NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

November 21,  2003

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ

November 21
8:00 — 8:10 a.m.  Overview of Retreat objectives and schedule Dr. Lumpkin
8:10 — 8:40 a.m. Recognizing NCVHS Accomplishments

Review NCVHS Effectiveness : Letters, Reports and Recommendations – Next Steps

  • “Where Are We Going?”
  • “How Do We Get There?”
  • “What Happens after Recommendations?”
8:40   — 9:10 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
  • FY 2004 Budget Considerations  (Contract funds for Special Projects–  Jim Scanlon)
  • Health Statistics for the 21st Century  (March 2004 Presentation; monitoring recommendations)
  • National Preparedness
9:10 — 10:30 am 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
  • Transitioning New NCVHS Members for Effectiveness
10:30 — 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45  — 11:15 a.m. Coordinating with NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Objectives Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. Sondik
11:15 — 12:30 p.m. 2003 Accomplishments and 2004 Plans

Subcommittees and Workgroups

  • Executive Subcommittee
    • NHII Workgroup—also, NCVHS Role in Consolidated Healthcare Informatics  (CHI)
  • Standards and Security
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Subcommittee on Populations
    • Minority Health Statistics/Race and Ethnicity
    • Mental Health
 Chairs & Staff
12:30—   1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 – 2:30 pm Workgroup on Quality — Implications of the Quality Agenda for NCVHS

  • Following-up Cross Cutting Issues
  • Weaving Quality throughout Committee Deliberations
 Dr. Lumpkin

Mr. Hungate
2:30 – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 — 3:20 pm 2004 Full NCVHS Meeting– Agendas

  • March 4-5, 2004
  • June 16-17, 2004
  • September 22-23, 2004
  • November 3-4, 2004
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