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Thursday, January 29

 9:00 a.m.

Call to Order

Welcome and Introductions, 

Review of agenda

Dr. Lumpkin

9:15 a.m.

Update from the Department 

• Data Council
  Responses to NCVHS reports and recommendations
• HHS Implementation of PL 104-191
  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • Data Standards, Including Clinical Data Standards  Adoption
  • Privacy Rule Compliance Update

James Scanlon, ASPE

Karen Trudel,  CMS

Susan McAndrew, OCR

9:45 a.m.

NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors

Dr. Mays

Dr. Robbins

10:00 a.m.

PRESENTATION:  Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) Initiative & Recommendations

CMS

10:45 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

NCVHS  Recommendations/Letter  on CHI, Action

Dr. Cohn

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

 1:30 p.m.

Privacy Subcommittee -- Update

Dr. Harding

 2:00 p.m.

HIPAA 6^th Report to Congress   2002-2003,  Review and Action

Dr. Cohn

2:30 p.m.

Populations letter on National Child Health Longitudinal Study

Review and Action

Dr. Mays

 3:00 p.m.

Executive Subc Retreat (November 21^st)  -- Review  Issues

Dr. Lumpkin

 3:15 p.m.

Future agendas for NCVHS Meetings

• March 4-5, 2004
• June 16-17, 2004
• September 22-23, 2004
• November 3-4, 2004

Subcommittee and Workgroup Meetings:

Subcommittee on Standards & Security

Jan 27-28, 2004
March 30-31, 2004
May 25-26. 2004

Subc on Populations,  January 28^th  (Morning session)

Quality Workgroup, January 28^th (Afternoon session)

Subc on Privacy and Confidentiality,  Feb. 18-19, 2004

Executive Subcommittee—August 6, 2004 in Princeton, N.J.

Dr. Lumpkin

 3:30 p.m.

Adjourn