[Federal Register: March 26, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 59)]
[Notices]
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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, April 2, 2004, from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Agency Conference Center,
540 Gaither Road, First Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20850.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lebbon, Coordinator of the
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850, (301) 427-1215. 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 March 25, 2004.
Agenda, roster and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell,
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Quality and
Research, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Her phone number
is (301) 427-1554. Minutes will be available after April 19, 2003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
Section 921 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299c)
established the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and
Quality. 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
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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, April 2, 2004, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m., with
the call to order by the Council Chair. The Director, AHRQ, will
present the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and
initiatives. Tentative agenda items include Building the Science Base
for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Health Care Interventions, the
Agency's HCAHPS program, and the Agency's new mission. The official
agenda will be available on AHRQ's Web site at http://www.ahrq.gov no
later than March 18. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m.
Dated: March 16, 2004.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
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