[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62550-62551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25224]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting of a Subcommittee 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, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, this notice announces a meeting of a
Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research
and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, October 18th from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m., and Tuesday, October from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Westin Washington DC City
Center, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Wilson, MD MPH, Coordinator of
the Advisory Council Subcommittee, at the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 20850,
(301) 427-1310. 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 the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and
Diversity Management on (301) 827-4840, no later than October 11 2010.
The agenda, roster, and minutes will be available from Dr. Nancy
Wilson.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose of the Sub-Committee
The purpose of the Sub-Committee is to advise AHRQ and the Centers
for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) about measures that could be used
to monitor the quality of care for Medicaid eligible adults.
Section 2701 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the
Secretary of Health and Human Services to identify and publish a
recommended core set of adult health quality measures for Medicaid
eligible adults. ACA also requires the Secretary, in consultation with
States, to develop a standardized format for reporting information and
to develop procedures that encourage voluntary reporting based on the
initial core set of measures. The Secretary is also required to
establish a Medicaid Quality Measurement Program that will fund the
development, testing, and validation of emerging and innovative
evidence-based measures and to subsequently publish recommended changes
to the initial core measure set. Not later than September 30, 2014 and
annually thereafter the Secretary is required to collect, analyze, and
make publically available the information reported by the States.
AHRQ is working collaboratively with CMS to identify and publish
for public comment an initial preliminary core set of measures by
January 1, 2011. The initial core set of measures must then be
finalized by January 1, 2012.
The purpose of the National Advisory Council Sub-Committee is to:
(a) Evaluate measures on importance, validity, and feasibility for use
by Medicaid programs (b) apply criteria to identify compilations of
measures that could be selected for the initial core measurement set.
The Sub-Committee membership will reflect expertise in healthcare
quality measurement, healthcare disparities, and in the populations
eligible for Medicaid. Elizabeth McGlynn, PhD, Associate Director for
RAND Health, and Foster Gesten, M.D., Medical Director of Office of
Insurance Programs for New York, have agreed to co-chair the Sub-
Committee.
II. Purpose of the National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
was established in accordance with Section 921 (now Section 941) 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 AHRQ's
conduct of its mission including providing guidance on (A) priorities
for health care research, (B) the field of health care research
including training needs and information dissemination on health care
quality and (C) the role of the Agency in light of private sector
activity and opportunities for public private partnerships.
Role of the National Advisory Council
The National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research arid Quality
was established in accordance with Section 921 (now Section 941) 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 AHRQ's
conduct of its mission including providing guidance on (A) priorities
for health care research, (B) the field of health care research
including training needs and information dissemination on health care
quality and (C) the role of the Agency in light of private sector
activity and opportunities for public private partnerships.
The Council is composed of members of the public, appointed by the
Secretary, and Federal ex-officio members specified in the authorizing
legislation.
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III. Agenda
The final agenda will be available on the AHRQ Web site at
www.AHRQ.gov no later than October 12, 2010.
This notice is published less than 15 days in advance of the
meeting date due to logistical difficulties.
Dated: September 30, 2010.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-25224 Filed 10-8-10; 8:45 am]
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