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Edward Sondik Edward Sondik September 13, September 13, 20122012

ReportReport

•• Budget & Legislation updateBudget & Legislation update

•• BSC changesBSC changes

•• NCHSNCHS staffstaff cchangeshangesNCHSNCHS staffstaff changeschanges

•• 2012 Conference 2012 Conference highlightshighlights

•• ProProggram updatesram updates

•• Publication uPublication uppppdatesdates

•• CDC/HHS updatesCDC/HHS updates

NCHS Budget and LegislationNCHS Budget and Legislation UpdatesUpdatesUpdatesUpdates

FY 2012 Budget OverviewFY 2012 Budget Overview

The Current Budget ClimateThe Current Budget Climate

•• Tightening Tightening budgets to save $ (e.g. budgets to save $ (e.g. TravelTravel administrativeadministrative costscosts cellcellTravelTravel, , administrativeadministrative costscosts, , cellcell phones, printing)phones, printing)

•• NCHSNCHS Building:Building: NoNo newsnews•• NCHSNCHS Building:Building: NoNo newsnews

NCHS Appropriations NCHS Appropriations HistoryHistory

FY 2013 Budget UpdateFY 2013 Budget Update

•• FY 2013 FY 2013 Funding: Funding: TBD TBD

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•• House bill House bill approved approved at at subcommittee level; bill subcommittee level; bill does not does not bbreareakk ou oub kb k NCCt tt Nt NCHSNCHS HHSS ifunff dindidfundingg

•• Six month CR is currently being put Six month CR is currently being put forward; most forward; most likely likely case: case:

•• FundinFundingg at at 2012 2012 level level ($($138.7M138.7M))g ($ )g ($ )

Legislation Affecting Legislation Affecting SurveysSurveys

•• House Appropriations BillsHouse Appropriations Bills

•• UnderUnder CCommerce:ommerce: IncludedIncluded languagelanguage toto•• UnderUnder Commerce:Commerce: IncludedIncluded languagelanguage toto eliminate eliminate funding for the ACSfunding for the ACS

•• TheThe HHouseouse appropriationsThe Energy/WaterEnergy/Water appropriations billbill•• The HouseHouse Energy/WaterEnergy/Water appropriationsappropriations billbill included language included language prohibiting prohibiting compensation compensation for survefor surveyy res resppy py ponders. Some interest in onders. Some interest in expanding expanding the provision to other agencies the provision to other agencies ––no bill has yet been introduced.no bill has yet been introduced.

•• Draft House Appropriations Draft House Appropriations Bill Bill proposed to proposed to eliminate AHRQ (AHRQ is safe under the CR)eliminate AHRQ (AHRQ is safe under the CR)

Farewell Farewell and Thanks to Several and Thanks to Several BSCBSC MMembersembersBSCBSC MembersMembers

•• LeeLee CCorneliusornelius oourur ChairChair•• LeeLee CorneliusCornelius, , ourour ChairChair

•• José José EscarceEscarce

•• Kathie HarrisKathie Harris

•• HollyHolly HedegaardHedegaard•• HollyHolly HedegaardHedegaard

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NCHS Staff UpdatesNCHS Staff Updates

•• Diane Diane MakucMakuc rretired from OAE etired from OAE

•• Jennifer MadansJennifer Madans and Jim and Jim Craver Craver are coare co-acting Directors-acting Directors

•• Nat Nat Schenker, Director Schenker, Director of ORM, of ORM, elected American Statistical elected American Statistical AA ii titi 20142014AAssocssociiaatition on 20142014 PP i tPresiddidentPresidentt

2012 Conference 2012 Conference SummarySummary

•• Nearly 1,000 Nearly 1,000 people attended people attended

•• 40%40% w weerree fedefede alal emploemplo eesees ff oomm CCDCDC•• 40%40% ee ee fedefederralal emploemployyeesees ffrromom CDCCDC, , USDA, SAMHSA, SSA, AHRQ, VA, USDA, SAMHSA, SSA, AHRQ, VA, ASPR, ASPR, NNCCII,,C ,C , FDA FDA,, ,, CCCCMMS,S,SS,, D DOOOJ,OJ,JJ,, D DOOT, S others

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•• 15% from 15% from NCHS NCHS

• 60% were from non-profits, state/local governments, businesses, universities, and health care practitioners

2012 Conference 2012 Conference SummarySummary

• 21 Learning Institute21 Learning Sessions

Institute

• 15 hands-on• 15 hands-on sessions

• 6 l t i• 6 lecture sessions

• Offered continuing education credit for the first time

2012 Conference 2012 Conference SummarySummary

•• 28 Scientific 28 Scientific SessionsSessions

•• 2 Plenary Sessions2 Plenary Sessions•• KathyKathy WWallmanallman•• KathyKathy WallmanWallman

•• Harold LuftHarold Luft

•• Pamela S. HydePamela S. Hyde

•• Mohammed AkhterMohammed Akhter

•• Lisa SimpsonLisa Simpson

Dedication: Dedication: RandyRandy CCurtinurtinRandyRandy CurtinCurtin

Student Posters Student Posters

• We received an unprecedented number of poster abstractnumber of poster abstract submissions (n=134)

• 48%• 48% from student researchersfrom student researchers

• 53% from an educational institution

• 94 were accepted for presentation during the poster session

• An additional 4 were offered in the Student Research Showcase session

Student Poster FinalistsStudent Poster Finalists

•• Monique J. Monique J. Brown –Brown – 1st 1st

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•• Identifying Identifying factors related to the implausible factors related to the implausible gestational ages gestational ages using mixture using mixture modelsmodels

•• TapanTapan Mehta Mehta –– 3rd 3rd

•• ObesityObesity aandnd Mortality:Mortality: AreAre tthehe RisksRisks DDeclining?eclining?•• ObesityObesity andand Mortality:Mortality: AreAre thethe RisksRisks Declining?Declining? Evidence from a Evidence from a MetaMeta-Analysis of Eighteen -Analysis of Eighteen Prospective Studies in U.S.Prospective Studies in U.S.

News from the ProgramsNews from the Programs

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Health Care SurveysHealth Care Surveys

•• NAMCS sample size quadrupled for NAMCS sample size quadrupled for 20122012 toto overtoto over20122012 overover 2200 000000 physiciansphysicians2020,,000000 physiciansphysicians

•• DAWN: DAWN: Planning underway to Planning underway to incorporateincorporate drugdrug-relatedrelated hhospitalincorporate ospitalincorporate drugdrug-relatedrelated hospitalhospital emergency emergency departments departments visits in visits in collaborationcollaboration withwith SAMHSASAMHSA andand FFDADAcollaborationcollaboration withwith SAMHSASAMHSA andand FDAFDA

•• New National Study of Long Term New National Study of Long Term CareCare ProvidersProviders launchinglaunching inCare inCare ProvidersProviders launchinglaunching inin SeptemberSeptember

DHCS and ONC DHCS and ONC ElectronicElectronicElectronicElectronic HealthHealthHealthHealth RecordsRecordsRecordsRecords

Vital StatisticsVital Statistics

•• Vital statistics data release Vital statistics data release

•• Preliminary data (90%+) Preliminary data (90%+) within 9 within 9 months –months – ““Good to great” advanceGood to great” advance

•• New 5New 5-year contract with States in -year contract with States in pppplacelace

•• Under Under consideration by consideration by HHSHHS

•• MoModdeelld ld l Law Law

•• Birth Certificate ReBirth Certificate Reggggulations ulations

Status of ICDStatus of ICD-10 CM-10 CM

•• CCompliance ompliance date extended by one date extended by one yearyear totoyearyear toto OctOct 11 20142014OctOct. . 11, , 20142014

•• Impact: Impact:

•• Major impact on health care Major impact on health care infrastructureinfrastructure

•• CDC CDC ICDICD-10 Transition -10 Transition Work Work Group Group is assessinis assessingg im imppg pg pact of the act of the transition on five transition on five CDC CDC programs programs

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111+ 111+ NCHS Publications Planned NCHS Publications Planned forforforfor 2012201220122012

New Ways to Stay InformedNew Ways to Stay Informed

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An Extraordinary An Extraordinary Focus on DataFocus on Data

•• Open GovernmentOpen GovernmentInitiativeInitiative•• TransparencyTransparency

•• Focus Focus on the on the community level community level andand ppersonalersonalandand personalpersonal decisiondecision-making-making

•• HHSHHS Leadership:Leadership:•• HHSHHS Leadership:Leadership: •• CommitmentCommitment

What’s New with CDC & HHSWhat’s New with CDC & HHS

•• ASPEASPE

•• Small area data project with ORMSmall area data project with ORM

•• AssistantAssistant SSecretaryecretary fforor PlanningAssistant PlanningAssistant SecretarySecretary forfor PlanningPlanning and Evaluation Sherry and Evaluation Sherry GliedGliedreturned to returned to NYCNYC

•• Donald Mount is Donald Mount is Acting ASPEActing ASPE

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