Attachment II National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Hearings on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Timeline Introduction The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has a long and active history in patient classification systems. Classification systems play an important role in nearly all uses of health data, including outcomes research, reimbursement, program evaluation and…
Attachment I Development of ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Overview of ICD-9-CM The clinical modification of ICD-9 (ICD-9-CM, Volumes 1 and 2) was adopted in the United States in 1979 for morbidity applications, at the same time that ICD-9 (published by WHO) was adopted for mortality data. In addition to its use in records and surveys, ICD-9-CM…
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…
September 26, 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) through its Subcommittee on Populations continues to assess the adequacy of federal data to document and monitor the health of racial…
September 26, 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 initiatives to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Disparities in access to and delivery of health care…