June 25, 2003 – Report to the Secretary on the Healthcare Industry’s readiness to comply with the October 16, 2003 Implementation deadline

June 25, 2003 Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: As part of its responsibilities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) provides advice to you regarding the Act’s…

October 8, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary on federal interagency IT research and development initiatives

October 8, 2003 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 to enhance the nation’s healthcare delivery system through the application of information technology. Your vision aptly emphasizes the…

September 26, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary on Recommendations for Targeted Data Collection

September 26, 2003 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) through its Subcommittee on Populations continues to assess the adequacy of federal data to document and monitor the health of racial…

September 26, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary on Collection of Racial and Ethnic Data by Health Plans

September 26, 2003 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 initiatives to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Disparities in access to and delivery of health care…

September 24, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary – CHI Domain Area recommendations

September 24, 2003 The Honorable Tommy Thompson Secretary U.S. 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 you for your commitment toward government wide adoption of clinical data standards that you first announced on March 21, 2003. …

Full Committee Meeting

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS September 23-24, 2003 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 705A 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Tuesday, September 23 9:00 a.m. Call to Order Welcome and Introductions, Review of agenda Dr. Lumpkin 9:15 a.m. Update from the Department Data Council Responses to NCVHS reports and recommendations HHS Implementation…