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methods of data collection prior to
national implementation of HCAHPS.
After permission to use the
instrument is granted by AHRQ, a site
or sites may field the instrument until
the start of the ‘‘dry run’’ of the survey,
which is expected in the Summer/Fall
of 2005. As part of the dry run, hospitals
and vendors will begin collecting
HCAHPS data and transmitting it to the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS), but it will not be
publicly reported.
For more information about this
project or to download an application
for authorization, please visit the
CAHPS User Network Web site at http:
//www.cahps-sun.org.
DATES: Please submit requests on or
before June 8, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Requests for permission to
use the suggested 27-item HCAHPS
instrument, to add items, and field test
the instrument may be submitted either
in electronic format or a via facsimile
communication. Applications can be
sent in letter form, preferably with an
electronic file on a 31⁄2 inch floppy disk
as a standard word processing format or
as an e-mail with an attachment.
Responses should be submitted to:
Marybeth Farquhar, RN, MSN, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Center for Quality Improvement and
Patient Safety, 540 Gaither Road,
Rockville, MD 20850, E-mail: hospitalcahps@ahrq.gov.
In order to facilitate handling of
submissions, please include full
information about the person requesting
permission for testing: (a) Name, (b)
title, (c) organization, (d) mailing
address, (e) telephone and fax numbers,
and (f) e-mail address.
Other requested information includes:
(a) List of the hospital in which
HCAHPS will be used (including city
and State); (b) sample size for each
hospital; (c) intended mode of
administration; (d) length of time after
discharge the initial contact with the
patient will be made; (e) name of vendor
(if any) that will be administering the
HCAHPS survey; (f) proposed dates for
fielding; (g) whether items will be added
to the HCAHPS survey and how many;
and, (h) a copy of the proposed
questionnaire (Additional Items should
be placed following HCAHPS question
22, and before the ‘‘About You’’ section
of the questionnaire). Electronic
requests are encouraged.
To help in the evaluation of the
suggested 27-item version of HCAHPS,
AHRQ and CMS are asking participants
to submit a brief summary of their
experience with administering the
HCAHPS survey, including sampling
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and survey data collection procedures.
An analysis of the psychometrics of the
instrument should also be provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marybeth Farquhar, Center for Quality
Improvement and Patient Safety,
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
MD 20850; Phone: (301) 427–1317; Fax:
(301) 427–1341; E-mail:
mfarquha@ahrq.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ) has been a leading
supporter of the development of
instruments for measuring patient
experiences within the healthcare
system of the United States. As the
research partner of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
AHRQ is charged with the development
of a hospital patient experience of care
instrument as well as the development
of reporting strategies to maximize the
utility of the survey results.
The mutual goal of AHRQ and CMS
is to develop a standardized instrument
for use in the public reporting of
patients’ hospital experiences that is
reliable and valid, freely accessible, and
that will make comparative nonidentifiable information on patients’
perspectives on their hospital care
widely available. While there are many
survey tools available to hospitals, there
is currently no nationally used or
universally accepted survey instrument
that allows comparisons across all
hospitals. In response to, and at the
request of CMS, AHRQ under the
CAHPS II Cooperative Agreement with
three Grantee organizations developed
an initial instrument with input from
the various stakeholders in the industry.
The initial draft of the HCAHPS
instrument was tested as part of a CMS
three-State pilot by hospitals in Arizona,
Maryland, and New York. Based on an
analysis of the resulting data, the
instrument was revised and shortened.
Additional testing of the shortened
instrument was completed and AHRQ
presented its recommendations to CMS
in November 2004. In December, CMS
submitted the HCAHPS instrument to
the National Quality Forum (NQF) to
undergo the formal consensus process
required for endorsement. The
committee that reviewed the HCAHPS
survey and supporting materials
recommended the addition of two items
to the survey. The survey then went out
for comment by the NQF membership
and the public. The membership and
board vote on HCAHPS endorsement is
currently proceeding.
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Once the HCAHSP survey is
finalized, it will be posted on the AHRQ
and CMS websites for use by interested
individuals and organizations. Plans
have been made to make the HCAHPS
instrument available to the Hospital
Quality Alliance, which is a public/
private partnership that includes the
major hospital associations,
government, consumer groups,
measurement and accrediting bodies,
and other stakeholders interested in
reporting on hospital quality. In the first
phase of the partnership (which has
already begun), hospitals are voluntarily
reporting the results of their
performance on ten clinical quality
measures for three medical conditions:
acute myocardial infarction, heart
failure, and pneumonia. HCAHPS
reporting will comprise an additional
and differently focused phase of quality
of care measurement. For more
information or to participate in the
Quality Initiative, please visit https://
www.aha.org under ‘‘Quality and
Patient Safety, Quality Initiative,’’ or at
https://www.fah.org, under ‘‘Issue/
Advisories,’’ or at https://www.aamc.org
by going to ‘‘Government Affairs,’’
‘‘Teaching Hospitals’’ and then
‘‘Quality.’’
Dated: April 27, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Health Services Research Initial
Review Group Committee; Notice of
Meetings
In accordance with section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act as
amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of
scientific peer review groups. The
subcommittees listed below are part of
the Agency’s Health Services Research
Initial Review Group Committee.
The subcommittee meetings will be
closed to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2
and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant
applications are to be reviewed and
discussed at these meetings. These
discussions are likely to involve
information concerning individuals
associated with the applications,
including assessments of their personal
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qualifications to conduct their proposed
projects. This information is exempt
from mandatory disclosure under the
above-cited statutes.
1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Research Training.
Date: May 23–24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on May 23 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Research
Dissemination and Implementation.
Date: June 16–17, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 16 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems
Research.
Date: June 16–17, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 16 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Technology and Decision Sciences.
Date: June 23–24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. on June 23 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
5. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care
Quality and Effectiveness Research.
Date: June 23–24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m.
to 8:15 a.m. to June 23 and closed for
remainder of the meeting).
All the meetings above will take place at:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
John Eisenberg Conference Center, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain
a roster of members, agenda or minutes of the
nonconfidential portions of the meetings
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Office of
Extramural Research, Education and Priority
Populations, AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Suite
2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Telephone
(301) 427–1554. Agenda items for these
meetings are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry
The Community and Tribal
Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BSC), Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC), National
Center for Environmental Health
(NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR):
Teleconference.
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463), The Centers for
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Disease Control and Prevention, NCEH/
ATSDR announces the following
subcommittee meeting:
Name: Community and Tribal
Subcommittee (CTS).
Time and Date: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., May
18, 2005.
Place: Century Center, 1825 Century
Boulevard, Atlanta, Georgia 30345.
Purpose: Under the charge of the Board of
Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR the
Community and Tribal Subcommittee will
provide the BSC, NCEH/ATSDR with a forum
for community and tribal first-hand
perspectives on the interactions and impacts
of the NCEH/ATSDR’s national and regional
policies, practices and programs.
Matters to be Discussed: The meeting
agenda will include continuing discussions
concerning directions from the Board’s
expectations from the CTS; discussions of the
CTS Work Plan; discussions on partnering
with the Program Peer Review Committee; an
update of the State of NCEH/ATSDR; and an
open discussion for other important issues.
Items are subject to change as priorities
dictate.
Supplementary Information: This
meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30
a.m. eastern standard time. To
participate during the Public Comment
period (11:30–11:45 a.m. eastern time),
dial (877) 315–6535 and enter
conference code 383520.
For Further Information Contact:
Sandra Malcom, Committee
Management Specialist, Office of
Science, NCEH/ATSDR, M/S E–28, 1600
Clifton Road, NE., Atlanta, Georgia
30333, telephone 404/498–0003.
Due to programmatic issues that had to be
resolved, the Federal Register notice is being
published less than fifteen days before the
date of the meeting.
The Director, Management Analysis and
Services Office, has been delegated the
authority to sign Federal Register notices
pertaining to announcements of meetings and
other committee management activities for
both CDC and the National Center for
Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry.
Dated: May 2, 2005.
Alvin Hall,
Director, Management Analysis and Services
Office, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration on Aging
2005 White House Conference on
Aging
Administration on Aging, HHS.
Request for individuals to apply
to be considered as At-Large Delegates
AGENCY:
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to the 2005 White House Conference on
Aging (WHCoA).
SUMMARY: On December 1, 2004 the
Policy Committee for the 2005 WHCoA
voted to invite 1,200 individuals to
serve as delegates to the 2005 White
House Conference on Aging, scheduled
to take place fall 2005 in Washington,
DC. These delegates will vote on
resolutions and develop implementation
strategies to be presented to the
President and the Congress to help
guide national aging policies for the
next decade and beyond. The 2005
WHCoA will be the fifth in the history
of the United States and the first of the
21st Century.
DATES: On or before June 1, 2005 for
individuals to self-nominate or to
submit name(s) of other persons wishing
to be considered as delegates to the
WHCoA.
ADDRESSES: Fill out the designated
application form for At-Large Delegates
located on the WHCoA Web site at
[https://www.whcoa.gov], or you may
request an At-Large Delegate
Application Form by calling the
WHCOA at (301) 443–9462 or by e-mail
at [Info@whcoa.gov]. Submit your form
by mail to WHCoA, 4350 East-West
Highway, Suite 300, Bethesda, MD
20814 (please mark envelope At Large
Delegate Application) or by fax to (301)
443–2902.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Jarrard on (301) 443–2801 or e-mail
[Info@whcoa.gov].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2005
White House Conference on Aging is
authorized by the Older Americans Act
Amendments of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–501,
November 2000). Specifically, Pub. L.
106–501 states that ‘‘the delegates shall
be selected without regard to political
affiliation or past partisan activity and
shall, to the best of the appointing
authority’s ability, be representative of
the spectrum of thought in the field of
aging. Delegates shall include
individuals who are professionals,
individuals who are non-professionals,
minority individuals, individuals from
low-income families, representatives of
Federal, state and local governments
and individuals from rural areas. A
majority of such delegates shall be 55 or
older.’’ The White House Conference on
Aging is also authorized by Pub. L. 106–
501 to focus on issues related to the
aging of today and tomorrow, including
the 78 million baby boomers born
between 1946 and 1964.
As decided on December 1, 2004 by
the WHCoA Policy Committee, the
majority of the delegates will represent
the following: Governors of all 50 States,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee; Notice
of Meetings
In accordance with section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act as amended (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) announces meetings of scientific peer
review groups. The subcommittees listed below are part of the Agency's
Health Services Research Initial Review Group Committee.
The subcommittee meetings will be closed to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5
U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). Grant applications are to
be reviewed and discussed at these meetings. These discussions are
likely to involve information concerning individuals associated with
the applications, including assessments of their personal
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qualifications to conduct their proposed projects. This information is
exempt from mandatory disclosure under the above-cited statutes.
1. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Research Training.
Date: May 23-24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on May 23
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
2. Name of Subcommittee: Health Research Dissemination and
Implementation.
Date: June 16-17, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 16
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
3. Name of Subcommittee: Health Systems Research.
Date: June 16-17, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 16
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
4. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Technology and Decision
Sciences.
Date: June 23-24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. on June 23
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
5. Name of Subcommittee: Health Care Quality and Effectiveness
Research.
Date: June 23-24, 2005 (Open from 8 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to June 23
and closed for remainder of the meeting).
All the meetings above will take place at: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, John Eisenberg Conference Center, 540 Gaither
Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
Contact Person: Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members,
agenda or minutes of the nonconfidential portions of the meetings
should contact Mrs. Bonnie Campbell, Committee Management Officer,
Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations,
AHRQ, 540 Gaither Road, Suite 2000, Rockville, Maryland 20850,
Telephone (301) 427-1554. Agenda items for these meetings are
subject to change as priorities dictate.
Dated: April 18, 2005.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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