November 5, 2004 – Letter to the Secretary – Recommendation on revisions to the Uniform Bill for Hospitals (UB04) and the ANSI ASC X 12N 8371 HIPAA Implementation Guide

November 5, 2004 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary US Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue,  S.W. Washington, D.C.   20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: In May 2004 the NCVHS issued a report entitled Measuring Health Care Quality:  Obstacles and Opportunities.  The Quality Workgroup together with the Subcommittee on Standards and Security conducted hearings based…

Agenda of the November 4-5, 2004 NCVHS Full Committee Meeting

TENTATIVE AGENDA NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS November 4-5, 2004 Room 800 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Washington, D.C.  20201 Meeting Minutes Thursday, November 4th Transcript  9:00 a.m. Call to OrderWelcome and Introductions,  Review of agenda Dr. Cohn 9:15 a.m. Update from the Department Data Council Responses to NCVHS reports and recommendations HHS Implementation…

September 8, 2004 – Letter to the Secretary on the Health IT/NHII Summit

September 8, 2004 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) commends your leadership in promoting health information technology (HIT). Your selection of David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., as the first National Coordinator…

September 2, 2004 Letter to the Secretary – First Set of Recommendations on E-Prescribing Standards Appendix C

APPENDIX C LIST OF TESTIFIERS ON E-PRESCRIBING UNDER THE MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2003 NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND SECURITY March 30, May 25-27; July 28-30 and August 17, 2004 Laura Adams Rhode Island Foundation Eleni Anagnostiadis, RPh National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Steve Avey Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy Brian…

September 2, 2004 Letter to the Secretary – First Set of Recommendations on E-Prescribing Standards

September 2, 2004 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has been called upon by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to develop recommendations for…