[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19597-19598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05779]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of 
Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following advisory 
committee meeting. This meeting is open to the public. The public is 
welcome to attend in person or to obtain the link to attend this 
meeting by following the instructions posted on the Committee website: 
https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/meetings/full-committee-meeting-16/.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) 
Meeting.

DATES: Thursday, April 11, 2024: 9:15 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT and Friday, 
April 12, 2024: 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: In-person/hybrid (includes virtual attendance option).

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, or via 
electronic mail to [email protected]; or by telephone (301) 458-4715. 
Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members are available 
on the NCVHS website https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where further information 
including an agenda and instructions to access the broadcast of the 
meeting will be posted.
    Should you require reasonable accommodation, please telephone the 
CDC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at (770) 488-3210 as soon as 
possible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose: As outlined in its Charter, the National Committee on 
Vital and Health Statistics assists and advises the Secretary of HHS on 
health data, data standards, statistics, privacy, national health 
information policy, and the Department's strategy to best address those 
issues. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 
of 1996 (HIPAA),\1\ NCVHS advises the Secretary on administrative 
simplification standards, including those for privacy, security,

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adoption and implementation of transaction standards, unique 
identifiers, code sets, and operating rules adopted under the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).\2\
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    \1\ Public Law 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936 (Aug 21, 1996), available 
at https://www.congress.gov/104/plaws/publ191/PLAW-104publ191.pdf.
    \2\ Public Law 111-148, 124 Stat.119, available at https://www.congress.gov/111/plaws/publ148/PLAW-111publ148.pdf.
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    The meeting agenda will include discussion of the 2024 workplan 
including the NCVHS Report to Congress, and briefings and discussions 
with invited experts on several health data policy topics, including: 
standards for SDOH data elements; possible implications of Value Based 
Care Models vs Fee-For-Service on HIPAA standards; an overview of the 
key elements of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement 
(TEFCA) published by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
IT (ONC) in November 2023; and exploration of privacy and security in 
AI in technology and healthcare.
    The NCVHS Workgroup on Timely and Strategic Action to Inform ICD-11 
Policy for morbidity will report to the full Committee on Phase II of 
its work focusing on analysis of the recent Request for Information 
(RFI), published in October 2023.\3\
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    \3\ Federal Register Notice, October 16, 2023: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/16/2023-22753/national-committee-on-vital-and-health-statistics.
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    The Committee will reserve time on the agenda for public comment. 
Meeting times and topics are subject to change. Please refer to the 
agenda posted on the NCVHS website for updates: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/meetings/full-committee-meeting-16/.

Sharon Arnold,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Science and Data 
Policy, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2024-05779 Filed 3-18-24; 8:45 am]
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