Robert Davis & Starla Ledbetter, Co-ChairsPublic Health Data Standards Consortium

2009 Annual Meeting

Co-Chairs◦Starla Ledbetter◦Bob Davis

Purpose◦The Data Standards Committee coordinates

data standards activities for the Consortium, which includes the work of the Health Care Services Data Reporting Guide and the Payer Typology Sub-Committees.

Monitor activities at the National Uniform Billing Committee◦Primary Contacts

Marjorie Greenberg – Federal Perspective Ginger Cox – State Perspective

◦Alternate Contacts Donna Pickett – Federal Perspective Bob Davis – State Perspective

◦Provide summary of activities, which is available on the Consortium Web Site.

Monitor Activities at ANSI X12◦Contacts Ginger Cox Missy Jamison Michelle Williamson Bob Davis

◦Provide summary of activities, which is available on the Consortium Web Site.

Current activities of interest at NUBC and ANSI X12◦Implementation issues for Present on

Admission Indicator◦Inclusion of a data element to capture

the language of a patient◦Implementation issues for ICD-10-CM

and ICD-10-PCS

Current activities of interest at NUBC and ANSI X12◦Issues associated with the change in the

standard to capture the Point of Origin of a patient as opposed to the Source of Admission of a patient.

◦The inclusion of more clinical content in the standards to accommodate changes in billing practices to pay for quality rather than just for procedures performed.

Looking for Volunteers to be Consortium Eyes and Ears at other organizations that set or affect the data standards that impact Public Health Reporting Systems.

The Data Standards Committee is the Consortium vehicle to share and disseminate that information.

Serve as a resource for coordinating and reviewing other standards activities of the Consortium◦Overseeing calls to solicit comments to final

HIPAA rules for ICD-10.◦Overseeing calls to solicit comments for HIT

documents that are a product of the Consortium.

Future Role for the Committee◦Open for input as to how the Data

Standards Committee can continue to evolve to best serve the Consortium and the Public Health Community to advance the need for greater standardization.

Questions?