Written Testimony by Gail Amundson for the June 24-25, 2004 NCVHS Workgroup on Quality Hearing

June 18, 2004 National Committee On Vital And Health Statistics Workgroup on Quality June 24-25, 2004 Hearing Testimony regarding candidate recommendations: Create a mechanism for reporting selected inpatient and outpatient laboratory results in a standard transaction. Create a mechanism for reporting selected vital signs and objective data measurements for inpatient encounters and outpatient visits in…

June 17, 2004 – Letter to the Secretary – Recommendations on Standards for Billing of Supplies

June 17, 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: 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) is responsible for studying,…

Testimony by David Kibbe for the May 27, 2004 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security Hearing

Introduction Thank you, Dr. Cohn, for the opportunity to testify before the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’ Subcommittee on Standards and Security concerning e-prescribing standards.  I am here on behalf of the 93,700 members of the American Academy of Family Physicians.  The Academy is very interested in issues of health information technology, particularly…

Transcript of the May 27, 2004 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security Hearings

[This Transcript is Unedited] NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND SECURITY May 27, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 505A 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. Proceedings by: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (703)352-0091 List of Participants: Simon Cohn, M.D., Chair Donna Pickett Vivian…

Testimony by Patricia Hale for the May 27, 2004 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security Hearing

Written Testimony of the American College of Physicians Regarding Standards for e-Prescribing Presented to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Standards and Security May 17, 2004 The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing over 115,000 internal medicine physicians and medical students, is pleased to provide testimony on the subject of standards…

Transcript of the May 26, 2004 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security Hearings

[This Transcript is Unedited] NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND SECURITY May 26, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 505A 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. Proceedings by: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway Fairfax, Virginia 22030 TABLE OF CONTENTS Call to Order, Welcome, and Introductions – Dr. Cohn E-Prescribing:…