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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Request for Planning Ideas for
Development of an AHRQ Innovations
Research Portfolio
Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of Request for Ideas.
SUMMARY: AHRQ is establishing a new
research portfolio, the Innovations
Portfolio. The Portfolio goal is to
identify and support research that has
the potential to accelerate
improvements in the organization,
delivery, and management of healthcare.
AHRQ seeks ideas on priority topics and
activities that should be addressed as
components of the Innovations
Portfolio.
Please submit comments no later
than October 14, 2008.
DATES:
Submissions should be brief
(no more than three pages per
recommendation), and should be in the
form of a letter or e-mail, preferably
with an electronic file in a standard
word processing format as an e-mail
attachment. Responses to this request
should be submitted to Francis D.
Chesley, Jr., M.D., Agency for Health
Care Research and Quality, 540 Gaither
Road, Room 2034, Rockville, MD 20850,
FAX: (301) 427–1562, e-mail:
francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov.
In order to facilitate handling of
submissions, please include full
information about the person submitting
the recommendation: (a) Name, (b) title;
(c) organization, (d) mailing address, (e)
telephone number, and (f) e-mail
address. Please do not use acronyms.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D., (301) 427–
1449 or at francis.chesley@ahrg.hhs.gov.
All responses will be available for
public inspection at AHRQ’s Office of
Extramural Research, Education, and
Priority Populations weekdays between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Arrangements for
reviewing the submissions may be made
by calling (301) 427–1449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Innovations Portfolio is focused
on creating resources and opportunity
for exploration and discovery. The
Innovations Portfolio was created to
identify and support research that has
the potential for high impact. These
ideas will be novel and span a diverse
array of disciplines. The portfolio will
foster and nurture ideas and projects
that have the potential to lead to highly
innovative solutions that may lead to
significant advances in healthcare
organization, delivery, and
management. Research and activities
supported under the Innovations
Portfolio will reflect ideas substantially
different from those already being
pursued by AHRQ. The portfolio will
fund a transformative research agenda to
solve pressing healthcare problems.
Thus, the main focus of the portfolio is
problem solving in order to accelerate
improvement in healthcare.
Ideas are sought for topics to be
supported by the Innovations Portfolio.
Ideas are also sought regarding specific
strategies to foster innovative
approaches and programs. Comments
and ideas may address new and
emerging priority issues and areas that
should be the focus of research in the
Innovations Portfolio, mechanisms for
identifying and engaging partners for
this important work, or any related
topic.
Dated: August 4, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Request for Planning Ideas for Development of an AHRQ Innovations
Research Portfolio
AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Ideas.
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SUMMARY: AHRQ is establishing a new research portfolio, the Innovations
Portfolio. The Portfolio goal is to identify and support research that
has the potential to accelerate improvements in the organization,
delivery, and management of healthcare. AHRQ seeks ideas on priority
topics and activities that should be addressed as components of the
Innovations Portfolio.
DATES: Please submit comments no later than October 14, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submissions should be brief (no more than three pages per
recommendation), and should be in the form of a letter or e-mail,
preferably with an electronic file in a standard word processing format
as an e-mail attachment. Responses to this request should be submitted
to Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D., Agency for Health Care Research and
Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Room 2034, Rockville, MD 20850, FAX: (301)
427-1562, e-mail: francis.chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov.
In order to facilitate handling of submissions, please include full
information about the person submitting the recommendation: (a) Name,
(b) title; (c) organization, (d) mailing address, (e) telephone number,
and (f) e-mail address. Please do not use acronyms.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D., (301)
427-1449 or at francis.chesley@ahrg.hhs.gov. All responses will be
available for public inspection at AHRQ's Office of Extramural
Research, Education, and Priority Populations weekdays between 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. Arrangements for reviewing the submissions may be made
by calling (301) 427-1449.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Innovations Portfolio is focused on creating resources and
opportunity for exploration and discovery. The Innovations Portfolio
was created to identify and support research that has the potential for
high impact. These ideas will be novel and span a diverse array of
disciplines. The portfolio will foster and nurture ideas and projects
that have the potential to lead to highly innovative solutions that may
lead to significant advances in healthcare organization, delivery, and
management. Research and activities supported under the Innovations
Portfolio will reflect ideas substantially different from those already
being pursued by AHRQ. The portfolio will fund a transformative
research agenda to solve pressing healthcare problems. Thus, the main
focus of the portfolio is problem solving in order to accelerate
improvement in healthcare.
Ideas are sought for topics to be supported by the Innovations
Portfolio. Ideas are also sought regarding specific strategies to
foster innovative approaches and programs. Comments and ideas may
address new and emerging priority issues and areas that should be the
focus of research in the Innovations Portfolio, mechanisms for
identifying and engaging partners for this important work, or any
related topic.
Dated: August 4, 2008.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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