Letter to the Secretary – CHI Allergy Recommendation

September 13, 2006 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Leavitt: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) appreciates your continued support for the Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative (CHI), as evidenced by its widespread inclusion in many Federal solicitations.…

Letter to Secretary Levitt – HIPAA Lessons Learned

June 22, 2006 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Leavitt: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has responsibilities for assessing the impact of the adoption and use of transactions and code sets adopted under the administrative…

Letter to the Secretary – CHI recommendations on the Multimedia Domain

June 22, 2006 The Honorable Michael O.  Leavitt Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Leavitt: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) appreciates your continued support for the Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative (CHI), as evidenced by its inclusion in the widespread inclusion in…

FINAL DRAFT Consolidated Health Informatics Standards Adoption Recommendation Multimedia Information in Patient Records for the February 24, 2006 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security

FINAL DRAFT Consolidated Health Informatics Standards Adoption Recommendation Multimedia Information in Patient Records Index Part I – Sub-team & Domain Scope Identification – Basic information defining the team and the scope of its investigation. Part II – Standards Adoption Recommendation – Team-based advice on standard to adopt. Part III – Adoption & Deployment Information – Supporting information gathered…

Draft Letter for the January 30, 2006 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security Conference Call

DRAFT Michael O. Leavitt Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC Dear Secretary Leavitt: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has responsibilities for assessing the impact of the adoption and use of transactions and code sets adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act…

December 20, 2005 Letter to the Secretary – NCPDP Script 8.1 Recommendations

December 20, 2005 The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Leavitt: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is requested by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) to develop recommendations for uniform standards…