[Federal Register: October 30, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 210)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee meeting.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
National Health Information Infrastructure Workgroup, Health
Statistics for the 21st Century Workgroup.
Time and Date: November 20, 2000, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Place: National Center for Health Statistics (New Facility),
4105 Hopson Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709,
(919) 541-0171.
Status: Open.
Purpose: Two Workgroups of the NCVHS, the National Health
Information Infrastructure Workgroup and the Health Statistics for
the 21st Century Workgroup, are conducting a joint public hearing to
solicit opinions from the public, including oral and written
testimony, about the issues raised in two interim reports: ``Toward
a National Health Information Infrastructure'' and ``Shaping a
Vision for 21st Century Health Statistics.'' The interim reports may
be downloaded from the NCVHS homepage at: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/
and all participants are encouraged to review them before the
meeting.
The hearing will explore challenges to the development and
implementation of a National Health Information Infrastructure
(NHII). As envisioned in the interim report, the NHII is the set of
technologies, standards, applications, systems, values, and laws
that support all facets of individual health, health care, and
public health. The broad goal of the NHII is to deliver information
to individuals--consumers, patients, and professionals--when and
where they need it, so they can use this information to make
informed decisions about health and health care. Speakers invited by
the NHII workgroup will discuss barriers to accomplishing the
objectives described in the report, including financial and
technical barriers to the NHII, along with recommendations for
actions which could be taken by the Federal government and others to
overcome constraints.
The hearing will also seek comments about major trends and
issues in population health and their implications for future
information needs described in the report, ``Shaping a Vision for
21st Century Health Statistics.'' The report outlines themes that
have emerged from national consultations involving health statistics
users, public health providers, advocacy groups and health care
providers at local, state, and Federal levels. Speakers invited by
the 21st Century Workgroup will be asked to discuss specific local
and state health statistics needs, specific means for generating
private and public cooperation in defining health statistics needs
and generating health statistics collaborations. Invited speakers
will also be asked to provide specific comments and suggestions on
the interim report, particularly as it relates to local and state
health statistics needs and private and public cooperation.
The November hearing is the third of a series of joint public
hearings to be conducted in several regions of the country through
the fall of 2000 to solicit testimony on the reports. Information
from the hearings will be incorporated in the final reports expected
to be completed in early 2001.
Persons who would like to make a brief oral comment (3-5
minutes) during the November hearing will be placed on the agenda as
time permits. To be included on the agenda, please submit testimony
by November 8, 2000, to Patrice Upchurch at (301) 458-4540, by e-
mail at pupchurch@cdc.gov, or postal address at NCHS, Presidential
Building, Room 1100, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
20782. Persons wishing to submit written testimony only (no more
than 2-3 typewritten pages) should also adhere to the due date of
November 8, 2000. Testimony will also be accepted on-site as time
permits. Please consult Ms. Upchurch for further information about
these arrangements. Additional information about the meeting will be
provided on the NCVHS homepage at: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ shortly
before the meeting date.
Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of
committee members may be obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg,
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Room 1100, Presidential
Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone
(301) 458-4245. Information also is available on the NCVHS home page
of the HHS website: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/.
Dated: October 23, 2000.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Planning and Evaluation.
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