[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5782]


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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)

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, March 28, 2003, from 8:30 
a.m. to 4 p.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 800, Washington, DC 20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Lebbon, Coordinator of the 
Advisory Council, at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 
2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 600, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, 
(301) 594-7216. For press-related information, please contact Karen 
Migdail at (301) 594-6120.
    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 21, 2003.
    Agenda, roster, and minutes are available from Ms. Bonnie Campbell, 
Committee Management Officer, Agency for Healthcare Research and 
Quality, 2101 E. Jefferson Street, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland, 
20852. Her phone number is (301) 594-1846. Minutes will be available 
after April 25, 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 organization, financing, 
and delivering 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, March 28, 2003, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m., 
with the call to order by the Council Chairwoman. The Director, AHRQ, 
will present the status of the Agency's current research, programs, and 
initiatives. Tentative agenda items include AHRQ's research on health 
care costs, on long term care and on patient safety. The official 
agenda will be available on AHRQ's website at www.ahrq.gov no later 
than March 5, 2003. The meeting will adjourn at 4 p.m.

    Dated: February 26, 2003.
Carolyn M. Clancy,
Director.
[FR Doc. 03-5782 Filed 3-10-03; 8:45 am]
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