Attachment III
Organizations Providing Comments to the National Committee on Vital and Health Statisitics
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS
1997 - 2003
| Stakeholder | Type of Organization | Date(s) of Testimony/letter |
| AdvaMed | Medical Technology Assoc. | 4/9/02; 11/19/02 4; 11/04/03 (L) |
| Aetna | Health Plan | 8/29/02 (JT) |
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | Federal agency |
4/16/97 |
| American Academy of Dermatology Assoc. | Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/035 |
| American Academy of Facial, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. | Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/035 |
| American Academy of Family Physicians | Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 1; 9/23/02 2; 9/23/035 |
| American Academy of Neurology |
Provider: medical specialty |
5/29/02; 9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/035 |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Academy of Pediatrics |
Provider: medical specialty |
4/15/97; 9/23/02 2 |
| American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Academy of Physician Assistants |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Academy of Professional Coders |
Membership organization |
5/29/02; 10/29/03 (L) |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Assoc. of Clinical Endocrinologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Assoc. of Clinical Urologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/022 ; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Assoc of Health Plans |
Health Plan |
4/16/97 (JT); 8/29/02 (JT); 9/24/02 3 |
| American Assoc of Neurological Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Assoc. of Orthopedic Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
5/29/02 (W); 9/23/02 2 ; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Assoc. of Thoracic Surgery |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American Assoc. for Vascular Surgery |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American Assoc. of Electrodiagnostic Medicine |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American College of Cardiology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Chest Physicians |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Emergency Physicians |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Nuclear Physicians |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
4/15/97; 5/29/02; 9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/035 |
| American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 (1); 9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 |
| American College of Radiology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Rheumatology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American College of Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 1; 9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Dental Association |
Provider: specialty |
4/15/97 |
| American Geriatrics Society |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Health Information Management Assoc. |
Professional Assoc. |
4/15/97; 4/9/02; 5/29/02; 8/25/03; 09/23/03; 11/3/03 (L) |
| American Hospital Assoc. |
Provider: Not-for -profit Hospital/Healthcare systems |
4/15/97; 4/9/02; 5/29/02; 8/27/02 (L); 11/19/02 4; ; 8/25/03 (JT); 9/23/03 (JT); 11/5/03 |
| American Medical Assoc. |
Provider Organization |
4/15/97; 4/16/97; 4/9/02; 5/29/02; 9/23/02 1; 9/23/02 2; 7/03; 9/23/03 5; 10/7/03 |
| American Medical Directors Assoc. |
Professional association |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Medical Group Assoc. |
Professional association |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American National Standards Institute (ANSI) [Z16 Committee] |
Data Standards organization |
4/15/97 |
| American Nurses Association |
Provider organization |
4/15/97 |
| American Occupational Therapy Assoc |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| American Optometric Assoc. |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| American Osteopathic Assoc. |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Optometric Association |
Professional organization |
4/15/97 |
| American Physical Therapy Assoc. |
Provider: specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Podiatric Medical Assoc. |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Public Human Services Assoc./National Assoc. of State Medicaid Directors |
Public health |
9/24/02 3 |
| American Psychiatric Assoc. |
Provider: medical specialty |
4/16/97; 5/29/02 |
| American Society for Clinical Pathology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/035 |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Society of Clinical Pathology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American Society of General Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American Society of Hematology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2 |
| American Society of Neuroradiology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Speech Language Hearing Assoc. |
Professional Assoc. |
4/9/02 |
| American Thoracic Society |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| American Urological Assoc. |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| Aspen Systems |
Information management and technical consulting |
4//15/97 |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Assoc. |
Payer |
4/9/02; 5/29/02 (L); 8/29/02; 9/24/02 3; 1/23/03 (w); 9/23/03; 10/29/03; 11/4/03 (L) |
| Blue Cross/S. Carolina |
Payer |
8/29/02 |
| College of American Pathologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
4/15/97 |
| Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) |
Federal agency |
4/16/97; 4/9/02; 5/29/02; 10/29/03 |
| Cerner Corporation |
Clinical and management IT Vendor |
5/29/02 |
| Center for Nursing Classification |
Classification research |
4/16/97 |
| College of American Pathologists |
Provider: medical specialty |
4/16/97; 9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/02 2; 9/23/03 5 |
| Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists |
4/16/97 |
|
| Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
Federal agency |
4/15/97 |
| ECRI |
Health services research |
4/15/97 |
| AMIA: Family Practice/Primary Care Working Group |
Primary care informatics |
4/15/97 |
| Federation of American Hospitals |
Provider: Investor-owned Hospital/Healthcare systems |
4/9/02; 5/29/02; 11/19/02 4 |
| Food and Drug Administration |
Federal agency |
4/15/97 |
| Gambro Healthcare |
Health care Organization: IT perspective |
5/29/02 |
| Health Insurance Association of America |
Insurer |
4/15/97; 8/26/02 (L); 9/24/02 3; 9/23/03; 10/29/03 (L) |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| Johns Hopkins, Bloomberg School of Public Health |
Public Health |
5/29/03 (L) |
| Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization |
4/16/97; 9/24/02 3 |
|
| Joint Council of Allergy and Immunology |
Provider: medical specialty |
9/23/03 5 |
| Marshfield Clinic |
Provider organization |
9/23/03 5 |
| McKesson |
Clinical and Management IT Vendor |
5/29/02 |
| Medical Group Management Assoc. |
Professional organization |
8/20/03 (L); 9/23/03 5 |
| Medicode |
Information databases |
4/15/97 |
| The MEDSTAT Group |
Research |
4/15/97 |
| Medicomp |
4/16/97 |
|
| North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA) |
Nursing classifications |
4/16/97 |
| National Assoc. of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions |
Provider organization |
4/15/97; 5/29/02 |
| NASPE- Heart Rhythm Society |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) |
Trade organization |
4/15/97 |
| National Association for Public Health Statistics (NAPHSIS) |
National association of state vital records and public health statistics offices |
4/16/97 |
| National American Spine Society |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| National Assoc. for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| National Assoc. of Social Workers |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| National Center for Health Statistics |
4/15/97; 5/29/02; 9/23/03 |
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| National Association of Health Data Organizations (NAHDO) |
Non-profit membership and educational organization |
9/29/03 (JT) |
| National Council for Prescription Drug Programs |
Standards Development Organization representing chain and independent pharmacies, consulting companies and pharmacists, database management organizations |
4/15/97 |
| National Medical Association (NMA). |
9/23/03 5 |
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| Renal Physicians Assoc. |
9/23/035 |
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| Society of Critical Care Medicine |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons |
9/23/03 5 |
|
| 3M/HIS |
Clinical and Management IT Vendor |
5/29/02 |
| Tenet Health Care
|
Provider organization: IT perspective |
5/29/02 |
| United HealthCare |
Provider organization |
4/16/97 |
| ZKC Associates |
Consulting |
4/16/97 |
| Virginia Health Information |
No-profit independent health data organization |
10/29/03 (JT) |
1Joint letter signed by 4 organizations
2 Joint letter signed by 46 medical/surgical specialty organizations
3Joint letter signed by 5 organizations
4 Joint letter signed by 3 organizations
5 Joint letter signed by 55 medical/surgical specialty organizations; focus on ICD-10-PCS only; letter did not address ICD-10-CM; letter represents a change in previous position (i.e., Joint Letter 2)*