It’s a Wonderful Life…

2008 NAPHSIS Annual MeetingCelebrating 75 Years of ExcellenceOrlando, FL June 1st – 5th, 2008

It’s a Wonderful Life…What the world would have been like

without NAPHSIS

Steven SchwartzNew York City and NAPHSIS past president


The World in 1933 Vital Statistics in 1933 NAPHSIS contributions It’s a Wonderful Life The Future


The World in 1933


The economy FDR declares bank holiday First minimum wage law- $.33/hour Gallon of gas- $.10 Loaf of bread- $.07 Average annual income- $1,550 Unemployment- 25%


New inventions and firsts Stereo records FM radio IBM enters typewriter business New foods- Ritz crackers, Sunsweet

prune juice, V8 juice Windex First drive-in movie theater


Sports World Series- NY Giants beat

Washington Senators 4-1 First NFL championship- Chicago

Bears beat NY Giants 23-21 NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs

3-1 in Stanley Cup Baer KOs Schmelling


Medicine and health Average life expectancy- 59.7 years Warfarin discovered as anti-clotting

agent First isolation and analysis of cancer

virus


Vital Statistics All states were registering live births

and deaths Sending data to the U.S. Bureau of

the Census


American Association of Registration Execs- 1933“The members of the Association are keenly

aware of the part played by the States in the National Vital Statistics Program… Occasionally, however, situations arise where healthy differences of opinion may exist, and on such occasions the States would like to feel that they are being consulted rather than dictated to.”


Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) <1981- VSCP contracts individually

negotiated with each state 1981- NCHS-AVRHS workgroup

Define state/local activities in producing vital stats for all levels of government

Figure costs of these activities Calculate federal share of costs Develop standardized funding formula


NAPHSIS Contributions


Communication Learning from each other Sharing information Best practices Resolving problems Annual and regional meetings


Contract negotiations VSCP National Death Index (NDI) SSA Enumeration at birth SSA Death Record contracts with

pricing based on EDR records and filing speed


Standards Model Law and Regulations U.S. Standard Certificates and

Reports EDR and EBR national models Interjurisdictional exchange EVVE STEVE Data release policy


Leadership Intel Reform Funding National models Conceptual and technological

solutions: Direct access v. Electronic verification

Partners and vendors


NAPHSIS Mission National leadership and advocacy… On behalf of its members… To ensure quality, security,

confidentiality, utility of vital records and health statistics…

For monitoring and improving public health


NAPHSIS Goals Develop and promote national

standards Support jurisdictions in

implementing electronic systems Strive to secure funding for the

national vital statistics system Inform members and influence

federal laws and regulations


Goals... Promote best practices Strengthen partnerships and

collaboration with stakeholders Strengthen capacity of NAPHSIS

organizationally Foster communication


Our future


Our future will be built on what we do today…

And what our predecessors did… The successes and the failures


Data quality Imaging and microfilm quality Data systems that were eliminated Data items that were eliminated Contracts negotiated Standards that were set Technical notes that were written


Systems that were built and negotiated: EDRS, EBRS, EVVE, STEVE, EAB, NDI, SSA death records

Records that were made public Strengths and weaknesses of

leadership


Strengths Our members: state, local and

corporate Our partners: federal, vendor,

organizational (ASTHO, Friends of NCHS, NAHDO, AAMVA)

It’s a Wonderful Life…

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