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Expert Meeting on Disease Management Outcomes Measurement

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This notice announces the date and location of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (HHS/ASPE) Expert Meeting on Disease Management Outcomes Measurement. The objective of the meeting is to convene a panel of experts from government, academia, and private industry to discuss measurement of the impact of disease management on health outcomes and costs of care, with a focus on potential for public sector programs.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Notice of Closed Meeting

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the following meeting.

The meeting will be closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in sections 552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The grant applications and the discussions could disclose confidential trade secrets or commercial property such as patentable material, and personal information concerning individuals associated with the grant applications, the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

Name of Committee: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Special Emphasis Panel, NHLBI PatientOriented Research and Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research.

Date: December 21, 2007.

Time: 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications.

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, 7192, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Telephone

Additional Consolidated Health Information (CHI) Health Information Technology Standards

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

This notice identifies three (3) additional Consolidated Health Informatics (CHI) messaging and vocabulary standards (Multimedia, Allergy, and Disability and Assessments) adopted for use in Federal government health information technology systems. This work supplements the work to further the adoption of the first set of 5 standards adopted on March 21, 2003 and second set of 15 standards adopted on May 6, 2004, as published in the December 23, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 76287).

The CHI initiative began in October 2001 as one of 24 EGovernment initiatives included in the President's Management Agenda (PMA). The CHI collaborative worked to adopt Federal governmentwide health information interoperability standards to be implemented by Federal agencies in order to enable the Fedral government to exchange electronic health information. By publication of this document, we are informing the public of the adoption of three new CHI standards, Multimedia, Allergy and Disability and Assessment (ado

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Decision To Evaluate a Petition To Designate a Class of

Mon, Dec 17 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gives notice as required by 42 CFR 83.12(e) of a decision to evaluate a petition to designate a class of employees at the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, to be included in the Special Exposure Cohort under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000. The initial proposed definition for the class being evaluated, subject to revision as warranted by the evaluation, is as follows:

Facility: Pantex Plant.

Location: Amarillo, Texas.

Job Titles and/or Job Duties: Production workers, technicians, including radiography, guards, physical plant, maintenance, administrative and support staff, contractors, and Atomic Energy Commission staff.

Period of Employment: January 1, 1950 through December 31, 1991.