81_FR_6048 81 FR 6025 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

81 FR 6025 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 23 (February 4, 2016)

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FR Document2016-02116

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6025]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02116]


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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), 
Full Committee Meeting.

Time and Date

February 17, 2016 8:30 a.m.-5:40 p.m. EST.
February 18, 2016 8:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. EST.

    Place: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. 
Humphrey Building, Room 705-A, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20024, (202) 690-7100.
    Status: Open.

Purpose

    At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations and hold 
discussions on several health data policy topics. The Committee will 
receive updates from the Department, including from the Office of the 
National Coordinator that will focus on the Interoperability Roadmap, 
and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Committee will 
discuss and take action on a recommendation letter stemming from the 
June 16-17, 2015 inaugural hearing of the Review Committee and approve 
the report ``Advancing Community-Level Core Measurement: A Progress 
Report and Workshop Summary.'' The Committee will further review its 
strategic plan for 2016 and all Subcommittees will report on their 
workplans and next steps. In addition, the Committee will be briefed on 
and discuss the recent implementation of ICD-10 as well as an overview 
of current challenges and opportunities regarding use of All Payer 
Claims Databases. After the plenary session adjourns, the Work Group on 
HHS Data Access and Use will continue strategic discussions on building 
a framework for guiding principles for data access and use. The times 
shown above are for the full Committee meeting. Subcommittee-specific 
topics will be addressed as part of the Full Committee schedule.
    Contact Person for More Information: Substantive program 
information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, Executive Secretary, 
NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, 
telephone (301) 458-4715. Summaries of meetings and a roster of 
committee members are available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web 
site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including an 
agenda will be posted when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC 
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) as soon 
as possible.

    Dated: January 28, 2016.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and Data Policy, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
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                                                    (ONC). These meeting will be open to                       Procedure: Interested persons may                     Place: U.S. Department of Health and
                                                    the public.                                             present data, information, or views,                   Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey
                                                       Name of Committee: Health IT Policy                  orally or in writing, on issues pending                Building, Room 705–A, 200
                                                    Committee.                                              before the Committee. Written                          Independence Avenue, SW.,
                                                       General Function of the Committee:                   submissions may be made to the contact                 Washington, DC 20024, (202) 690–7100.
                                                    To provide recommendations to the                       person prior to the meeting date. Oral                   Status: Open.
                                                    National Coordinator on a policy                        comments from the public will be
                                                    framework for the development and                                                                              Purpose
                                                                                                            scheduled prior to the lunch break and
                                                    adoption of a nationwide health                         at the conclusion of each meeting. Time                   At this meeting the Committee will
                                                    information technology infrastructure                   allotted for each presentation will be                 hear presentations and hold discussions
                                                    that permits the electronic exchange and                limited to three minutes. If the number                on several health data policy topics. The
                                                    use of health information as is                         of speakers requesting to comment is                   Committee will receive updates from
                                                    consistent with the Federal Health IT                   greater than can be reasonably                         the Department, including from the
                                                    Strategic Plan and that includes                        accommodated during the scheduled                      Office of the National Coordinator that
                                                    recommendations on the areas in which                   open public session, ONC will take                     will focus on the Interoperability
                                                    standards, implementation                               written comments after the meeting.                    Roadmap, and the Centers for Medicare
                                                    specifications, and certification criteria                 Persons attending ONC’s advisory                    and Medicaid Services. The Committee
                                                    are needed.                                             committee meetings are advised that the                will discuss and take action on a
                                                                                                            agency is not responsible for providing                recommendation letter stemming from
                                                    2016 Meeting Dates and Times                                                                                   the June 16–17, 2015 inaugural hearing
                                                                                                            wireless access or access to electrical
                                                    • January 20, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to                   outlets.                                               of the Review Committee and approve
                                                      3:00 p.m./Eastern Time                                   ONC welcomes the attendance of the                  the report ‘‘Advancing Community-
                                                    • February 23, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to                   public at its advisory committee                       Level Core Measurement: A Progress
                                                      3:00 p.m./Eastern Time                                meetings. Seating is limited at the                    Report and Workshop Summary.’’ The
                                                    • March 10, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                 location, and ONC will make every                      Committee will further review its
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                     effort to accommodate persons with                     strategic plan for 2016 and all
                                                    • April 19, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                 physical disabilities or special needs. If             Subcommittees will report on their
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                     you require special accommodations                     workplans and next steps. In addition,
                                                    • May 5, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                    due to a disability, please contact                    the Committee will be briefed on and
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                     Michelle Consolazio at least seven (7)                 discuss the recent implementation of
                                                    • June 7, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                   days in advance of the meeting.                        ICD–10 as well as an overview of
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                        ONC is committed to the orderly                     current challenges and opportunities
                                                    • July 12, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                  conduct of its advisory committee                      regarding use of All Payer Claims
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                     meetings. Please visit our Web site at                 Databases. After the plenary session
                                                    • August 9, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00                                                                        adjourns, the Work Group on HHS Data
                                                                                                            http://healthit.hhs.gov for procedures
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time                                                                                            Access and Use will continue strategic
                                                                                                            on public conduct during advisory
                                                    • September 13, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to
                                                                                                            committee meetings.                                    discussions on building a framework for
                                                      3:00 p.m./Eastern Time
                                                                                                               Notice of this meeting is given under               guiding principles for data access and
                                                    • October 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00
                                                                                                            the Federal Advisory Committee Act                     use. The times shown above are for the
                                                      p.m./Eastern Time
                                                    • November 3, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to                    (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C., App. 2).                    full Committee meeting. Subcommittee-
                                                      3:00 p.m./Eastern Time                                  Dated: January 27, 2016.                             specific topics will be addressed as part
                                                    • December 6, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to                    Michelle Consolazio,                                   of the Full Committee schedule.
                                                      3:00 p.m./Eastern Time                                                                                          Contact Person for More Information:
                                                                                                            FACA Program Director, Office of Policy,
                                                                                                            Office of the National Coordinator for Health
                                                                                                                                                                   Substantive program information may
                                                      For meeting locations, web conference                                                                        be obtained from Rebecca Hines,
                                                    information, and the most up-to-date                    Information Technology.
                                                                                                                                                                   Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
                                                    information, please visit the calendar on               [FR Doc. 2016–02118 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                   Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
                                                    the ONC Web site, http://                               BILLING CODE 4150–45–P
                                                                                                                                                                   Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
                                                    www.healthit.gov/FACAS/calendar.                                                                               Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
                                                      Contact Person: Michelle Consolazio,
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                               20782, telephone (301) 458–4715.
                                                    email: michelle.consolazio@hhs.gov.
                                                                                                            HUMAN SERVICES                                         Summaries of meetings and a roster of
                                                    Please email Michelle Consolazio for the
                                                                                                                                                                   committee members are available on the
                                                    most current information about
                                                                                                            National Committee on Vital and Health                 NCVHS home page of the HHS Web site:
                                                    meetings. A notice in the Federal
                                                                                                            Statistics: Meeting                                    http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where
                                                    Register about last minute modifications
                                                                                                                                                                   further information including an agenda
                                                    that impact a previously announced                        Pursuant to the Federal Advisory                     will be posted when available.
                                                    advisory committee meeting cannot                       Committee Act, the Department of                          Should you require reasonable
                                                    always be published quickly enough to                   Health and Human Services (HHS)                        accommodation, please contact the CDC
                                                    provide timely notice.                                  announces the following advisory                       Office of Equal Employment
                                                      Agenda: The committee will hear                       committee meeting.                                     Opportunity on (301) 458–4EEO (4336)
                                                    reports from its workgroups/task forces
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                                                                                                              Name: National Committee on Vital                    as soon as possible.
                                                    and updates from ONC and other federal                  and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full
                                                    agencies. ONC intends to make                           Committee Meeting.                                       Dated: January 28, 2016.
                                                    background material available to the                                                                           James Scanlon,
                                                    public no later than 24 hours prior to                  Time and Date                                          Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science and
                                                    the meeting start time. Material will be                February 17, 2016            8:30 a.m.–5:40 p.m.       Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary
                                                    posted on ONC’s Web site after the                        EST.                                                 for Planning and Evaluation.
                                                    meeting, at http://www.healthit.gov/                    February 18, 2016            8:10 a.m.–12:00           [FR Doc. 2016–02116 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]
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FR Citation81 FR 6025 

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