[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 223 (Monday, November 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67128-67129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9261]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology, American Health Information Community Quality Workgroup

ACTION:  Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the third meeting of the American Health 
Information Community Quality Workgroup in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.)

DATES: December 13, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Mary C. Switzer Building (330 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20201), Conference Room 4090 (you will need a photo ID to enter a 
Federal building).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/quality_main.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the meeting, the Workgroup will 
continue their discussion on a core set of quality measures and on the 
specific charge to the Workgroup. The Workgroup members will also 
participate in a facilitated process intended to envision and describe 
a world in which quality measurement and reporting are automated and 
clinical decision support is used to improve performance on

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those quality measures. This shared vision will be used to inform the 
future work of the Workgroup.
    The meeting will be available via internet access. For additional 
information, go to http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/ahic/quality_instruct.html.

    Dated: November 7, 2006.
Judith Sparrow,
Director, American Health Information Community, Office of Programs and 
Coordination, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 06-9261 Filed 11-17-06; 8:45 am]
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