A conference call was convened on April 4th at 11:00 a.m. to discuss transition planning for the Committee as well as the agenda for the May 21-22, 2008 Full Committee Meeting.
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Members: |
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| Jeff Blair, M.B.A. Simon Cohn, M.D., M.P.H. Justine Carr, M.D. Harry Reynolds Mark Rothstein, J.D. Donald Steinwachs, Ph.D. |
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Staff and Liaisons: |
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| Mary Jo Deering, Ph.D. Maya Bernstein, J.D. J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Ph.D, AHRQ, Liaison Marjorie S. Greenberg, Executive Secretary Debbie Jackson Katherine Jones James Scanlon, Executive Staff Director Steven J. Steindel, Ph.D., CDC Liaison |
Denise Buenning, MSM Mary Beth Farquhar, RN, MSN Jorge Ferrer, M.D., VA Liaison James Lepkowski, Ph.D., BSC Liaison Edward J. Sondik, Ph.D., NCHS Liaison Marietta Squire Karen Trudel, CMS Liaison |
Transition Planning
The nomination package for new and reappointed members is currently in the Secretary’s office. There is some indication that he may sign off on the proposed nominees within the next two weeks. Once approved, we can send out invitation letters to the new members to attend the May meeting. However, if the OGE 450 and other appointment documents are not in order, the new members will not be able to fully participate. New members must complete conflict of interest forms to be voting members; therefore the OGE 450 must be submitted, reviewed and cleared. Otherwise, we may have to bring them in as consultants. We will schedule a phone orientation for the new members.
There was also further discussion regarding whether the Quality Workgroup is configured correctly or if it should be elevated to a subcommittee. The Standards and Security Subcommittee was reviewed to determine if “Security” should become part of the Privacy Subcommittee. A follow-up call will be scheduled for late April or early May to continue these discussions as well as other cross-cutting issues. We will also further discuss the May 21-22 Full Committee agenda and the 60th Anniversary celebration and approve the .NCVHS Committee Operations and Processes document.
May 21-22, 2008 Full Committee Meeting
The Standards and Security Subcommittee will have a letter that is solely focused on e-Prescribing for long term care facilities. The letter should be non-controversial and is expected to be approved.
The Populations Subcommittee may have a letter regarding surge capacity. Don Steinwachs indicated that Bill Scanlon, Kevin Vigilante, and Doug Buenning were all working on a proposed letter. If they can not reach closure by the May meeting, the Subcommittee will discontinue efforts to submit a letter at this time.
The Quality Workgroup held a conference call to discuss their report on quality measurement from 2004 and whether there would be value in updating the report (with Susan Kanaan’s assistance). The Workgroup will prepare a draft for the Committee as an information document. It would be helpful for the new members to have such a document.
Call was adjourned at noon.