[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 59 (Friday, March 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15834-15835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6756]


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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.
[FR Doc. 04-6756 Filed 3-25-04; 8:45 am]
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