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) monitors implementation of the…
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) monitors the implementation of…
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) monitors the implementation of…
March 5, 2004 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 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,…
March 5, 2004 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 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) monitors the implementation of…
February 20, 2004 Duane Alexander, M.D. Director National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health 9000 Rockville Pike Building 31 Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Dear Dr. Alexander: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), an advisory committee to the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is charged with…
Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative Final Recommendation Information Sheet[1] Domain Title(s) and Team Lead Clinical Encounters: Gregg Seppala, VHA Scope Clinical encounter is defined by ASTM as “(1) an instance of direct provider/practitioner to patient interaction, regardless of the setting, between a patient and a practitioner vested with primary responsibility for diagnosing, evaluating or treating the patient’s condition,…
Consolidated Health Informatics Initiative Final Recommendation Information Sheet[1] Domain Title and Team Leads: Text-Based Reports: VA Co-Leads: Linda Nugent and Dr.Viet Nguyen (VA) Scope: Identify standards and terminologies used to define the messaging architecture and syntax of clinical text documents. Initially, all clinical documents types were considered as possible sub-domains. Additional sub-domains were further delineated…