[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37390-37391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14985]


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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 announces the following advisory committee 
meeting.

    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistic (NCVHS). 
Joint Meeting: National Health Information Infrastructure Workgroup 
and Health Statistics for the 21st Century Workgroup.
    Time and Date: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 10, 2000.
    Place: The Westin Hotel O'Hare, 6100 River Road, Rosemont, IL 
60018.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: This meeting will be conducted as a hearing is to 
solicit opinions for the public, including oral and written 
testimony, about the issues raised in the interim reports of these 
two workgroups: ``Toward a National Health Information 
Infrastructure'' and ``Shaping a Vision for 21st Century Health 
Statistics.'' The reports may be downloaded from the NCVHS homepage 
at http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/. The hearing will explore the overall 
concept that a National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII) is 
a framework that can link health improvements and information 
technologies. As envisioned in the interim report, the NHII is the 
set of technologies, standards, applications, systems, values, and 
law that support all facets of individual health, health care, and 
public health. The broad goal of the NHII is to deliver information 
to individuals--consumers, patients, and professionals--when and 
where they need it, so they can use this information to make 
informed decisions about health and health care.
    The hearing will also seek comments about major trends and 
issues in population health and their implications for future 
information needs described in the report, ``Shaping a Vision for 
21st Century Health Statistics.'' The report outlines themes that 
have emerged from national consultations involving health statistics 
users, public health providers, advocacy groups and health care 
providers at local, state, and Federal levels. The national 
consultative process has helped to identify trends and gaps in 
shaping the vision, as well as cross-cutting issues involved. Ten 
principles have emerged as essential qualities to developing the 
health statistics Vision.
    Person representing a variety of public and private sector 
interests will be invited to

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present their views on the issues raised in the interim reports. 
There also will be an opportunity for comments from the audience. 
The July hearing is the first of a series of joint public hearings 
to be conducted in several regions of the country through the fall 
of 2000 to solicit testimony on the reports. Information from the 
hearings will be incorporated as definitive statements in the final 
reports expected to be completed in early 2001.
    Persons who would like to make a brief oral comment (3-5 
minutes) during the July hearing will be placed on the agenda as 
time permits. To be included on the agenda, please submit testimony 
by June 26, 2000, to Patrice Upchurch at (301) 458-4540, by e-mail 
at [email protected], or postal address at NCHS, Presidential 
Building, Room 1100, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 
20782. Persons wishing to submit written testimony only (no more 
than 2-3 typewritten pages) should also adhere to the due date of 
June 26, 2000. Please consult Ms. Upchurch for further information 
about these arrangements. Additional information about the meeting 
will be provided on the NCVHS homepage at http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ 
shortly before the meeting date. All participants are encouraged to 
review the interim reports before the meeting.
    For Further Information Contact: Substantive program information 
as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of committee members 
may be obtained from Ms. Upchurch at the address above; or Marjorie 
S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health 
Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Room 1100, 
Presidential Building, 6525 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, Maryland 
20782, telephone (301) 458-4245. Information also is available on 
the NCVHS home page of the HHS website: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ 
where an agenda for the meeting will be posted when available.

    Dated: June 7, 2000.
James Scanlon,
Director, Division of Data Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary 
for Planning and Evaluation.
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