February 27, 2002 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: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is the statutorily designated committee to advise the Secretary of DHHS on health information policy. In this capacity, the Committee…
November 21, 2001 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…
October 19, 2001 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2104-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016 Attention: CMS-2104-P Medicaid Program: Medicaid Managed Care Sirs: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics has a long history of interest in issues of race and ethnicity in health data and…
October 1, 2001 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…
July 16, 2001 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: This letter transmits the most recent report of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), “Classifying and Reporting Functional Status”, which was approved by the full Committee at…
July 6, 2001 Health Care Financing Administration Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 443-G 200 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Attention: HCFA-2006-IFC State Child Health: Revisions to the Regulations Implementing the State Children’s Health Insurance Program Sirs: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is pleased that…
June 29, 2001 The Honorable Tommy Thompson Secretary 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) provides advice to you regarding the…
June 29, 2001 The Honorable Tommy Thompson Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) recognizes the importance of the appropriate application of health information technology as a means to improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of…
September 27, 2001 John Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H. Chair, National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics 6525 Belcrest Road Room 1100 Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003 Dear Dr. Lumpkin: Thank you for your letters regarding the implementation of the administrative simplification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). You raise many important issues,…