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Letters and Reports

Letter to the Secretary A Stewardship Framework for the Use of Community Health Data 12/05/12

Letter to the Secretary Update on Health Care Administrative Transactions: Findings from June 2012 NCVHS Hearings 9/21/12

Response from the SecretaryFurthering the development of operating rules as required by the ACA 9/12/12

Response from the Secretary - On Administrative Simplifications in the Health Care Industry 7/06/12

Letter to the Secretary - Immediate Steps to Improve Support for Consumers' Health Decision-Making 6/22/12

Letter to the Secretary - Development of Standards for the Collection of SES in Health Surveys Conducted by HHS 6/22/12

Letter to the Secretary - Recommendations to Designate an Authoring Entity and Ensure Industry Collaboration for the Development of Operating Rules for Health Care Administrative Transactions 5/05/12

Letter to the Secretary- NCVHS Observation Letter on Claims Attachments 3/02/12

Letter to the Secretary - NCVHS Recommendation Letter on the Adoption Process for Standards and Operating Rules 3/02/12

Letter to the Secretary - NCVHS Recommendation Letter regarding ACA, Section 10109 3/02/12

Letter to the Secretary - NCVHS Recommendation Letter regarding the deadline for implementation of ICD-10 Code Sets 3/02/12
Response from the Secretary 6/05/12

Report to the Secretary - The Community as a Learning System for Health: Using Local Data to Improve Local Health 12/13/11

Tenth Report to Congress - on the Implementation Of the Administrative Simplification Provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 12/12/11

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Full Committee Meetings

» February 28 - March 1, 2013
» June 19-20, 2013
» September 16-17, 2013
» November 13-14, 2013