Notice of Meeting and Request for Information: ICD-11 Transition

padeptofruralhealth June 23, 2023

The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) advisory committee, part of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), seeks feedback on the upcoming ICD-11 transition. The information received via the RFI and meeting will provide advice to HHS to inform ICD–11 policy. The meeting will be held Thursday, August 3, 2023, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. EDT and is open to the public. Instructions are posted on the Committee website: https://ncvhs.hhs.gov/meetings-meeting/. To submit comments in response to the RFI, please send by close of business June 30, 2023, to NCVHSmail@cdc.gov, and include on the subject line: Response from [your organization or name] regarding ICD–11 RFI. Due by June 30, 2023.

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