AGENDA

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

March 13-14, 1997
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Room 703A, Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.

Thursday, March 13 [TRANSCRIPT]

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Welcome and Introductions

Review of Agenda

Dr. Detmer

9:15 a.m.

Update from the Department and HHS Data Council

· HHS implementation of PL 104-191

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996

  • Privacy component
  • Data standards component

David Garrison, ASPE

Data Council Co-Chair

John Fanning, ASPE

Bill Braithwaite, ASPE

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Issues Surrounding Unique Identifiers

Dr. Braithwaite

11:30 a.m.

Subcommittee charges and timelines for reports and recommendations

Dr. Detmer

Subcommittee Chairs

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Subcommittee and Work Group break-out sessions

  • Subcommittee on Populations at Risk and and Work Group on Population-Based Data
  • Work Group on Data Standards

Room 337A

Room 405A

3:15 p.m.

Break

Reconvene Full Committee in Room 703A

3:30 p.m.

Privacy and Confidentiality

Mr. Gellman

Members

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn

Friday, March 14 [TRANSCRIPT]

9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Introductions

Dr. Detmer

9:10 a.m.

Review and Approval of Charges, Workplans and recommendations

  • Subcommittee on Health Data Needs, Standards and Security
  • Subcommittee on Populations at Risk
  • Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality

Action Item

Dr. Starfield

Dr. Iezzoni

Mr. Gellman

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m.

Panel on Conceptual Framework for Coding and Classification

Christopher Chute, M.D.

James J. Cimino, M.D.

Karel Weigel, R.R.A.

Discussants:

Patricia Brooks, R.R.A.

Betsy Humphreys, M.L.S.

Donna Pickett, R.R.A.

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m.

Selection of Future Meeting Dates, Agenda Topics

Members

2:30 pm.

Planning for April 15-16 hearing on codes and classifications

Dr. Starfield

Dr. Lumpkin

3:30 pm.

Adjourn

March 5, 1997