Final Agenda

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

August 6, 2004

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ

Meeting Minutes

August 6
8:00 — 8:10 a.m.  Overview of Retreat objectives and schedule Dr. Lumpkin
8:10   — 9:00 am Strategic Planning to address Upcoming Issues:

  • NCVHS role in national health information policy, the “big picture”
  • Aligning Health Information Strategies with Department Health Objectives
  • eHealth, ePrescribing
  • National Preparedness
  
9:00 – 10:00 am NCVHS Coordination with DHHS efforts with the Office of the National Coordinator on Health Information Technology (ONCHIT), and follow-up to DHHS NHII Conference Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. David Brailer, (National Coordinator, NHIT)
10:00 —  10:15 a.m. Break  
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. Current Operations and Future Expectations– Optimizing NCVHS Effectiveness

  • Integrating issues across priorities and perspectives (standards, privacy, population-based health)
  • Joint Subc/Workgroup interconnections to address cross-cutting issues
  • Working with HHS Councils
  • Involving/Including Regional Health Administrators (RHA)
  • Coordinating with other groups, organizations,  ex:  Census, Bureau of Labor, NAS
 Dr. Lumpkin
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Coordinating with NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Objectives

  • Joint meeting with BSC
  • Impact of CDC reorganization

 

 Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. Sondik
12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch  
1:00 — 1:45 p.m. 2004 Accomplishments and 2005 Plans

Subcommittees and Workgroups

Executive Subcommittee

– NHII Workgroup

Standards and Security — ePrescribing

Privacy and Confidentiality

Subcommittee on Populations

– Minority Health Statistics/Race and Ethnicity

– Mental Health

FY 2005 Budget Considerations  (Contract funds for Special Projects–  Jim Scanlon)

Budgetary Support for Hearings, FY 2004 and FY 2005 Projections

 Chairs & Staff
1:45 – 2:15 p.m. Review NCVHS Effectiveness : Letters, Reports and Recommendations

  • “What Happens after Recommendations?”
  
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break  
2:30  — 3:20 pm 2004-2005 Full NCVHS Meeting– Agendas

September 1-2,  2004
November 4-5, 2004

March 3-4, 2005
June 29-30, 2005
September 8-9, 2005
November 16-17, 2005

(Note BSC Meeting Dates)
Sept 9-10, 2004
January 27-28, 2005
April 7-8, 2005
September 15-16, 2005
January 12-13, 2006 (Proposed)

  
3:20 — 3:30 pm Executive Retreat Wrap up — Adjourn Dr. Lumpkin

Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.  For final agenda, please call 301-458-4200 at NCHS or visit the NCVHS Home Page at http:/www.ncvhs.hhs.gov

August 17, 2004