83 FR 53276 - National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Hearing

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 204 (October 22, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-22952

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Hearing

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory
committee hearing.
Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS),
Subcommittee on Standards.
Date and Times: Wednesday, December 12, 2018: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (EST);
Thursday, December 13, 2018: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (EST).
Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC
20008.
Status: Open. There will be a public comment period during the
final 15 minutes of both days of the meeting.
Purpose: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) legislation from 1996, as amended,\1\ directed the Secretary of
Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish regulations adopting
standards, code sets and identifiers to support the exchange of
electronic health information between covered entities. The standards
are for retail pharmacy and medical transactions.
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\1\ Along with Section 1104(c) of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010.
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In its capacity to advise the HHS Secretary on health data,
statistics, privacy, national health information policy, and HIPAA,
NCVHS is in the final stages of the development of a standards update
and adoption roadmap, referred to as the Predictability Roadmap. The
development of the Predictability Roadmap has been a year and a half
long process, achieved in collaboration with industry stakeholders and
the standards development organizations (SDOs). The overall vision for
the Predictability Roadmap is that:
HIPAA covered entities and their business associates use
the adopted standards and operating rules in a consistent way to
exchange health information and conduct business; and
Standards are reliably updated and adopted so that covered
entities know when they will need to, and/or be able to update systems
and business processes.
To accomplish this goal, NCVHS conducted several information
gathering activities and stakeholder engagement meetings and workshops:
In June 2017 the Subcommittee on Standards met with each of the
standards development organizations (SDOs) to learn about their
individual maintenance processes; in August 2017 the Subcommittee held
a visioning exercise with the SDOs and Designated Standards Maintenance
Organization (DSMO); and in May 2018, the Subcommittee conducted a CIO
Forum with 21 health care technology experts and senior corporate
officers representing a cross-section of organizations that were end-
users of the HIPAA and ACA administrative standards. The goal of this
Forum was to elicit input for improving the standards development,
update and adoption process, and address barriers to use of those
standards. Based on this work, the Subcommittee on Standards developed
a draft Predictability Roadmap comprised of 23 recommendations
organized under three major focus areas. The draft recommendations were
presented at the September 13-14 NCVHS meeting and are posted on the
website at: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Presentation-NCVHS-Draft-Predictability-Roadmap-Recs-Coussoule-and-Goss.pdf.
The purpose of this Subcommittee hearing is to obtain input from
stakeholders on the draft recommendations designed to improve the
processes for updating, adopting and using standards and operating
rules, and developing a formal Predictability Roadmap. The Subcommittee
will use the feedback received at this hearing to finalize
recommendations to the Secretary of HHS.
Individuals and representatives of organizations interested in
submitting written testimony are invited to respond to the following
questions:
In general,
1. Would these recommendations as a whole improve the
predictability of the adoption of administrative standards and
operating rules?
2. What additional recommendations are critical to achieve
predictability?
And specifically,
3. What is the value proposition of each recommendation and what
improvements to the current state do you believe will arise from each
recommendation/group of similar recommendations?
4. Are there potential unintended consequences? What are those and
how can they be mitigated with modifications to the recommendations?
The questions outlined above can be used to guide written
submissions to the Subcommittee. Written submissions should be sent
electronically to NCVHSmail@cdc.gov with ``Predictability Roadmap'' in
the subject line no later than November 20, 2018.
The times and topics for this meeting are subject to change. Please
refer to the posted agenda at www.ncvhs.hhs.gov 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. Information pertaining to meeting
content may be obtained from Lorraine Doo, MSW, MPH, (410) 786-6597;
and/or Geanelle G. Herring, MSW, (410) 786-4466; Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Office of Information Technology, Division of
National Standards, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland,
21244. Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members are
available on the NCVHS website: www.ncvhs.hhs.gov where further
information including an agenda and instructions to access the live
audio broadcast of the meeting will be posted.
Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the CDC
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (770) 488-3210 as soon as
possible.

Sharon Arnold,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation,
Science and Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning
and Evaluation.
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To accomplish this goal, NCVHS used to guide written submissions to the
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[FR Doc. 2018–22959 Filed 10–19–18; 8:45 am] meetings and workshops: In June 2017 NCVHSmail@cdc.gov with
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with each of the standards development line no later than November 20, 2018.
organizations (SDOs) to learn about The times and topics for this meeting
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND their individual maintenance processes; are subject to change. Please refer to the
HUMAN SERVICES in August 2017 the Subcommittee held posted agenda at www.ncvhs.hhs.gov for
a visioning exercise with the SDOs and any updates.
National Committee on Vital and Health
Designated Standards Maintenance Contact Persons for More Information:
Statistics: Hearing
Organization (DSMO); and in May 2018, Substantive program information may
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory the Subcommittee conducted a CIO be obtained from Rebecca Hines, MHS,
Committee Act, the Department of Forum with 21 health care technology Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National
Health and Human Services (HHS) experts and senior corporate officers Center for Health Statistics, Centers for
announces the following advisory representing a cross-section of Disease Control and Prevention, 3311
committee hearing. organizations that were end-users of the Toledo Road, Hyattsville, Maryland
Name: National Committee on Vital HIPAA and ACA administrative 20782, telephone (301) 458–4715.
and Health Statistics (NCVHS), standards. The goal of this Forum was Information pertaining to meeting
Subcommittee on Standards. to elicit input for improving the content may be obtained from Lorraine
Date and Times: Wednesday, standards development, update and Doo, MSW, MPH, (410) 786–6597; and/
December 12, 2018: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (EST); adoption process, and address barriers or Geanelle G. Herring, MSW, (410)
Thursday, December 13, 2018: 9 a.m.–1 to use of those standards. Based on this 786–4466; Centers for Medicare &
p.m. (EST). work, the Subcommittee on Standards Medicaid Services, Office of Information
Place: Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 developed a draft Predictability Technology, Division of National
Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC Roadmap comprised of 23 Standards, 7500 Security Boulevard,
20008. recommendations organized under three Baltimore, Maryland, 21244. Summaries
Status: Open. There will be a public major focus areas. The draft of meetings and a roster of Committee
comment period during the final 15 recommendations were presented at the members are available on the NCVHS
minutes of both days of the meeting. September 13–14 NCVHS meeting and website: www.ncvhs.hhs.gov where
Purpose: Health Insurance Portability are posted on the website at: https:// further information including an agenda
and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ncvhs.hhs.gov/wp-content/uploads/ and instructions to access the live audio
legislation from 1996, as amended,1 2018/09/Presentation-NCVHS-Draft- broadcast of the meeting will be posted.
directed the Secretary of Health and Predictability-Roadmap-Recs- Should you require reasonable
Human Services (HHS) to publish Coussoule-and-Goss.pdf. accommodation, please contact the CDC
regulations adopting standards, code The purpose of this Subcommittee Office of Equal Employment
sets and identifiers to support the hearing is to obtain input from Opportunity on (770) 488–3210 as soon
exchange of electronic health stakeholders on the draft as possible.
information between covered entities. recommendations designed to improve
The standards are for retail pharmacy Sharon Arnold,
the processes for updating, adopting and
and medical transactions. using standards and operating rules, and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
In its capacity to advise the HHS Planning and Evaluation, Science and Data
developing a formal Predictability Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Secretary on health data, statistics, Roadmap. The Subcommittee will use Planning and Evaluation.
privacy, national health information the feedback received at this hearing to [FR Doc. 2018–22952 Filed 10–19–18; 8:45 am]
policy, and HIPAA, NCVHS is in the finalize recommendations to the
final stages of the development of a BILLING CODE 4151–05–P
Secretary of HHS.
standards update and adoption Individuals and representatives of
roadmap, referred to as the organizations interested in submitting
Predictability Roadmap. The DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
written testimony are invited to respond HUMAN SERVICES
development of the Predictability to the following questions:
Roadmap has been a year and a half In general, National Institutes of Health
long process, achieved in collaboration 1. Would these recommendations as a
with industry stakeholders and the whole improve the predictability of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
standards development organizations adoption of administrative standards Institute; Notice of Closed Meetings
(SDOs). The overall vision for the and operating rules?
Predictability Roadmap is that: 2. What additional recommendations Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
• HIPAA covered entities and their are critical to achieve predictability? Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
business associates use the adopted And specifically, amended, notice is hereby given of the
standards and operating rules in a 3. What is the value proposition of following meetings.
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consistent way to exchange health each recommendation and what The meetings will be closed to the
information and conduct business; and improvements to the current state do public in accordance with the
• Standards are reliably updated and you believe will arise from each provisions set forth in sections
adopted so that covered entities know recommendation/group of similar 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
recommendations? as amended. The grant applications and
1 Along with Section 1104(c) of the Patient 4. Are there potential unintended the discussions could disclose
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. consequences? What are those and how confidential trade secrets or commercial

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