83 FR 16876 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 74 (April 17, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07928 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 16876] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07928] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. Date and Times: Tuesday, May 15, 2018: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EDT), Wednesday, May 16, 2018: 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (EDT). Place: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 705A, Washington, DC 20201. Status: Open. Purpose: At the May 15-16, 2018 meeting, the Committee will hear presentations, hold discussions on several health data policy topics and work on activities outlined in the NCVHS 2018 workplan. Anticipated action items during this meeting include a letter to the Secretary and a summary report of the hearing held September 2017 on the topic of the national vital records and vital statistics systems. In addition, a letter to the Secretary regarding the Committee's recommendations resulting from the March Standards Subcommittee Hearing on NCPDP Updates will be considered for approval. The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) will give an update and the Committee will discuss its collaboration with ONC and its advisory committee HITAC. Subcommittee activities for discussion include the CIO Forum to be held in May and the Predictability Roadmap as part of the Standards Subcommittee's project to identify possible approaches to improve predictability and improvements in the adoption and processes related to updating standards and operating rules for electronic administrative transactions (e.g., claims, eligibility, electronic funds transfer). The agenda and plans for the July meeting examining health terminology & vocabulary development, maintenance, and dissemination processes will be discussed together with a draft environmental scan report. The Committee will continue development of its Health Information Privacy & Security Beyond HIPAA project focusing on clinical registries as a use case. The Committee also will discuss any recent developments resulting from the initial wave of the Medicare Card Project roll out. The times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the posted agenda for any updates. Contact Persons for More Information: Substantive program information may be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS, 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 home page of the NCVHS website: www.ncvhs.hhs.gov, where further information including an agenda and instructions to access the audio broadcast of the meetings will also be posted. Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as possible. Dated: April 10, 2018. Laina Bush, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. [FR Doc. 2018-07928 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4151-05-P
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The building at 5600 Fishers Lane, adoption and processes related to Place: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Janet
Rockville, MD 20857, requires a security updating standards and operating rules Norwood Conference and Training
screening on entry. To facilitate access for electronic administrative Center, Postal Square Building, 2
to the building, please contact Dr. Carter transactions (e.g., claims, eligibility, Massachusetts Ave NE, Room G440,
at the contact information listed above. electronic funds transfer). The agenda Washington, DC 20212 (Entrance on
Individuals who plan to attend and and plans for the July meeting First Street across from Union Station).
need special assistance, such as sign examining health terminology & Status: Open. There will be a public
language interpretation or other vocabulary development, maintenance, comment period during the final 15
reasonable accommodations, should and dissemination processes will be minutes of the subcommittee meeting.
notify Dr. Carter at the address and discussed together with a draft Purpose: Health Insurance Portability
phone number listed above at least 10 environmental scan report. The and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
days prior to the meeting. Committee will continue development legislation from 1996, as amended,1
Amy P. McNulty, of its Health Information Privacy & directed the Secretary of HHS to publish
Security Beyond HIPAA project regulations adopting administrative
Acting Director, Division of the Executive
Secretariat. focusing on clinical registries as a use standards, code sets and identifiers to
[FR Doc. 2018–07910 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am]
case. The Committee also will discuss support the exchange of electronic
any recent developments resulting from health information between covered
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the initial wave of the Medicare Card entities. The standards are for retail
Project roll out. pharmacy and medical transactions.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND The times and topics are subject to NCVHS is working on the
HUMAN SERVICES change. Please refer to the posted development of a standards update and
agenda for any updates. adoption roadmap (the predictability
National Committee on Vital and Health Contact Persons for More Information: roadmap), in collaboration with
Statistics: Meeting Substantive program information may industry stakeholders and the Standards
be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS, Development Organizations (SDOs). The
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, the Department of Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National purpose of this roadmap is to improve
Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Health Statistics, Centers for the predictability of the update and
announces the following advisory Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 adoption process of the standards and
committee meeting. Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland operating rules. It is the intent of the
Name: National Committee on Vital 20782, telephone (301) 458–4715. collaboration effort to identify the
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Full Summaries of meetings and a roster of barriers to updating and adopting
Committee Meeting. Committee members are available on the standards and make constructive,
Date and Times: Tuesday, May 15, home page of the NCVHS website: actionable recommendations for all
2018: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT), www.ncvhs.hhs.gov, where further parties, so that covered entities can
Wednesday, May 16, 2018: 8:30 a.m.– information including an agenda and more effectively conduct their business,
2:45 p.m. (EDT). instructions to access the audio operational and technical strategic
Place: U.S. Department of Health and broadcast of the meetings will also be planning.
Human Services, Hubert H. Humphrey posted. NCVHS held a visioning exercise with
Building, 200 Independence Avenue Should you require reasonable the Standards Development
SW, Rm. 705A, Washington, DC 20201. accommodation, please contact the CDC Organizations (SDOs) in August 2017,
Status: Open. Office of Equal Employment and developed a set of draft action steps
Purpose: At the May 15–16, 2018 Opportunity on (770) 488–3210 as soon and recommendations. The next step
meeting, the Committee will hear as possible. towards finalizing recommendations for
presentations, hold discussions on Dated: April 10, 2018. the Secretary, is to convene a group of
several health data policy topics and Laina Bush, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) who
work on activities outlined in the work with the standards and operating
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and
NCVHS 2018 workplan. Anticipated Evaluation, Office of the Assistant Secretary rules as end users, with health care
action items during this meeting include for Planning and Evaluation. leaders from various fields of health
a letter to the Secretary and a summary [FR Doc. 2018–07928 Filed 4–16–18; 8:45 am] care technology. The CIOs and health
report of the hearing held September care innovators will exchange
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2017 on the topic of the national vital information based on their experience
records and vital statistics systems. In and expertise. The CIOs will discuss
addition, a letter to the Secretary DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND their changing business and technology
regarding the Committee’s HUMAN SERVICES needs specifically as these pertain to the
recommendations resulting from the standards that have been adopted under
March Standards Subcommittee Hearing National Committee on Vital and Health HIPAA such as claims, eligibility,
on NCPDP Updates will be considered Statistics: Meeting referrals and authorizations. Some
for approval. The Office of the National individuals will share their experience
Coordinator (ONC) will give an update Pursuant to the Federal Advisory using the standards day to day, and to
and the Committee will discuss its Committee Act, the Department of increase efficiencies in their
collaboration with ONC and its advisory Health and Human Services (HHS) organizations. Other participants will
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committee HITAC. Subcommittee announces the following advisory share their experience implementing or
activities for discussion include the CIO committee meeting. seeing innovative technology being used
Forum to be held in May and the Name: National Committee on Vital for the exchange of electronic health
Predictability Roadmap as part of the and Health Statistics (NCVHS), care information.
Standards Subcommittee’s project to Standards Subcommittee Meeting.
identify possible approaches to improve Date and Times: Thursday, May 17, 1 Along with Section 1104(c) of the Patient
predictability and improvements in the 2018: 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (EDT). Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010.
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