June 22, 2004 Comments from Dr. Charles Cutler Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the recommendations for measuring health care quality. At Aetna we feel it is important to have robust, reliable quality measures available in an efficient and cost effective manner to allow more informed decision making by consumers and to support…
June 18, 2004 National Committee On Vital And Health Statistics Workgroup on Quality June 24-25, 2004 Hearing Testimony regarding candidate recommendations: Create a mechanism for reporting selected inpatient and outpatient laboratory results in a standard transaction. Create a mechanism for reporting selected vital signs and objective data measurements for inpatient encounters and outpatient visits in…
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS WORKGROUP ON QUALITY June 24 and 25, 2004 Hyattsville, MD – Minutes – The Workgroup on Quality of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) held hearings on June 24 and 25, 2004, at the National Center for Health Statistics…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS WORKGROUP ON QUALITY June 24, 2004 National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road Hyattsville , MD Proceedings by: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, suite 160 Fairfax , Virginia 22030 (703) 352-0091 TABLE OF CONTENTS Call to…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS June 17, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 800/Eisenberg Room 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 352-0091 TABLE OF CONTENTS Call to Order –…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND SECURITY Thursday, June 17, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 800 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington , DC Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax , VA 22030 (703) 352-0091…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS WORKGROUP ON QUALITY Thursday, June 17, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 742G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington , D.C. Proceedings by: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax , Virginia 22030 (703)352-0091 P R O C E E D I N G S [8:35 a.m.] MR. HUNGATE: We’ve got…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS June 16, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 800/Eisenberg Room 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 352-0091 TABLE OF CONTENTS Call to Order, Welcome…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 800 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington , DC Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax , VA 22030 (703) 352-0091…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS SUBCOMMITTEE ON POPULATIONS Wednesday, June 16, 2004 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Room 800 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, VA 22030 (703) 352-0091 P R O C E E D I N G S (2:30 pm) DR. MAYS:…