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Thursday, March 3^rd

Transcript

 9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Welcome and Introductions,  Review of agenda

Dr. Cohn

9:10 a.m.

Update from the Department 

• Data Council
  Responses to NCVHS reports and recommendations
• HHS Implementation of PL 104-191
  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • Data Standards, Including Clinical Data Standards  Adoption
  • CHI Update
  • Privacy Rule Compliance Update

James Scanlon, ASPE

Karen Trudel, CMS

 
Susan McAndrew,  OCR

10:25 a.m.

Privacy Letter on Medical Devices,  Action March 4

Mr. Rothstein

10:50 a.m.

Certificates of Appreciation awarded to Drs. Lumpkin, Mays, and Lengerich, and Jackie Adler.

Michael O'Grady, Ph.D., ASPE

Break

11:20 a.m.

Letter on e-Prescribing, Action March 4

Jeff Blair

Harry Reynolds

12:40 p.m.

Lunch

  1:40 p.m.   

Populations Report,  Action March 4

Donald Steinwachs, Ph.D.

  2:45 p.m.

National Health Information Technology Update

David Brailer, M.D., Ph.D.

3 – 5:00

Subcommittee on Standards and Security  (Room 505A)

Mr. Blair, Mr. Reynolds, Co-Chairs

3—5:30

Subcommittee on Populations  (Room 305A)

Dr. Steinwachs, Chair

5:00 –6:00

Workgroup on NHII (Room 505A)

Dr. Cohn, Chair

6:30 p.m.

NCVHS Dinner Social

Friday,  March 4th

Transcript

Subcommittee Working Session

8:00 a.m.- 9:50 a.m.

Subcommittee on Privacy and Confidentiality (Room 325A)

Mr. Rothstein    

8:30 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Workgroup on Quality (Room 305A)

Mr. Hungate

Full Committee Meeting – Plenary Session

10:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Dr. Cohn

10:25 a.m.

NCHS Update and Report from Board of Scientific Counselors

Dr. Sondik

Dr. Robbins

11:00 a.m.

Federal Initiatives in Geocoding

Dan Melnick

Andrew Dent, CDC

 12:00 p.m.

Lunch

 12:15 p.m.

Reports from Subcommittees and Workgroups

I. Executive Subcommittee

II. NHII Workgroup

III.Subcommittee on Standards and Security, Action Item

IV. Subcommittee on Privacy & Confidentiality  Action Item

V. Subcommittee on Populations, Action Item

VI. Workgroup on Quality

Dr. Cohn

Acting Workgroup Chair

Dr. Cohn

Mr. Rothstein

Acting Subcommittee Chair

Mr. Hungate

 12:40 p.m.

Future agendas for NCVHS Meetings

• June 29-30, 2005
• September 8-9, 2005
• November 16-17, 2005

Subcommittee and Workgroup Meetings:

NHII Workgroup:   (late April)

Standards & Security

                 April 6-7, 2005

                 July 26-27, 2005

Subcommittee on Privacy & Confidentiality

                 March 30-31, 2005  (in Chicago)                

Dr. Cohn

1:55 p.m.

Adjourn