDO Recommendations – Donald Bechtel, Alexandra Goss, ASCX12
  • Streamlined Standards Revisions Procedures Maria Ward, HL7
  • Lynn Gilbertson, Margaret Weiker, NCPDP
  • Disability Group Recommendations Laurence Desi, M.D.
  • Elizabeth C. Halley, RN, MBA
  • Jennie Harvell, ASPE
  • NPI Implementation – Jim Schuping, CEO, WEDI
  • Issues and Concerns Update Jim Whicker, Chair Elect, WEDI
  • Gail Kocher, WEDI NPI
  • AHRQ – Update on E-Prescribing Pilots Jon White, M.D., AHRQ
  • Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Karen Trudel, CMS
  • Subcommittee Discussion Jeff Blair
  • Harry Reynolds

Thursday, October 12, 2006

  • Welcome and Introductions Jeff Blair, Harry Reynolds
  • NLM Testimony – Stuart Nelson, M.D., NLM
  • Mapping of RxNorm and NDC
  • FDA Testimony – Status of NDC Database Randy Levin, M.D., FDA
  • Subcommittee Discussion Jeff Blair, Harry Reynolds

See official transcript for full Subcommittee discussion.