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2. Definitions
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For purposes of this announcement,
the following definitions apply:
Minority Populations—American
Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black
or African American, Hispanic or
Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other
Pacific Islander (42 U.S.C. 300u–6,
section 1707 of the Public Service Act,
as amended).
Protective Factors—Those factors that
potentially decrease the likelihood of
engaging in a risk behavior. (Risk and
Protective Factors for Youth Violence
Fact Sheet, retrieved November 15, 2005
from the National Youth Violence
Prevention Resource Center Web Site:
https://www.safeyouth.org)
Risk Factors—scientifically
established factors or determinants for
which there is strong objective evidence
of a causal relationship to a problem.
(Risk and Protective Factors for Youth
Violence Fact Sheet, retrieved
November 15, 2005 from the National
Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center Web Site: https://
www.safeyouth.org)
Tribal College or University (TCU)—
One of the institutions cited in section
532 of the Equity in Education LandGrants Status Acts of 1994 (U.S.C. 301
note) or that qualify for funding under
the Tribally Controlled Community
College Assistance Act of 1978, (25
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and Navajo
Community College, authorized in the
Navajo Community College Assistance
Act of 1978, Public Law 95–471, Title II
(25 U.S.C. 640a note).
Dated: May 9, 2006.
Mirtha R. Beadle,
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Presidential Advisory Council
on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) will hold a
meeting. This meeting is open to the
public. A description of the Council’s
functions is included also with this
notice.
Public attendance is limited to space
available and pre-registration is
required. Any individual who wishes to
participate should register at https://
www.pacha.gov. Individuals must
provide a photo ID for entry into the
Humphrey Building. Individuals who
plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should indicate in the
comment section when registering.
Dated: May 8, 2006.
Joseph Grogan,
Executive Director, Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Meeting of the Presidential Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS
Office of Public Health and
Science, Office of the Secretary, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
June 19, 2006, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and June 20, 2006, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hubert H. Humphrey
Building, 200 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20201 in Room
800.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Ceasar, Program Assistant,
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/
AIDS, Department of Health and Human
Services, Hubert H. Humphrey Building,
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room
351F, Washington, DC 20201; (202)
690–2470 or visit the Council’s Web site
at https://www.pacha.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PACHA
was established by Executive Order
12963, dated June 14, 1995, as amended
by Executive Order 13009, dated June
14, 1996. The Council was established
to provide advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary
regarding programs and policies
intended to (a) promote effective
prevention of HIV disease, (b) advance
research on HIV and AIDS, and (c)
promote quality services to persons
living with HIV disease and AIDS.
PACHA was established to serve solely
as an advisory body to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services. The
Council is composed of not more than
21 members. Council membership is
determined by the Secretary from
individuals who are considered
authorities with particular expertise in,
or knowledge of, matters concerning
HIV/AIDS.
The agenda for this Council meeting
includes the following topics:
Disparities in HIV/AIDS health care,
HIV/AIDS prevention, and HIV/AIDS
international issues. Members of the
public will have the opportunity to
provide comments at the meeting.
Public comment will be limited to three
(3) minutes per speaker.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Notice of Meeting of the Advisory
Committee on Minority Health
Office of the Secretary, Office
of Public Health and Science, Office of
Minority Health, Department of Health
and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Committee on
Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a
meeting. This meeting is open to the
public. Preregistration is required for
both public attendance and comment.
Any individual who wishes to attend
the meeting and/or participate in the
public comment session should e-mail
acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June
13, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Crowne Plaza, 8777 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. The
meeting is accessible from the Silver
Spring Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND
REGISTRATION CONTACT: Garth Graham,
M.D., M.P.H., Executive Secretary,
ACMH, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. Phone: 240–453–2882;
Fax: 240–453–2883.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with Public Law 105–392,
the ACMH was established to provide
advice to the Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Minority Health in improving the
health of each racial and ethnic
minority group and on the development
of goals and specific program activities
of the Office of Minority Health.
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Topics to be discussed during this
meeting will include strategies to
improve Native American Health
(including ‘‘indigenous’’ peoples of the
U.S. and the Pacific Islands),
Information Technology’s Role in
Health Care, and Educational Outreach
and Health Promotion in improving the
health of racial and ethnic minority
populations, as well as other related
issues.
Public attendance at the meeting is
limited to space available. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should notify the
designated contact person at least
fourteen business days prior to the
meeting. Members of the public will
have an opportunity to provide
comments at the meeting. Public
comments will be limited to five
minutes per speaker. Individuals who
would like to submit written statements
should mail or fax their comments to
the Office of Minority Health at least
five business days prior to the meeting.
Any members of the public who wish to
have printed material distributed to
ACMH committee members should
submit their materials to the Executive
Secretary, ACMH, prior to close of
business June 2, 2006.
Dated: May 8, 2006.
Mirtha R. Beadle,
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health,
Office of Public Health and Science, Office
of the Secretary, Department of Health and
Human Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
AHRQ Quality indicators Workgroup
on Risk Adjustment Approaches to
Administrative Data
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of request for
nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) is seeking
nominations for members of an AHRQconvened Workgroup on risk
adjustment specifically aimed at the
AHRQ Quality Indicators (QIS). This
Workgroup is being formed as part of a
structured approach for evaluating riskadjustment and the appropriateness of
hierarchical modeling methodology for
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Please submit nominations on or
before June 15, 2006. Self-nominations
are welcome. Third-party nominations
must indicate that the individual has
been contacted and is willing to serve
on the workgroup. Notification of
selected candidates will be contacted by
AHRQ no later than June 29, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Nominations can be sent in
the form of a letter or e-mail, preferably
as an electronic file with an e-mail
attachment and should specifically
address the submission criteria as noted
below. electronic submissions are
strongly encouraged. Responses should
be submitted to:
DATES:
AGENCY:
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the AHRQ Quality Indicators at the area
and/or provider levels. The Workgroup
will evaluate appropriate technical and
methodological approaches currently
available, and will also discuss and
suggest strategies as to what risk
adjustment approach(s), if any, would
best fit AHRQ QI user needs. As part of
this effort and using the AHRQ QIs, the
Workgroup member will be addressing
several key issues for the development
of a risk adjustment methodology,
including but not limited to:
• Statistical and methodological
issues related to the development and
validation of risk adjusted models that
predict patient outcomes using
administrative data, and are suitable for
assessing quality at different levels
(individual hospital, State, region).
• Methods for comparing the
performance of hierarchical methods
with previously employed methods
based on administrative data to improve
predictive and discriminant ability, and
overall fit.
• Appropriate use of sub-sampling
techniques for model validation.
• Computation of confidence
intervals for assessing provider-specific
and State-level performance in
comparison to national summary
statistics (means or percentiles).
For additional information about the
AHRQ QIs, please visit the AHRQ Web
site at https://
www.qualityindicators.ahrq.gov.
Specifically, the AHRQ QIs Risk
Adjustment Workgroup will consist of
up to 9 individuals who are familiar
with different risk adjustment
methodologies including hierarchical
modeling approaches. The Workgroup
will have a series of conference calls to
discuss the technical and policy issues
surrounding risk adjustment for the
AHRQ QIs and will then assist AHRQ in
developing a report that will aim to
summarize the discussions and
suggestions of the workgroup, which
will be made available for public
comment.
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ATTN: Project Officer, AHRQ Quality
Indicators Project, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality,
Center for Delivery, Organization and
Markets, 540 Gaither Road, Room
5121, Rockville, MD 20850, E-mail:
projectofficer@qualityindicators.
ahrq.gov.
Submission Criteria
To be considered for membership on
the AHRQ QI Workgroup, please send
the following information for each
nominee:
1. A brief nomination letter
highlighting experience/knowledge
relevant in the development and use of
risk adjustment methodology including
hierarchical modeling approaches and
familiarity with the AHRQ QIs and
health care administrative data. (See
selection criteria below.) Please include
full contact information of nominee:
name, title, organization, mailing
address, telephone and fax numbers,
and e-mail address.
2. Curriculum vita (with citations to
any pertinent publications).
Nominee Selection Criteria
Nominees should have technical
expertise in health care quality
measurement development, and a
familiarity with statistical methods in
the area of risk adjustment as well as
hierarchical modeling,.
More specifically, each candidate will
be evaluated using the following
criteria:
• Knowledge of recent riskadjustment and hierarchical modeling
approaches published in the literature;
• Peer-reviewed publications relevant
to the development and use of riskadjustment, hierarchical modeling;
performance measures and reporting;
• Expertise in statistical methods
relevant to the evaluation of alternative
approaches to risk-adjustment and
hierarchical modeling;
• Experience with development of
measures based on administrative data
and its uses;
• Expertise in hospital quality
improvement and patient safety;
• Familiarity with the AHRQ Quality
Indicators and their application; and,
• Availability to participate in
conference calls and provide written
comments starting from late June
through September 2006.
Time Commitment
In an effort to provide for expert input
and for recommendations on how to
improve on the existing risk adjustment
approach to administrative data, we are
initiating a review process that will
require participation in approximately
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Notice of Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Office of Public Health and Science,
Office of Minority Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is hereby giving notice
that the Advisory Committee on Minority Health (ACMH) will hold a
meeting. This meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is
required for both public attendance and comment. Any individual who
wishes to attend the meeting and/or participate in the public comment
session should e-mail acmh@osophs.dhhs.gov.
DATES: The meeting will be held on June 13, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza, 8777 Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. The meeting is accessible from
the Silver Spring Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION CONTACT: Garth Graham, M.D.,
M.P.H., Executive Secretary, ACMH, Tower Building, 1101 Wootton
Parkway, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Phone: 240-453-2882;
Fax: 240-453-2883.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Public Law 105-392, the
ACMH was established to provide advice to the Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Minority Health in improving the health of each racial
and ethnic minority group and on the development of goals and specific
program activities of the Office of Minority Health.
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Topics to be discussed during this meeting will include strategies
to improve Native American Health (including ``indigenous'' peoples of
the U.S. and the Pacific Islands), Information Technology's Role in
Health Care, and Educational Outreach and Health Promotion in improving
the health of racial and ethnic minority populations, as well as other
related issues.
Public attendance at the meeting is limited to space available.
Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should
notify the designated contact person at least fourteen business days
prior to the meeting. Members of the public will have an opportunity to
provide comments at the meeting. Public comments will be limited to
five minutes per speaker. Individuals who would like to submit written
statements should mail or fax their comments to the Office of Minority
Health at least five business days prior to the meeting. Any members of
the public who wish to have printed material distributed to ACMH
committee members should submit their materials to the Executive
Secretary, ACMH, prior to close of business June 2, 2006.
Dated: May 8, 2006.
Mirtha R. Beadle,
Deputy Director, Office of Minority Health, Office of Public Health and
Science, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
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