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…

National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) Workgroup

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) Workgroup Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 705A 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 August 7, 2003 9:00 am – 9:15 am Welcome and Introductions John Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H., Chair 9:15 am – 10:30 am Report on NHII Conference and follow-up William…

February 27, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – Recommendations on implementation of NEDSS

February 27, 2002 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) is the statutorily designated committee to advise the Secretary of DHHS on health information policy. In this capacity, the Committee…

October 8, 1998, Letter to the Secretary transmitting paper, “Assuring A Health Dimension for the National Information Infrastructure”

National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics October 8, 1998 The Honorable Donna E. Shalala Secretary of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Shalala: On behalf of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), I am pleased to forward to you a concept paper, “Assuring A…