National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Meeting

Time and Date: September 16, 2008 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; September 17, 2008 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Place: Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 505A, Washington, DC 20201. 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 relating to:

• Health HIT workforce needs,
• electronic health records, and
• personal health records.

They will also work on a letter to the HHS Secretary regarding standards and security for e-prescribing standards. In the afternoon there will be a speaker on:

• examples of technology for personal health records and
• an update from the National Conference for State Legislatures regarding HIT implementation in states.

On the morning of the second day the Committee will discuss subcommittee work. There will also be an update from NCHS Board of Scientific Counselors. In addition there will be a discussion of the NCVHS 60th Anniversary celebration and 21st Century Health Statistics update.

The times shown above are for the full Committee meeting. Subcommittee breakout sessions can be scheduled for late in the afternoon of the first day and second 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.