Final Agenda

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON VITAL AND HEALTH STATISTICS

EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE

August 6, 2004

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Princeton, NJ

Meeting Minutes


August 6

8:00 — 8:10 a.m.

 Overview of Retreat objectives and schedule

Dr. Lumpkin

8:10   — 9:00 am

Strategic Planning to address Upcoming Issues:

  • NCVHS role in national health information policy, the “big picture”
  • Aligning Health Information Strategies with Department Health Objectives
  • eHealth, ePrescribing
  • National Preparedness

 

9:00 – 10:00 am

NCVHS Coordination with DHHS efforts with the Office of the National Coordinator on Health Information Technology (ONCHIT), and follow-up to DHHS NHII Conference

Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. David Brailer, (National Coordinator, NHIT)

10:00 —  10:15 a.m.

Break

 

10:15 – 11:30 a.m.

Current Operations and Future Expectations-- Optimizing NCVHS Effectiveness

  • Integrating issues across priorities and perspectives (standards, privacy, population-based health)
  • Joint Subc/Workgroup interconnections to address cross-cutting issues
  • Working with HHS Councils
  • Involving/Including Regional Health Administrators (RHA)
  • Coordinating with other groups, organizations,  ex:  Census, Bureau of Labor, NAS

Dr. Lumpkin

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Coordinating with NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Objectives

  • Joint meeting with BSC
  • Impact of CDC reorganization

 

Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. Sondik

12:15 – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch

 

1:00 — 1:45 p.m.

2004 Accomplishments and 2005 Plans

Subcommittees and Workgroups

Executive Subcommittee

- NHII Workgroup 

Standards and Security -- ePrescribing

Privacy and Confidentiality

Subcommittee on Populations

- Minority Health Statistics/Race and Ethnicity

- Mental Health

FY 2005 Budget Considerations  (Contract funds for Special Projects--  Jim Scanlon)

Budgetary Support for Hearings, FY 2004 and FY 2005 Projections

Chairs & Staff

1:45 – 2:15 p.m.

Review NCVHS Effectiveness : Letters, Reports and Recommendations

  • “What Happens after Recommendations?”

 

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Break

 

2:30  — 3:20 pm

2004-2005 Full NCVHS Meeting-- Agendas

September 1-2,  2004
November 4-5, 2004

March 3-4, 2005
June 29-30, 2005
September 8-9, 2005
November 16-17, 2005

(Note BSC Meeting Dates) 
      Sept 9-10, 2004
      January 27-28, 2005
      April 7-8, 2005
      September 15-16, 2005
      January 12-13, 2006 (Proposed)

 

3:20 — 3:30 pm

Executive Retreat Wrap up — Adjourn

Dr. Lumpkin

Times, topics and speakers are subject to change.  For final agenda, please call 301-458-4200 at NCHS or visit the NCVHS Home Page at http:/www.ncvhs.hhs.gov

August 17, 2004