[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 49842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23358]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: Teleconference

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the following Subcommittee 
meetings of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics to be 
held virtually.
    Name: National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS), 
Virtual Meetings of the Subcommittee.
    Dates and Times:

NCVHS Population Health Subcommittee; Tuesday, November 28, 2017: 9:00 
a.m.--1:00 p.m. ET
NCVHS Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security Subcommittee; Tuesday, 
November 28, 2017: 1:30 p.m.--5:30 p.m. ET
NCVHS Standards Subcommittee; Wednesday, November 29, 2017: 1:00 p.m.--
5:00 p.m. ET

    Place: WebEx/teleconference--To participate in the virtual meeting, 
please use the following URL http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/ that points to 
the NCVHS homepage. Further information and meeting agendas will be 
available on the NCVHS Web site including instructions for accessing 
the live meeting broadcast.
    Status: Open by WebEx/teleconference. There will be an open comment 
period during the final 10 minutes of each of the three virtual 
meetings where the public can provide comments via the WebEx on-line 
meeting interface. Written comments may also be provided to the 
Executive Secretary at the contact information provided below.
    Purpose: The NCVHS virtual meeting of the Population Health 
Subcommittee will convene to discuss: (1) Follow up work on the NCVHS 
September 11-12, 2017 Next Generation Vital Statistics Hearing, 
including the draft hearing report and follow up analyses being 
conducted on the Committee's behalf, and; (2) topics and projects to be 
considered for the 2018 workplan.
    The NCVHS virtual meeting of the Privacy, Confidentiality and 
Security Subcommittee will convene to discuss a draft environmental 
scan report of the health information privacy and security landscape in 
the U.S. that extends beyond HIPAA. This will include formal 
presentations from invited experts to further inform the draft 
environmental scan research being conducted on the Committee's behalf. 
The agenda also will include discussion of privacy-related topics under 
consideration for the 2018 workplan.
    The NCVHS virtual meeting of the Standards Subcommittee will 
convene to consider the Subcommittee's workplan and high level 
milestones for three possible projects in 2018: (1) A Chief Information 
Officer (CIO) Forum; (2) the challenge of patient identification and 
matching for healthcare providers and patients; and (3) potential 
guidance pertaining to the prior authorization transaction. In 
addition, CMS will provide a briefing to the Subcommittee on the New 
Medicare Card Project.
    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, telephone 
(301) 458-4715. Summaries of meetings and a roster of Committee members 
are available on the NCVHS Web site: http://www.ncvhs.hhs.gov/, where 
further information including an agenda and instructions to access the 
broadcast of the meeting will be posted.

    Dated: October 23, 2017.
Laina Bush,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.
[FR Doc. 2017-23358 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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