Recommendations, Reports & Presentations
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 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 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…
November 22, 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: 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,…
September 9, 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: President Bush and you have put forward a vision that, in your words, “would create a personal health record that patients, doctors and other health care providers could securely…
