Race and Ethnicity Work Group

Description

The Race and Ethnicity Work Group is an ad hoc work group composed of a core group of approximately nine consortium members. The work group was developed to promote and facilitate the use of the data elements, race and ethnicity, within the ASC X12N 837 Claims and Encounter Transaction Implementation Guide. The work group promotes the use of these data elements in certain situations such as when a more detailed, hierarchical classification of race and ethnicity is needed that complies with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's 1997 Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity. The 837 Claims and Encounter Transaction is the proper mechanism for public health reporting because it greatly simplifies their process and it promotes standardization.

Inception

June 1999

Members

Anne Elixhauser, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

William Braithwaite, M.D., Ph.D.
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Suzie Burke-Bebee, M.S., B.S.N., R.N.
Senior Informatician
Office Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Department of Health and Human Services

Robert Davis, M.S.
Consultant
National Center for Health Statistics

Marjorie Greenberg, M.A.
Chief, Classifications and Public Health Data Standards
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

Hetty Khan, M.S.
Health Informatics Specialist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Health Statistics NCHS)

Denise Love, M.B.A.
Executive Director
National Association of Health Data
Organizations (NAHDO)

Roy Gib Parrish, M.D.
Senior Public Health Scientist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Walter Suarez, M.D., M.P.H.
President and CEO
Midwest Center for HIPAA Education
National Association of Health Data Organizations

Accomplishments

The Department of Health and Human Services made the formal presentation to the X12N 837 Claims and Encounter Work Group with the support of the Consortium's Race and Ethnicity Work Group. Anne Elixhauser developed the core business case with input from the subscribers of the Consortium's main listserv. Other contributors included members of the Department of Health and Human Services. William Braithwaite of the Office of the Secretary presented the request and a successful vote resulted from the 837 workgroup.

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