Agenda of the April 27, 2011 NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards Meeting

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Final Agenda

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

Subcommittee on Standards

Administrative Simplification under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Acknowledgment Transaction Standard and Maintenance and Modifications to
Standards and Operating Rules (the present and the future)

Marriott Washington Hotel
1221 22nd Street, NW (Between M & N Sts)
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-872-1500; Fax: 202-874-1424

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

AGENDA

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Meeting Summary

8:15 - 8:30 a.m.	Call to order. Welcome/Introductions Note: Each session includes time for committee Q&A	Judith Warren, Co-Chair Walter Suarez, Co-Chair Denise Buenning, CMS
Morning Audio Stream and Presentation Archive
	PART I - STANDARD TRANSACTIONS FOR ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
8:30 - 9:30 a.m.	Session 1.1: Overview of acknowledgments (in plain language) and perspectives from standards organizations and operating rule entities General overview History of acknowledgments Standards organizations Operating rule use of acknowlegments	Margaret Weiker, X12 Mike Cabral, CMS (written) Lisa Miller, X12 and Annette Gabel, NCPDP Gwen Lohse, CAQH CORE
9:30 - 9:45 a.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
9:45 - 10:00 a.m.	BREAK
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Session 1.2: Provider, payer and general industry perspectives of acknowledgments	J. Robert Barbour, AMA* in collaboration with MGMA Noam Nahary, Montefiore* (via phone) Barbara Mayerick, VA provider (written) Greg Fisher, United Peter Walker, Aetna Jim Whicker, WEDI
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
11:15 - 11:45 a.m.	Session 1.3: Other perspectives of acknowledgments	Susanne Powell, Emdeon (via phone) Doug Bilbrey, SSI Group John Kelly, NaviNet Shelagh Kalland, MN AUC (via phone)
11:45 - 12:00 p.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.	Break for Lunch
Afternoon Audio Stream and Presentation Archive
	PART II: MAINTENANCE AND MODIFICATION FOR STANDARDS AND OPERATING RULES
1:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Session 2.1: Overview of statutory and regulatory requirements for maintenance and modifications of standards, implementation specifications and operating rules	Denise Buenning, CMS
1:15 - 1:30 p.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Session 2.2: Overview of current process for requesting, processing and communicating change requests to standards	Stacey Barber, DSMO (via phone) Margaret Weiker, X12 Lynne Gilbertson, NCPDP John Quinn, HL7
2:00 - 2:15 p.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.	Session 2.3: Overview of current maintenance and modification process for operating rules	Gwen Lohse, CAQH CORE
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	BREAK
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.	Session 2.4: Panel on process improvement - Proposals and recommendations pertaining to standards and operating rules	John Kelly, NaviNET Laurie Darst, MN AUC Pete Cutler, Washington State Greg Fisher, UHC Tammy Banks, AMA Don Bechtel, WEDI Randy Miller, NMEH (written) Richard Donoghue, NYUMC/Linxus
4:30 - 4:45 p.m.	Questions by the Subcommittee
4:45 - 5:00 p.m.	Concluding comments and next steps
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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June 21, 2011