Data Standards Committee

Founded in 2006

Purpose | Activities

In the Spotlight
	Participating in the writing of the Integrated Health Enterprise (IHE) White Paper

Purpose

The Data Standards Committee coordinates data standards activities for the Consortium. The committee was created as part of a restructuring of the ongoing standards activities of the Consortium, which included the work of the Healthcare Data Reporting Guide, the External Cause of Injury, and the Payer Type committees.

Activities

2006-2007

Health Care Service: Data Reporting Guide (HCSDRG) Committee Activity Highlights

Description
ANSI X12 approved a new 5010 (October 2003) version of the Health Care Service: Data Reporting Guide. This replaces the current 4050 (October 2001) version of the HCSDRG. During this time period work is beginning to develop the 5050 (October 2007) version of the guide. Consortium membership is being queried to identify necessary enhancements to the 5050 version of the HCSDRG.

Health Care Service: Data Reporting Guide Committee

Payer Typology Committee Activity Highlights

Description
The Payer Typology has been developed and a formal mechanism for maintaining the code list has been initiated. The Payer Type Work Group also maintains a user guide, which includes definitions for each of the payer type code categories. During this year, the action item for this work group is to get the Payer Typology supported in the appropriate standards organizations, namely X12 and HL7.

Payer Typology Committee

External Cause of Injury Committee Activity Highlights

Description

External Cause of Injury Code Committee
 

Committee Co-Chairs

Robert Davis
Consultant
National Center for Health Statistics/National Association for Health Data Organizations rdavis@nahdo.com

Starla Ledbetter, MHSA, RHIA, PMP
MIRCal Project Manager/HIPAA Coordinator
California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development sledbett@oshpd.state.ca.us

Commitee Members

Products

A Case for Evolutionary Change: Collection of Emergency Department Data in New York State

Return on Investment for Using Data Standards: A Case Study of New York State’s Data System

The Evolution of the ANSI ASC X12N 837 Format from the UB-92 Flat File Format

A Win/Win for the Public’s Health when Administrative and Clinical Data Standards Merge—A New York Casey Study for an Integrated Emergency Department Data Collection System
 

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