[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 208 (Thursday, October 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66720-66721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27798]


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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 (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting.

    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Full Committee Meeting.
    Time and Date:
November 16, 2011 9 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
November 17, 2011 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Place: Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge Hotel, 1900 N Fort 
Meyer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209, (703) 522-8864.
    Status: Open.
    Purpose: At this meeting the Committee will hear presentations 
and hold discussions on several health data policy topics. On the 
morning of the first day the Committee will hear updates from the 
Department, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the 
Office of the National Coordinator. There will also be discussion on 
items for approval: (1) Population/Privacy Community Health Data 
Report which includes a plan for an informational Primer; (2) 
recommendation letter on Electronic Fund Transfer and Remittance 
Advice; and after lunch (3) the NCVHS Tenth Report to Congress on 
the Implementation of the Administrative Simplification Provisions 
of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) 
of 1996. Additionally, a briefing will be given on the meaningful 
use of Electronic Health Records for Population Health.
    On the morning of the second day there will be a review of the 
final action items discussed on the first day the Committee will 
discuss next steps.

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    The times shown above are for the full Committee meeting. 
Subcommittee breakout sessions are scheduled for late in the 
afternoon on the first day and in the morning prior to the full 
Committee meeting on the second day. Agendas for these breakout 
sessions will be posted on the NCVHS Web site (URL below) when 
available.
    Contact Person for more Information: Substantive program 
information as well as summaries of meetings and a roster of 
committee members may be obtained from Marjorie S. Greenberg, 
Executive Secretary, NCVHS, National Center for Health Statistics, 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 
2402, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, telephone (301) 458-4245. 
Information also is available on the NCVHS home page of the HHS Web 
site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information including 
an agenda will be posted when available.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please contact the 
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity on (301) 458-4EEO (4336) 
as soon as possible.

    Dated: October 20, 2011.
James Scanlon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Science Planning and Evaluation, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2011-27798 Filed 10-26-11; 8:45 am]
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