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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Meeting of the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with section
10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, this notice announces a meeting of
the National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, November 9, 2007, from 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Eisenberg Conference Center,
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville,
Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 540
Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland
20850, (301) 427–1330. For press-related
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Committee Management Officer, Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland
20850. Her phone number is (301) 427–
1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for
Healthcare Research and Quality was
established in accordance with Section
921 (now Section 931) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c). In
accordance with its statutory mandate,
the Council is to advise the Secretary of
the Department of Health and Human
Services and the Director, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), on matters related to actions of
the Agency to enhance the quality,
improve the outcomes, reduce the costs
of health care services, improve access
to such services through scientific
research, and to promote improvements
in clinical practice and in the
organization, financing, and delivery of
health care services. The Council is
composed of members of the public,
appointed by the Secretary, and Federal
ex-officio members.
II. Agenda
On Friday, November 9, the Council
meeting will convene at 9 a.m., with the
call to order by the Council Chair and
approval of previous Council minutes.
The Director, AHRQ, will present her
update on AHRQ’s current research,
programs, and initiatives. The agenda
will include a discussion of the National
Healthcare Quality and Disparities
Reports, needed research on Health Care
Value and Capacity Building. The
official agenda will be available on
AHRQ’s Web site at https://
www.ahrq.gov no later than November
2, 2007.
Dated: October 5, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research
and Quality
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, this notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 9, 2007, from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Eisenberg Conference Center,
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road,
Rockville, Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Queenan, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, (301) 427-1330. For press-
related information, please contact Karen Migdail at (301) 427-1855.
If sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodation
for a disability is needed, please contact Mr. Donald L. Inniss,
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Program, Program
Support Center, on (301) 443-1144, no later than November 2, 2007. The
agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Her phone number
is (301) 427-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
was established in accordance with Section 921 (now Section 931) of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c). In accordance with its
statutory mandate, the Council is to advise the Secretary of the
Department of Health and Human Services and the Director, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), on matters related to actions
of the Agency to enhance the quality, improve the outcomes, reduce the
costs of health care services, improve access to such services through
scientific research, and to promote improvements in clinical practice
and in the organization, financing, and delivery of health care
services. The Council is composed of members of the public, appointed
by the Secretary, and Federal ex-officio members.
II. Agenda
On Friday, November 9, the Council meeting will convene at 9 a.m.,
with the call to order by the Council Chair and approval of previous
Council minutes. The Director, AHRQ, will present her update on AHRQ's
current research, programs, and initiatives. The agenda will include a
discussion of the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports,
needed research on Health Care Value and Capacity Building. The
official agenda will be available on AHRQ's Web site at https://
www.ahrq.gov no later than November 2, 2007.
Dated: October 5, 2007.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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