National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Executive Subcommittee Conference Call February 25, 2005 Final Summary A conference call was scheduled for February 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to discuss: 1) NCVHS Membership, 2) Subcommittee/Workgroup chairmanship transitions, 3) The March 3-4, 2005 full Committee Meeting agenda, and 4) Upcoming meetings of the Executive Subcommittee…
Thank you Mr. Chairman, Committee Members, Staff and Guests. Good morning, I’m Dr. S. Robert Levine, MD and I appreciate the opportunity to present comments to this important process as a long time volunteer leader and former International Board member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the…
Patient Privacy & Health Information Technology National Committee on Vital & Health Statistics Subcommittee on Privacy & Confidentiality February 24, 2005 Linda Golodner, President National Consumers League The National Consumers League appreciates being invited today to present the views of consumers on this very important privacy concern. I am here today to provide a patient-oriented…
Testimony of Joyce Dubow, Associate Director, AARP Public Policy Institute National Committee on Vital Health Statistics, Subcommittee on Privacy Hearing on Privacy and Health Information Technology, February 24, 2005 Introduction and Background I am Joyce Dubow, Associate Director of the AARP Public Policy Institute. AARP represents over 35 million members who are 50 years of…
Comments Submitted to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hearing on Privacy and Health Information Technology Comments Submitted by Sue A. Blevins, Founder and President Institute for Health Freedom February 23, 2005 Good afternoon. My name is Sue Blevins and I am founder and president of the Institute…
Comments Submitted to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality Hearing on Privacy and Health Information Technology February 23, 2005 My name is Robin Kaigh and I am an attorney who has tracked medical privacy issues since 1996 as a concerned private citizen. Thank you for allowing the opportunity…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality February 24, 2005 Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (703) 352-0091 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductions…
I am Thomas McLellan, a researcher in the substance abuse treatment field from the University of Pennsylvania and the Treatment Research Institute I am not an advocate and neither I nor my Institute represents any treatment or government organization I offer evidence on issues and standards related to the inclusion of alcohol and drug abuse and treatment…
Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality February 23-24, 2005 Hubert H. Humphrey Building Washington, D.C. Meeting Minutes The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality was convened on February 23-24, 2005 at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building in…
[This Transcript is Unedited] DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality February 23, 2005 Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20201 Proceedings By: CASET Associates, Ltd. 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 160 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 (703) 352-0091 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductions…