[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 64719] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-31108] [[Page 64719]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meetings Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of Health and Human Services announces the following advisory committee meeting. Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), Subcommittee on Standards and Security. Times and Dates: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., December 8, 1998. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., December 9, 1998. Place: Conference Room 800, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20201. Status: Open. Purpose: Under the Administrative Simplification provisions of Pub.L. 104-191, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) is required to study the issues related to the adoption of uniform data standards for patient medical record information and the electronic interchange of such information, and report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services not later than August 2000 on recommendations and legislative proposals for such standards and electronic interchange. The NCVHS is the Department's federal advisory committee on health data, privacy and health information policy. To assist in developing the NCVHS recommendations to HHS relating to clinical data standards, the NCVHS Subcommittee on Standards and Security, Working Group on Computer-based Patient Records, has scheduled a public meeting on December 8-9, 1998 in Washington, DC. At the meeting, the Subcommittee will seek advice on how best to address the report and recommendations to HHS relating to clinical data standards. For the meeting, the Subcommittee is inviting specific individuals with knowledge and experience in these areas to (1) provide their perspectives and advice, (2) address specific questions relating to clinical data standards, and (3) answer further questions from the Subcommittee. Other individuals and organizations that would also like to submit written statements to the Subcommittee on these issues are invited to do so at the meeting. The tentative agenda for the meeting, as well as a description of the panels of speakers, will be posted on the NCVHS website: http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/ncvhs, when available. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Substantive program information about the meeting may be obtained from Michael Fitzmaurice (AHCPR, 301- 594-3938) or Bob Mayes (HCFA, 410 786-6872), lead staff for the Computer-based Patient Record Working Group. Information about the NCVHS is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS website, or from Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, NCHS, CDC, Room 1100, Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 436-7050. Dated: November 16, 1998. James Scanlon, Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of Program Systems, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and HHS Executive Staff Director, NCVHS. [FR Doc. 98-31108 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4151-04-M