Notice2023-20068
Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Published
September 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Abstract
This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63578-63579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20068]
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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: This notice announces a meeting of the National Advisory
Council for Healthcare Research and Quality.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 10
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in-person.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaime Zimmerman, Designated Federal
Official, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600
Fishers Lane, Mail Stop 06E37A, Rockville, Maryland, 20857, (301) 427-
1456. For press-related information, please contact Bruce Seeman at
(301) 427-1998 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e3c0c0b1d1b502d1b1b131f103e3f362c2f5016160d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3a191968086cdb086868e828da3a2abb1b2cd8b8b90cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>.
Closed captioning will be provided during the meeting. If another
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
Tuesday, October 31, 2023. The agenda, roster, and minutes will be
available from Jenny Griffith, Committee Management Officer, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857. Jenny Griffith's phone number is (240) 446-6799.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Purpose
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice
announces a meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare
Research and Quality (the Council). 5 U.S.C. 1009. The Council is
authorized by 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 of 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.
II. Agenda
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, NAC members will meet to conduct
preparatory work prior to convening the Council meeting at 10:45 a.m.,
with the call to order by the Council Chair, an introduction of NAC
members, and approval of previous Council summary
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notes. The NAC members will then receive an update from the AHRQ
Director. The agenda will also include an update on the Subcommittee of
the National Advisory Council (SNAC) for AHRQ's Patient-Centered
Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Investments, as well as an update
on the Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council (SNAC) for the
National Action Alliance to Advance Patient Safety. The meeting will
also include a discussion about the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers and System (CAHPS). The meeting is open to the public and
will adjourn at 4 p.m. For information regarding how to access the
meeting as well as other meeting details, including information on how
to make a public comment, please go to <a href="https://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/">https://www.ahrq.gov/news/events/nac/</a>. The final agenda will be available on the AHRQ website no
later than Thursday, November 2, 2023.
Dated: September 12, 2023.
Marquita Cullom,
Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-20068 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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