November 21

8:00 — 8:10 a.m.

 Overview of Retreat objectives and schedule

Dr. Lumpkin

8:10 — 8:40 a.m.

Recognizing NCVHS Accomplishments

Review NCVHS Effectiveness : Letters, Reports and Recommendations – Next Steps

• "Where Are We Going?"
• "How Do We Get There?"
• "What Happens after Recommendations?"

8:40   — 9:10 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
• FY 2004 Budget Considerations  (Contract funds for Special Projects--  Jim Scanlon)
• Health Statistics for the 21^st Century  (March 2004 Presentation; monitoring recommendations)
• National Preparedness

9:10 — 10:30 am

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
• Transitioning New NCVHS Members for Effectiveness

10:30 — 10:45 a.m.

Break

10:45  — 11:15 a.m.

Coordinating with NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) Objectives

Dr. Lumpkin

Dr. Sondik

11:15 — 12:30 p.m.

2003 Accomplishments and 2004 Plans

Subcommittees and Workgroups

• Executive Subcommittee
  • NHII Workgroup—also, NCVHS Role in Consolidated Healthcare Informatics  (CHI)
• Standards and Security
• Privacy and Confidentiality
• Subcommittee on Populations
  • Minority Health Statistics/Race and Ethnicity
  • Mental Health

Chairs & Staff

12:30—   1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Workgroup on Quality -- Implications of the Quality Agenda for NCVHS

• Following-up Cross Cutting Issues
• Weaving Quality throughout Committee Deliberations

Dr. Lumpkin

Mr. Hungate

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 — 3:20 pm

2004 Full NCVHS Meeting-- Agendas

• March 4-5, 2004
• June 16-17, 2004
• September 22-23, 2004
• November 3-4, 2004

3:20 — 3:30 pm

Executive Retreat Wrap up — Adjourn

Dr. Lumpkin