[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31589]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2) announcement is made of the following 
special emphasis panel scheduled to meet during the month of December 
1997:

    Name: Health Care Policy and Research Special Emphasis Panel.
    Date and Time: December 10-11, 1997, 8:00 a.m.
    Place: Doubletree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike, Conference Room 
TBA, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Open December 10, 1997, 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
    Closed for remainder of meeting.
    Purpose: This Panel is charged with conducting the initial 
review of grant applications for research and demonstration projects 
on the use of measurements in improving the quality of health care. 
Applications are sought in three areas: (1) methods and measures to 
allow translation of scientific information about medical care into 
quality measures and strategies to improve clinical practice; (2) 
studies of the relationship between organizational change and 
quality measurement and improvement in health care; and (3) studies 
of the use of information derived from measurement about quality of 
care by consumers, patients, employers, providers, and insurers to 
make decisions.
    Agenda: The open session of the meeting on December 10 from 8:00 
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. will be devoted to a business meeting covering 
administrative matters and reports. During the closed sessions, the 
Panel will be reviewing and discussing grant applications dealing 
with health services research issues. In accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, section 10(d) of 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2 and 5 
U.S.C., 552b(c)(6), the Administrator, Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research, has made a formal determination that these latter 
sessions will be closed because the discussions are likely to reveal 
personal information concerning individuals associated with the 
applications. This information is exempt from mandatory disclosure.
    Anyone wishing to obtain a roster of members, minutes of the 
meeting, or other relevant information should contact Sheila S. 
Simmons, Committee Management Officer, Agency for Health Care Policy 
and Research, Suite 400, Executive Office Center, 2101 East 
Jefferson Street, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Telephone (301) 594-
1452 ext. 1627.
    Agenda items for all meetings are subject to change as 
priorities dictate.

    Dated: November 25, 1997.
John M. Eisenberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-31589 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am]
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