Recommendations, Reports & Presentations

March 27, 2003 – Letter to the Secretary on Populations-based data for racial and ethnic minorities

March 27, 2003 The Honorable Tommy G. Thompson Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Thompson: For almost four decades, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has monitored and advised your office on important initiatives to improve population-based data for racial and…

November 25, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – regarding comments on the implementation of Privacy & Confidentiality regulations

November 25, 2002 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…

September 27, 2002 Letter to the Secretary – Comments on Preparations for Implementation of Privacy and Confidentiality regulations

September 27, 2002 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…

August 24, 2002 Fifth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

November 12, 2002 The Honorable Dennis Hastert Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: I am pleased to transmit our Fifth Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In compliance with Section 263, Subtitle F of…