[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 16921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7815]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


National Scientific Panel for Immunization Measurement Standards, 
2000: Meeting

    Name: National Scientific Panel for Immunization Measurement 
Standards, 2000.
    Time and Date: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., May 1, 2000.
    Place: Atlanta Marriott Century Center, 2000 Century Boulevard, 
NE., Atlanta, Georgia 30345-3377.
    Status: Open to the public, limited only by the space available.
    Purpose: There are two systems for measuring immunization coverage 
that are widely used. The Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set 
(HEDIS) measures quality of health care delivered by managed care 
organizations (MCOs) and enables comparisons of performance among MCOs. 
The National Immunization Survey (NIS) is a population-based survey of 
immunization coverage, conducted by CDC to assess how well children are 
immunized in the US. The inclusion of different vaccines and different 
measurement criteria has made direct comparison inaccurate and 
difficult. The Panel will review scientific and programmatic issues 
concerning immunization coverage measurement.
    Matters To Be Discussed: The agenda will include discussion on the 
impact of various measurement specifications for calculating 
immunization coverage levels using NIS and HEDIS; the potential impact 
of various definitions of up-to-date immunization status in the two 
systems of immunization coverage measurement varying: (1) Age at 
ascertainment, (2) spacing criteria, (3) number of doses, (4) vaccines 
in combination measures; presentation of results of analysis of NIS 
data and datasets used for HEDIS estimates; consideration other ways to 
estimate vaccine coverage.
    Contact Person for More Information: Mehran S. Massoudi, Senior 
Staff Epidemiologist, Immunization Services Division, National 
Immunization Program, CDC,1600 Clifton Road, NE., m/s E52, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30333. Telephone 404/639-8209.
    The Director, Management Analysis and Services office has been 
delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to 
announcements of meetings and other committee management activities for 
both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for 
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

    Dated: March 23, 2000.
John Burckhardt,
Acting Director, Management Analysis and Services Office, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
[FR Doc. 00-7815 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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